The annual Ballston Spa Village Wide garage sale weekend takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15.
Residents and community groups hold sales throughout the village and the surrounding area. Hours vary by location. The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association will provide a listing of locations on its website, www.ballston.org,, and promote it on Facebook page.
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ACO Property Advisors Inc. recently represented Atrium Partners LLC in the acquisition of a 20-unit apartment complex located at 496 Rowland St. in Milton. ACO’s services include a turnkey approach to the analysis, acquisition and management of the investment property.
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The Clifton Park office of Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co. raised awareness for two local organizations during its Community Appreciation Day on May 10.
CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services participated in the event, along with the American Red Cross. CAPTAIN provided information about its programs and services, which address youth homelessness, poverty, bullying, hunger, academic failure and family dysfunction. In addition, a Red Cross blood drive collected 20 units of blood.
The event also included wellness checks courtesy of Ferguson Family Chiropractic, a goat petting zoo, a display of works by local artist CJ Karam, a Clifton Park Fire Department fire truck, and a cookout.
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DeCrescente Distributing Co. was named one of the best companies to work for in New York state for 2014 at the New York State Society for Human Resource Management’s annual event in May at the Marriott Hotel in Albany.
It has been named one of the top 25 companies in New York for the four consecutive years.
Sixty companies were honored. Winners were determined through a statewide survey that was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in New York, whose practices benefit the state’s businesses, economy and work force. This year, DeCrescente Distributing Company was ranked number eight in the large company category, the highest ranked company in the Capital District.
Companies from across the state entered the two-part survey to determine the Best Companies to Work for in New York.
DeCrescente Distributing services a distribution territory that includes 11 counties spanning 7,500 square miles in eastern New York. Employing more than 375 employees, it warehouses, sells, delivers and merchandises over 10 million cases of beverage products annually, including beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks, to over 3,000 customers.
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Robert Manasier of In Focus Brands (IFB) purchased local direct marketing firm, Direct Response Marketing Institute (DRMI) of Saratoga Springs in May.
The purchase adds to In Focus Brands’ growing presence in the Upstate New York startup, incubator and accelerator movements. IFB officials said it also strengthens growing local resources for their future, in-progress Saratoga Springs accelerator.
The transaction will give both companies the power of an international branding agency with in-the- trenches, small business direct response marketing that can have a positive impact on Capital Region businesses, said Cheryl Paulsen, principal at DRMI.
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Free movies in Wiswall Park are back for the eighth summer in a row, presented by the Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association.
The series begins on June 6 (rain date June 7) with the hit movie “Frozen.” Additional movies will be shown on July 11 and in early August. All films will be family-friendly and free of charge.
The movies are projected onto a large screen on the wall of the adjacent Front Street Deli building on Front Street and begin at dusk. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. Movie snacks will be available courtesy of North Star Church and Kona Ice’s mobile flavored ice truck will be on hand.
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Malta Farmers’ Market will opened for the season in the Allerdice ACE Hardware parking lot at 2570 Route 9, just north of the roundabout at Route 67.
The market will be open every Tuesday through the end of October.
This season’s market will feature area farms and vendors bringing vegetables, berries, plants and flowers, eggs, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts, and a knife and garden tool sharpening service. New products at the market include gluten-free baked goods, Paleo diet meals (grain and dairy-free), and take-out Mediterranean-style entrees. Officials said also popular is the knife and tool sharpening service, which includes mower blades and chainsaws.
The Malta Farmers’ Market is managed by the Saratoga Farmers’ Market Association, which runs local “producer-only” markets. This standard requires all vendors to grow or produce their goods in Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer, or Washington counties and ensures that products are fresh and unique, not purchased for re-sale.
Other summer-season Saratoga County markets operated by the association include Saratoga Farmers’ Market at High Rock Park (Wednesdays from 3-6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through October); and a market in Clifton Park at St. George’s Episcopal Church at 912 Route 146 (Thursdays from 2-5 p.m., July 3 through end of October).
More information is available at www.maltafarmersmarket.org.