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For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
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Photo of Group targets southern gateway of Saratoga Springs
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

A new program will investigate what can be done to improve this southern entrance to the city, possibly by giving tax incentives to developers.

Photo of Saratoga Springs school's science fair puts students’ theories to the test
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

The answers to a variety of scientific questions were on display this week at Division Street Elementary School’s ninth annual science fair.

Group plans to renovate Caffe Lena
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Historic Caffe Lena at 47 Phila St. has plans to renovate its building in the coming years to stabilize the old building where the young Bob Dylan got his start in the early 1960s.

Insurance fraud alleged in indictment
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

A Saratoga Springs man was indicted Wednesday on felony forgery and theft counts, accused in a scheme to defraud a state insurance plan aimed at helping small businesses.

Photo of Waterford father and son accused of stealing street signs
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

A Waterford father and son are accused of stealing village street signs.

Saratoga Springs man charged in construction thefts
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

A 34-year-old Saratoga Springs man has been accused of burglarizing construction sites and stealing expensive tools.

Work may cause delays today at Exit 11 of Northway
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Motorists heading north on the Adirondack Northway should expect delays today around Exit 11 between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Saratoga County plan seeks to reduce amount of trash
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Residents would be encouraged to recycle yard waste and large institutions like schools would be urged to recycle more under a draft countywide Solid Waste Management Plan released Tuesday.

Saratoga Springs won’t pay for reservationist job
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

The new position of city reservation coordinator, which would be filled by Heather Mabee, the daughter of socialite Marylou Whitney, remains unfunded.

Photo of Farmers oppose agency’s move from Ballston Spa
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

About 150 farmers turned out Tuesday to object to plans to close the county Farm Service Agency office in Ballston Spa and move its functions to Washington County.

Saratoga Springs judge to run for seat on state Supreme Court
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

City Court Judge Jeffrey D. Wait has thrown his hat into the ring for a seat on the state Supreme Court bench in the 4th Judicial District.

Saratoga Springs nurse practitioner honored for service
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Patricia Reed of Saratoga Springs has been named the 2011 Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the Capital Chapter of the Nurse Practitioner Association.

Photo of Restaurateur plans Spanish-themed eatery in Saratoga Springs
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

David Zecchini will open his fourth restaurant this spring in a historic building he recently purchased at 384-386 Broadway in the center of downtown.

Hudson River-Black River tax dispute: Saratoga County to seek relief from state
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Getting the state to resolve a multicounty tax dispute with the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District should be a priority in the county’s lobbying of state legislators this year, a key committee decided Monday.

5-mile race to benefit Saratoga County veterans’ trust fund
Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

County officials plan to help raise money this year for a new trust account intended to benefit needy military veterans living in the county.




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