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Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Accounts Dillon Moran has scheduled a Public Hearing for Short-Term Rental Legislation on December 17, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the City Council Room before the City Council Meeting.

Longtime Shenendehowa Director of Physical Education and Athletics Chris Culnan has announced his resignation and it will go into effect June 30, 2025. WRGB reports Lucas LaBarre, the high school associate principal, will assume the responsibilities of the position. The board is currently determining the next steps in selecting a new leader for Shenendehowa athletics.

The Saratoga Springs Department of Public Works (DPW) closed Gilbert Road Wednesday due to flooding. DPW closed the road at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and remained closed overnight. DPW said the culvert on Gilbert Road is known to flood from rain and snowmelt. This makes the road dangerous to travel through, in addition to having ... Read more

Whitehall students will return to classes on Thursday for the first time this week as the village continues to deal with a water emergency. WNYT reports the village remains under a boil water advisory. The district said in a statement that they have an ample supply of fresh drinking water for staff and students and ... Read more

More than half of voters would rather vote for a gubernatorial candidate who isn’t Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul in 2026, according to a newly released poll from the Siena College Research Institute. The Daily Gazette reports out of 834 respondents, 40% of Democrats want a different candidate. Among Republicans, that’s 85%, and it’s 65% of ... Read more

Glens Falls Police is the first law enforcement agency in New York State to launch a new program dedicated to being prepared for when a child goes missing. Department officials said the Missing Kids Readiness Program promotes better practices for law enforcement agencies when responding to calls about missing children, reports WTEN.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is cleaning up a hydraulic oil spill in the Hudson River in Mechanicville. DEC officials said they responded to a call about a visible oil sheen on Monday. WTEN reports a preliminary investigation determined that an unknown amount of hydraulic oil was released from the New ... Read more

A State of Emergency remains in effect for the village of Whitehall. The village has been without water since Sunday evening. Since late Sunday, 1,200 households, roughly 3,300 residents in Whitehall, have had to make do without any drinking water running from their taps. WNYT reports the village gets it’s drinking water from Pine Lake, ... Read more

A holiday tradition has returned to downtown Glens Falls! For the third year, the Queensbury Hotel built a gingerbread house for the community to enjoy during the holiday season. WTEN reports The Queensbury Hotel is hosting a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 10 a.m.-noon. The free community event will feature activities for ... Read more

The village of Whitehall is working on an emergency solution to the problem that has shut off water supply. According to WNYT, the system was shut off because Pine Lake was not drawing enough water in the system to fill the system. A diver was used to check the intake in Pine Lake. The screen ... Read more