The Ulysses S. Grant Cottage state historic site opened for the 2019 season on Saturday, May 25. Guided tours of the cottage are available, new exhibits are on display and an annual program about cottage caretaker, Oliver Clarke, will be presented.
The Visitor Center is displaying an exhibit titled, “Grant Becomes a Cancer Patient, 1884 to 1885,” which explores the general’s final months from a medical perspective.
Saratoga County has joined 31 other New York counties in attaining a StormReady designation through the National Weather Service.
Stephen DiRienzo, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service’s Albany office, presented Saratoga County with the certification.
“The county of Saratoga is extremely proud to be one of 32 counties to receive the StormReady certification,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Kevin Tollisen of Halfmoon. “I am proud of this StormReady certification and commend the county’s Office of Emergency Services staff for their proactive approach to enhance public safety. Our residents should know that all of our departments are prepared to handle weather related incidents, and that their safety is our top priority.”
Shelters of Saratoga announce that Robin Dalton has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Help, Hope and Humanity award.
The agency said Dalton has immersed herself in the Saratoga community her family has called home since 2007. While raising a family of four children, she’s also an accomplished commercial real estate agent for Roohan Realty.
New York state announced the third annual solicitation for large-scale renewable energy projects under the state’s Clean Energy Standard.
The solicitation is expected to support approximately 1.5 million megawatt-hours of renewable electricity per year, enough to power over 200,000 homes, and will accelerate New York’s transition to a clean-energy economy.
Pavilion Grand Hotel, owned and operated by Prime Companies, celebrated an official opening of Fish at 30 Lake under new ownership in May.
The seafood-centric restaurant, located within the Pavilion Grand Hotel, was purchased in November by Ronald Farber and Jodie Leuchten, also the owners of R+R Kitchen and Bar and Upstairs at 43 Phila in Saratoga Springs.
By Jennifer Farnsworth
Fingerpaint on Broadway in Saratoga Springs is in the midst of a $1 million renovation that company partner Bill McEllen said should be completed by early July.
He said the decision to renovate came as a result of the company’s continued growth over the past several years.
Saratoga’s Star Radio is returning to the area to offer a variety of music and information to listeners living in the Saratoga County region.
In May, Border Media LLC and A&J Radio LLC formed a partnership called Saratoga Radio LLC, which purchased WSSV-AM, 1160AM, licensed to Mechanicville, and 93.3FM, a new FM translator signal licensed to Saratoga Springs.
In an effort to better serve their collective membership, the boards of directors of the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County, based in Clifton Park, and the Capital Region Chamber, based in Albany, have formed a joint task force to examine the possibility of an affiliation between the two.
“The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County, as part of our strategic planning process, has been exploring ways to achieve operational efficiencies through possible alliances and expand the depth and breadth of resources, while retaining focus on serving businesses and communities in Southern Saratoga County,” said Matt Grattan, chairman of the Chamber of Southern Saratoga board.
“We have had initial discussions with the Capital Region Chamber. The proven success with its operating structure would enable the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County to leverage the best of both worlds, by retaining our local influence and programs, providing our members with expanded offerings, providing broader advocacy clout and a larger business network.”
While attending law school in Southern California, Saratoga County native Christopher Martell discovered his love for home brewed beer and the brewpub culture. After earning his J.D. in 2003 and master’s in Law, he returned to the Capital Region to work as an attorney.
But in 2012, he and his brother, Brian Martell, had other ideas and took their home brew hobby and turned it into a successful business.
Seven years later Christopher Martell, CEO of Druthers Brewing Co. based on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, was named the recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Syracuse District 2019 Small Business Person of the Year Award.
According to SBA Syracuse District Director Bernard J. Paprocki, Martell was nominated for the award by the New York Business Development Corp. (NYBDC), and selected for the honor based on criteria that includes: leadership, success, growth in sales and employees, and community contributions.
ON Semiconductor Corp. and GlobalFoundries entered into an agreement in April for ON Semiconductor to acquire a 300mm fab located downstate in East Fishkill.
Officials said the total consideration for the acquisition is $430 million, of which $100 million has been paid at signing of the definitive agreement, and $330 million will be paid at the end of 2022, after which ON Semiconductor will gain full operational control of the fab, and the site’s employees will transition to ON Semiconductor.