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Mental Health Experts Say COVID-19 Has Added Significantly To Patient Caseloads

Posted onNovember 14, 2021
Dr. Erin Christopher-Sisk, Ph.D., clinical director of ECS Psychological Services.
Courtesy ECS Psychological Services

By Christine Graf

Local mental health practitioners are struggling to meet the tremendous demand for services that has been triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The need encompasses all age groups, and pediatric health experts have labeled the mental health crisis among children as a national emergency.

According to Dr. Erin Christopher-Sisk, Ph.D., founder and clinical director of ECS Psychological Services in Saratoga Springs, the need has never been greater.

“In my almost 20 years of being in practice, I have  never seen the volume of need that we see and have seen over the past year-and-a-half. Every provider I know is booked solid. Our mission has always been to keep up with needs of community, so we just continued to try to hire therapists and expand staff. We were at  seven or eight full-time staff members before the pandemic, and we are now at 20.”

Licensed psychologist Dr. Debra Pietrangelo, founder of True North in Glens Falls,  has been practicing for more than thirty-five years and describes the current need for mental health services as “unbelievable.”

“We are turning people away every day,” she said. “Sometimes 20 to 30 a day. We’ve always had to turn people away, but it’s worse than ever before. I have ten clinicians, and wish I had space for more. There are not enough practitioners out there to meet the need.”

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MVP Health Care Launches Plan To Simplify Medicaid, Medicare Benefits For Patients

Posted onNovember 14, 2021

MVP Health Care has launched a joint venture with Belong Health to support MVP Health Care’s introduction of a new Medicare Advantage Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP).

Officials said MVP’s DSNP will simplify care by coordinating Medicare and Medicaid benefits in a patient-centric way. The collaboration with Belong Health introduces a level of experience that will enhance customers’ experience by connecting them with resources they need, from primary care to behavioral and specialty care, and to community-based social support services. MVP Health Care will be the first in the Capital Region to offer this unique plan.

More than 135,000 people in the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and the North Country are eligible for a D-SNP plan.

 Belong Health, a built-for-purpose company with expertise in Medicare Advantage and Special Needs Plan products, was selected by MVP because of the organization’s ability to complement MVP Health Care’s strengths and further its drive for innovation in healthcare.

Both companies share a mission of making health insurance more personal putting the member at the center of the vision. Belong Health and MVP Health Care will offer New Yorkers the depth of knowledge and experience necessary to support underserved members with complicated health care needs, such as multiple chronic conditions.

 “MVP Health Care is on a mission to rearchitect health care around our members, which is why we continue to innovate in the way we design health plans and leverage new approaches to supporting our members that we haven’t tried before,” said MVP Health Care President and CEO, Chris Del Vecchio. “The company’s joint venture with Belong Health is a natural evolution of our work to pioneer better health insurance plans for every community member and aid in our communities’ evolving health care needs.”

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Daigle Cleaning Expands Northward With Purchase Of ‘Care Clean Of Saratoga’ Business

Posted onNovember 14, 2021November 15, 2021
Derek Foster, president and co-founder of Daigle Cleaning Systems, recently purchased Care Clean of Saratoga. He envisions the company growing in Saratoga, Warren, and Schenectady counties.
©2021 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jill Nagy

As Daigle Cleaning Systems approaches its 10th anniversary, the Albany-based company is expanding its reach northward, in part through the purchase and absorption of Care Clean of Saratoga, a similar company based in Clifton Park.

The merger, completed in August,  gives the company a base in Saratoga County as well as additional customers and employees, according to Derek Foster, president and co-founder of Daigle Cleaning Systems.

He envisions the company growing its customer base in Saratoga, Warren, and Schenectady counties. In addition, the combined company can offer additional services to Care Clean customers such as carpet, tile, and other floor care and commercial window washing.

The company has always served customers in the Saratoga area and as far north as Lake George. A foothold in Clifton Park will make that part of the business more efficient, Foster said. For example, he noted, an employee who lives in Clifton Park will no longer have to report for work in Albany.

Foster and his mother, Michelle Daigle, founded Daigle Cleaning Services in 2011. Both are still active in the business.

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Two Groups Join Forces To Offer Computer Coding Training Programs To Unemployed

Posted onNovember 14, 2021November 15, 2021

SUNY Adirondack and SaratogaCanCode have joined  forces to offer free computer coding education and training programs to serve unemployed and underemployed New York residents.

Funded through a state Department of Labor grant, the partnership will enable coding instruction in two popular courses—Front End Web Development and Python for Data Analytic —to serve up to 45 people starting Nov. 8.

SUNY Adirondack’s Workforce Readiness Academies Program (WRAP) provides free training opportunities for residents of New York state. Included in the program are customized services based on participant need, such as career coaching, academic advising, job-search skills, and accessing resources such as emergency child care and technology support.

The 12-week computer coding programs are offered virtually through SaratogaCanCode, which is part of CanCode Communities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a trained software workforce throughout upstate New York and beyond.

“We’re seeing such success with the summer cohort of students who are about to finish their IT boot camp training,” said Caelynn Prylo, Assistant Dean for Continuing Education and Workforce Innovation at SUNY Adirondack. “This program is truly transformational for the participants. With the workforce changes we’ve seen over the past year, more people than ever can benefit from this high-impact training program, expanding their skills and securing employment in a high-demand field and strengthen our region’s pool of trained, talented tech professionals.”

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Restaurant Owners, State Association Ask Replenishment Of Revitalization Funding

Posted onNovember 14, 2021November 15, 2021

As the restaurant industry continues to grapple with the lingering repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, many restaurants across the state are asking the government to replenish funding to help keep them afloat.

On Nov. 4, the New York State Restaurant Association, alongside local restaurant owners in the Capital Region, discussed the imminent financial hardships restaurants anticipate as the outdoor dining season comes to an end.

One of the meetings was held in Saratoga Springs, where some restaurant owners and New York State Restaurant Association president and CEO Melissa Fleischut talked about the situation.

As seasons change and options like outdoor dining space become limited, New York restaurants are looking to the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) program for continued relief. Many restaurants across the state found relief by expanding or overhauling outdoor dining options for their establishments.

The RRF, a federal funding program, was designed to provide emergency assistance for restaurants and bars impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In New York state, only 35.4 percent of businesses who applied for RRF funding received financial assistance, the association said in a news release.

There were 27,643 applicants from New York asking for $9.6 billion, and 17,868 applicants were not funded—an outstanding need of $5.9 billion, according to the group.

At Forno Bistro in Saratoga Springs, owners from DZ Restaurants, Druthers, Cantina, Henry Street Taproom, Flatbread Social and Hamlet & Ghost met with Fleischut to discuss the imminent financial hardships and the importance of continued relief from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

“The RRF program was deemed necessary in assisting the relief of many struggling restaurants at the height of the pandemic, but this aid is still desperately needed today,” said Fleischut in a statement.

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Kettlebell Workouts Helped Ryan Carpenter Lose Weight And Open A Fitness Business

Posted onNovember 14, 2021November 15, 2021

by Jennifer Farnsworth

For Ryan Carpenter, the kettlebell is more than a fitness tool. As the owner and founder of Simple Strength and Conditioning, a kettlebell gym, Carpenter has found that it has given him direction both physically and mentally.

The former U.S. Marine said his fitness operation, at 110 Main Street, Midtown Plaza in South Glens Falls, has been met by the public with an enthusiasm that helps to keep him inspired and driven.

He said when he left active duty with the Marines he struggled to connect with a fitness program. When he found himself making poor nutritional decisions, he decided it was time to focus on his fitness and his diet. It was during that time that he found the kettlebell.

“I started in 2015. I was 335 pounds … I knew I needed to change, so I started slowly by just refining my diet and doing easy simple workouts. As I started to lose weight, I branched out with my workouts and was introduced to kettlebells,” said Carpenter.

Carpenter credits his mentor Chris Abbott,  a gym owner who he said gave him the opportunity to become a coach and prepared him for certification. Once COVID hit, Abbot had to close his gym, Kettlebellworks, and it was then that Carpenter made the decision to open a location in South Glens Falls. Since first opening in July, Carpenter, a Strong First certified trainer, said he has worked with people from all different backgrounds, something he loves doing.

“I use simple, but effective, exercises through the use of kettlebells that have proven to make people stronger and leaner while having a low impact on the joints. I have clients from 13 years old all the way to 78 years old. I love to teach and see people achieve their goals,” said Carpenter.

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Pinnacle Nutrition Seeks To Come Up With A Health Plan Specific To An Individual’s Needs

Posted onNovember 14, 2021November 14, 2021
Lindsay Ferrara, MS, RD, CDN, is the owner of Pinnacle Nutrition at 15 Maple Dell, Saratoga Springs, a business that tailors a plan to a person’s individual needs.
©2021 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jennifer Farnsworth

Lindsay Ferrara syas that people looking for help with nutrition and diet, but find themselves overwhelmed by the process, can come to her at Pinnacle Nutrition.

Ferrara,  MS, RD, CDN, has built a business that tailors a plan to a person’s individual needs. Her 15 Maple Dell location in Saratoga  Springs has become a place where she helps people find a lifestyle that will work for them.

“Pinnacle Nutrition is about helping clients achieve their nutrition goals in a way that is specific to their own body’s needs. Without being overly restrictive, and by cutting through all of the diet and nutrition misinformation that is out there,” she said.

Ferrara was initially set to open in 2020 just as COVID-19 began shutting places down. At the time she was not ready to commit to a physical location, so she began with a combination of in-home visits and virtual counseling. 

After renting a space at Serenity Salon for six months, Ferrara moved into her Maple Dell space. She has been hard at work building her business through referrals from the gym where is a member, along with word of mouth and social media marketing.

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Tide & Purl Curated Gift Shop In Schuylerville Offers A Variety Of Items For Holiday Season

Posted onNovember 14, 2021
Amanda McCarty opened Tide & Purl, a gift shop at 123 Broad St. in Schuylerville. It includes a section serving as a knitting studio for Crooked by Design.
©2021 Saratoga Photographer.com

by Jennifer Farnsworth

Amanda McCarty haas opened Tide & Purl, 123 Broad St. in Schuylerville, a self described curated modern gift shop that has enjoyed a healthy response since first opening.

McCarty is now looking ahead to what she hopes will be a busy holiday season.

“Since opening my doors on Oct. 1, the response from the public has been overwhelmingly positive.  Many customers have said a gift shop was just what our village needed, and it’s been such a fun  adventure so far seeing repeat patrons return to see what new things have come in,” said McCarty.

She said customers seem happy with the assortment of collections, adding that she couldn’t be happier with her location.

“We live in such a  special community here in Schuylerville and I’m very proud to be here. The location is perfect with new  sidewalks, cross walks and a parking lot. I live right in the village which is an added bonus, there is no  commute, and the school is close enough that I am available if the kids need me. It’s truly the perfect spot,” said McCarty.

McCarty was born and raised in Maine where she attended the University of Southern Maine  with a degree in communication and media studies. She moved to Schuylerville in 2010 and became a  stay at home mom, which is when she also started seriously thinking of starting her own business.

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Local Business Woman Receives Major Award From Capital Region Heart Association

Posted onNovember 14, 2021
Maria Decker received the 2021 Jane Golub Crystal Heart Award.
Courtesy American Heart Association

Maria Decker, a local business woman, first became involved with the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement in 2011, when SEFCU’s Chief Administrative Officer Barbara Hess invited her to a Circle of Red Meeting.

At that meeting, Decker heard a statistic that astounded her.

“When I heard that one in three women die of heart disease, I couldn’t believe it,” she said, and joined the Circle of Red on the spot.

Since then, Decker has worked to raise awareness about women’s heart health. To honor her efforts, Decker was given the 2021 Jane Golub Crystal Heart Award from the American Heart Association at the 2021 Go Red for Women Luncheon set for Friday, Nov. 12, at the Albany Capital Center.

After joining the Circle of Red, Decker quickly became involved with the BetterU, the annual heart-health improvement program that about 12 women participate in, and whose efforts are showcased at the Go Red for Women Luncheon.

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Longtime Owner Of Cohoes Restaurant Plans To Open ‘Emma Jayne’s’ In Halfmoon

Posted onNovember 14, 2021

By Jennifer Farnsworth

The owner of Joe’s Tavern in Cohoes plans to open a new restaurant soon in Halfmoon.

Emma Jayne’s, located at 1475 Route 9, will be the new venture of Mike Fortin.

He said his business has outgrown the 86 year-old Joe’s Tavern location, leading to a decision to take much of what his patrons have loved at Joe’s  and moving it into a new restaurant concept, Emma Jayne’s, named for his daughter.

“Our building permits have been submitted to the town of Halfmoon. We will be closing down Joe’s, but plan to carry on a similar feel at the new Halfmoon location,” said Fortin.

He said Halfmoon seems like a perfect spot to allow him to bring over his loyal clientele and attract new customers. His current staff will be coming to the new location where they will continue to serve American contemporary cuisine such as steaks and seafood, in addition to some of  Italian dishes.

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