By Christine Graf
Coldbrook Resort Campground, an RV park located off Northway Exit 16 in Gansevoort, was purchased for $1.85 million by real estate holding company Coldbrook at Saratoga LLC.
The campground has 280 sites and is open from May 1 until Oct. 16. According to campground general manager Glen Slaymaker, approximately half of the sites are rented for the entire six-month season.
Adirondack Health Institute (AHI), in collaboration with numerous community, social service, public sector, and health care provider organizations, launched ADK Wellness Connections last fall to address unmet social and health-related needs for people in the region. Officials say early results are positive.
“ADK Wellness Connections is working as planned to make it easier for community members to access what they need to keep themselves and their families healthy,” said Jessica Chanese, AHI community engagement manager.
By Christine Graf
Tatu (pronounced tattoo), a Yucatecan Mexican restaurant, will be opening soon at 17 Maple Ave. in Saratoga Springs.
Owners Kareem NeJame and Jennyfur Spaulding have leased the second-floor space from Sinclair Saratoga owner Hilary Morrison. Morrison has operated Sinclair Saratoga, a craft beer pub and game room, on the first floor of the building since 2017.
The building has housed a few businesses, but is well known as the former Metro nightclub.
By Jill Nagy
Karen Totino closed the doors of Green Conscience, her shop on Church Street in Saratoga Springs at the end of March to devote herself full-time to a growing real estate business.
Green Conscience was a mattress, furniture, and home products store dedicated to providing quality and education to people who seek a healthy, safe, and sustainable lifestyle.
She is a licensed real estate agent who will work out of her home and at the new Alexander Monticello Real Estate office in downtown Saratoga Springs at 511 Broadway, specializing in serving clients over the age of 50.
Totino owned and operated Green Conscience for 10 years. As she developed her real estate business, she thought she could do both but, she said, “I have discovered that I am not Superwoman. Ten years in retail is enough.”
So, she sold the last of her stock and the store furnishings.
Plug Power Inc., a provider of energy solutionswith an office in Clifton Park, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019.
The 2019 Most Innovative Companies (MIC) list honors 50 businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and culture, showcasing a variety of ways to thrive in today’s volatile world. Half of the companies on this year’s MIC 50 list are appearing for the first time.
Saratoga Raceway’s 78th season of live harness racing began in February.
The Saratoga Casino Hotel is looking to build on the success of last year’s racing season, where all-source handle exceeded $46 million and the Saratoga Harness simulcast signal was broadcast to over 400 outlets worldwide, Raceway officials said.
“We’re very excited to welcome fans back for the 78th year of harness racing,” said John Matarazzo, director of racing operations at Saratoga Casino Hotel where the track is located. “We look forward to continuing our tradition of exciting and quality racing here at the historic Spa Oval.”
New York Racing Association officials announced in February the stakes race schedule for the 2019 meet at Saratoga Race Course, highlighted by the 150th running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers and the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney
There will be 76 stakes across the 40 racing days. The season begins July 11. The meet, which features $20.9 million in total stakes purses, will run through Labor Day, Sept. 2.
After opening weekend, racing will be conducted five days a week, except Labor Day.
On Saturday, Aug. 3, the prestigious Whitney, a Breeders’ Cup “win-and-you’re-in” qualifier for the Classic, will pair with the Grade 1, $500,000 Longines Test for 3-year-old fillies.
The physician leadership of OrthoNY has elected Dr. George E. Silver, Jr. as president of its medical practice.
Dr. Silver’s three-year term officially began on Jan. 1. He succeeds Dr. Leonard Goldstock, who served as president of OrthoNY since its formation on Jan. 1, 2013, and for one year prior to that as president of the former Northeast Orthopaedics.
Silver is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery and specializes in injuries and arthritic conditions of the shoulder and knee, including arthroscopic soft tissue reconstruction and partial and total joint replacement. He is one of the founding members of OrthoNY, formed by the merger of Northeast Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Associates of Saratoga, and sees patients in the practice’s Saratoga office.
By Jill Nagy
Panza’s on the Lake, a Saratoga Lake institution for 81 years, is moving, perhaps temporarily, to a building on South Broadway in Saratoga Springs in May.
Meanwhile, the lakeside eatery is still open. But owner Tony Panza said that it is possible he may close it permanently on Easter Sunday if his plans for re-developing the restaurant and the site do not move forward.
Panza has been trying to get approvals from the Town of Stillwater to proceed with plans to build a boutique hotel as well as an enlarged restaurant and banquet facility at 510 Route 9P where the restaurant has been located for decades.
Roohan Realty announced its top Realtors for the year of 2018.
The top five agents are Valerie Thompson, Kate R. Naughton, Conner Roohan, Meg Minehan and Darlene Chorman.
In addition, the top commercial agent was Amy Sutton.
The company recently held an awards celebration and dinner in their honor at The Lodge. In total, they achieved over $56.8 million in real estate property sales last year, the company said.
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Merrill Lynch announced that Susan Phillips and Kevin Mosher recently joined The Moloney-Leonard Group.
Phillips has more than 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. She began her career as a financial advisor at Fleet Investment Services in 1992, prior to that she held numerous positions within the retail bank.
Today, she leverages the investment insights of Merrill Lynch and access to the banking convenience of Bank of America.