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Police Blotter: Apr. 10 – Apr. 16, 2023

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Blotter, Community, Featured.

Eric R. Burke, 38, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Assault

Auriel B. Daab, 30, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Bail Jumping

Jonathan F. Knott, 25, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated; 1st Offense

Kelly A. Deeb, 46, was arrested for Petit Larceny

Vincent R. Potter, 23, was arrested for 4th Deg. Grand Larceny

Jonothon T. Randolph, 45, was arrested for 1st Deg. Bail Jumping

Steven J. Zahaba, 34, was arrested for Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance

Jacquelyn B. Monahan, 41, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Bail Jumping

Robert D. Giordano, 25, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle

Kane P. Frasier, 36, was arrested for Public Lewdness, Endangering Welfare of a Child

Taylor M. Ruddy, 21, was arrested for Petit Larceny

Paul T. Martindale, 33, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Bail Jumping

Tracy L. Teneyuca-Mead, 54, was arrested for Aggravated DWI; 1st Offense

Kristy L. Breault, 41, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated; 1st Offense

Hannah G. Arsenault, 32, was arrested for False Personation

Shaquen Roscoe, 34, was arrested for 2nd Deg. Harassment

Richard W. Sweet, 36, was arrested for Aggravated Family Offense, 3rd Deg. Assault, Criminal Obstruction of Breathing/Blood Circulation

Mark J. Fragassi, 47, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Raymond W. Monroe, 58, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated; 1st Offense

WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF

On April 10th at 10:40pm The Warren County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a personal injury Motor Vehicle Accident at the intersection of Dixon Rd and Parkview Rd in the Town of Queensbury. Christie L. Brown, 37, of Glens Falls was operating a 2020 Kia Sportage West Bound on Dixon Rd. Brown went off the north side of the road and struck multiple road signs and a large tree before coming to rest in the driveway of 65 Dixon Rd. Brown was unable to be removed from the vehicle and had to be extricated by Queensbury Central Fire Department. Once extricated, Brown was transported by West Glens Falls Emergency to the West Glens Falls Fire Dept. where she was then transferred to a Life Net Helicopter who then transported her to Albany Medical Center for non life-threatening injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

On April 16th, at 10:58pm, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office conducted a vehicle stop at the intersection of West Mountain Rd and Hillside Dr in Queensbury for a vehicle failing to stop at a stop sign and crossing over the double yellow lines. The operator and passengers of the vehicle were identified as Thomas L. Clum, 48, of Queensbury, Pamelyn T. Demar, 47, of Queensbury, Daniel J. Santana, 36, of South Glens Falls, and Chantelle C. Joubert, 31, of Corinth. Upon a police investigation after seeing drug paraphernalia in plain view, a large quantity of cocaine was located along with Xanax pills and other drug paraphernalia with drug residue within. Santana and Joubert were taken into custody and charged with 1 count of 5th Degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a Class D Felony, along with, 1 misdemeanor count of 7th Degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. Demar was charged with 2 counts of 7th Degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. Clum was charged with 1 count of 7th Degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, and received traffic citations for 2nd Degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, and failing to obey a traffic control device. Santana and Joubert were held in police lock-up and were arraigned on April 17th at Warren County CAP Court. Demar and Clum were released with appearance tickets and are due back in Queensbury Town Court on a later date.

Property Transactions: Apr. 24 – Apr. 30, 2023

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CAMBRIDGE

Scott & Brian Skiff sold property at 99 South Rd to Ann B. Trinkle for $100,000

Joseph Bowen sold property at 30 Morgans Ln to Zebulan Dumont & Jennifer Hussey for $270,000

FORT ANN

Kenneth & Linda Steele sold property at 5456 Firehouse Way to Kelli J. Casey for $70,000

Crossett Lake Preserve, Inc. sold property at 12 Miller Way to Crossett Lake, LLC for $9,498,000

FORT EDWARD

Kristin Nelson Darrow sold property at 1931 State Route 4 to Danielle Louise Kuba for $306,000

Scott Smith sold property at 17 Thomas Ave to Racicot Construction, LLC for $65,555

GLENS FALLS

Michael O’Connor sold property at 20 MacArthur Dr to Mark Delor & Jeremy Delor for $230,000

GREENWICH

Grant Skiff sold property at 4 Abeel Ave to Jacqueline Scanlon & Cameron Bailey for $167,300

HAMPTON

David Birkenhead sold property at 110 Campbell Ln to Glenn & Elizabeth Curtis for $137,000

HEBRON

Stephen & Bonnie Lapham sold property at 6604 State Route 22 to Derek & Jesse Quackenbush for $206,000

JOHNSBURG

Alan & Laura Spoto sold property at 64 Ruby Mountain Rd to Brett & Catherine Thomas for $75,000

KINGSBURY

Katie & Anthony Fiorillo sold property at 5 Linden Dr to Elizabeth & Victoria Corkery for $185,000

LAKE GEORGE

James & Rebecca Shook sold property at 132 Bloody Pond Rd to Michele & Joseph Butman for $499,000

LAKE LUZERNE

Eric Hamell sold property at 1289 Lake Ave to RJDJ Enterprises, LLC for $184,500

POTTERSVILLE

Alan M. DeCesare sold property at 40 Alder Brook Rd to Keep It Wild, LLC for $88,500

QUEENSBURY

Robert & Marion Chandler sold property at 6 Oakwood Dr to William J. Walsh for $368,000

John J. Jarosz III, Jason & Jeremy Jarosz sold property at 920 State Route 9 to Queensbury Realty Partners, LLC for $785,000

Robert J. Koskey sold property at 498-500 Ridge Rd to Zoran & Zenla Morrell for $243,800

SALEM

Mary Anne McAvoy sold property at 14 Academy St to Theresa Rushinski for $10,000

Leonard Keys sold property at 76 West Broadway to Pearl M. Cafritz for $40,000

WHITE CREEK

Geraldine B. Finnegan sold property at 108 Jerome Dr to Anthony J. Guile for $144,200

WHITEHALL

Steven B. Hibbard sold property at 1 Saunders St to William Lance & Joseph Hiatt for $100,000

New Audiences for Old Songs: Traditional Ballads and Folk Songs

Written by Kate Haggerty on . Posted in Community, Entertainment, Featured, Local Leads.

On May 6th, 2023 at Crandall Library in Glens Falls, there will be a free workshop for folk song musicians and enthusiasts alike from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM! This event will feature Collin Cleveland – a fifth generation ballad singer – and David Ruch, a musician and teaching artist. Colleen Cleveland is the granddaughter of Sara Cleveland (1905-1992) one of America’s most important ballad singers.

Sara Cleveland

Sara was born in our region, where she learned the folk ballads and old songs of her Scottish and Irish family, friends, and neighbors… She and her mother began a notebook of these pieces that grew into a collection of over 600 regional and British Isles songs, which remains a cherished family heirloom to this day. Sara passed this repertoire to her son, Jim, and granddaughter, Colleen, to carry on the tradition of ballad singing.

Come hear the ballads, learn about the collection, and present your own versions! This event is hosted by the Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, located at 251 Glen Street in Glens Falls. This event is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from the Governor’s Office and the NYS legislature.

For more information, please visit www.crandalllibrary.org

Glens Falls Softball Dominates Against Amsterdam

Written by Kate Haggerty on . Posted in Education, Featured, Sports.

Glens Falls Senior Lily Haggerty prepares to score from third base

Glens Falls, 12… Amsterdam, 0!

Junior Gianna Endieveri pitched a 10-strikeout, five-inning perfect game against visiting Amsterdam. Endieveri added a two-run home run in the decisive victory. Freshman Izzy (Iz-Bomb) Johnson, Junior Kiersten Stevens, and Senior Lily Haggerty each had two hits for Glens Falls. 

The defense stepped up to preserve the perfect game with a diving catch by utility player Gianna Balestrino, who snagged a hard hit ball to second base. 

Glens Falls has won their last three games behind their impressive offense. Prior to this game they beat Broadalbin 10-2, and then went on to beat Warrensburg 10-1. They have scored an  impressive 32 runs in three games while holding their collective opponents to 3 runs. 

Glens Falls hits the road and heads to Troy for a 5:00 PM start today.

Glens Falls Dragons Make Improvements to East Field, And are in Need of Host Families

Written by Kate Haggerty on . Posted in Business, Community, Featured, Sports.

As the gray days of early spring give way to the pleasant sunshine of summer, East Field is prepping for the return of the “Boys of Summer”… The 2023 Glens Falls Dragon season is approaching, and in a handful of weeks, collegiate players from around the area will come and join the Dragons organization to continue playing the game they love! The Glens Falls Dragons organization is building towards the future with the help and support of the City of Glens Falls.

The Dragons and the City of Glens Falls are working together to make improvements to East Field; the focus of the organization, with the City of Glens Falls’ support, is to add 459 Stadium seats on a concrete base behind home plate. They would also like to replace the first-base-side old lumber bleachers with new, updated wooden seating, while keeping the price of attending a family night out as low as possible… An important part of keeping the price of attendance low is the “Host a Dragon” program, which is still in need of host families for the 2023 season.

Architectural drawing of the seating at East Field

Ben Bernard is the owner of the Glens Falls Dragons – he has owned the team since 2015, and his history with East Field stretches back to 1980, when East Field was home to the White Sox AA minor league baseball team… Bernard came back to East Field over forty years later because he wanted to help out: “Now, we are trying to get the ballpark fixed up, it’s 44 years old. The City of Glens Falls owns the field and has kept it going. A few years ago, they installed the LED lights, which was a huge improvement because the old lights were so costly, and by putting new lights in, that gave a new life to the ballpark,” Bernard said; most of the games at East Field are night games.

Ben Bernard -owner, and Mark Rogers – assistant to baseball operations, are looking to take the Dragons into the future – their goals are to improve the fan experience, increase community support, and keep the prices reasonable for families. Rogers has been instrumental in partnering with local businesses and creating marketing opportunities for the team… With more corporate sponsorship, Bernard and Rogers can keep prices down.

The affordability of a night out at East Field watching the Dragons is important to Bernard: ”Our price is $5.00 to get in, and $3.00 for kids… I have kept that price for seven years” Bernard proudly remarked. Mark Rogers added, “It’s a good family value, especially because parking is free… A family of four can have a pretty good night for low costs.”

East Field has a long history of minor league and collegiate baseball – it’s been an integral point for players who had tremendous success, like hall of fame pitcher John Smoltz, or Ron Kittle who was the AL Rookie of the Year on the “Playing Ugly” Chicago White Sox… The magic of East Field is that it holds the last of the players’ “playing” memories as their careers dwindle down to their final days – East Field becomes a cherished memory as the last dusting of clay is clapped off of a player’s cleats. This gives special meaning to each and every game that is played at East Field, and reinforces the importance of what the Dragons organization is there to do – to give college kids an opportunity to play, and embrace their love of the game.

East Field and the Glens Falls Dragons give players more time on the field, help develop players, and involve the community in a unique and special way – each year, the Glens Falls Dragons call on the community to open their homes to the players. The “Host a Dragon” program helps the organization host the players during their two-month stay, during which they play almost 50 games! The “Host a Dragon” program over the years has been a successful way for the Glens Falls Dragons to attract the most competitive ball players, and substantially reduce the cost to players and fans alike.

However, since the COVID pandemic, host family participation has dwindled… This has changed the way that the Dragons recruit: “One of our biggest problems since COVID has been host families. Our host family coordinator is Victoria Ferguson… She has really been trying to find places and people. With fewer host families, we are recruiting more kids just from this area – the Saratoga, Albany region, and around here. The kids that do come up from down south play all year round, and that makes a difference, it makes the team more competitive… However, the upside is that as we have more and more kids just from this region, and it gives them a chance to play,” Bernard said. As much as expanding the recruitment makes the team more competitive, Bernard can appreciate that The Glens Falls Dragons’ main focus is on player development.

The Glens Falls Dragons want to keep the wonder and the spirit of baseball alive… The true American sport has always captured the imagination, inspired a longing for a simpler time, and conjured up idyllic summertime childhood memories. Baseball takes the imagination to a time and place when there were long catches in the yard as the sun was setting… It captures the excitement as the bat hits the ball and the player races towards the bag! If you listen closely, you can hear a ball hitting the glove and the fans collectively cheering… Baseball and all its intangibles holds a place in peoples’ hearts as inexplicable as it is wise. 

Cooper the Dragon is the Glens Falls Dragons’ Mascot, and he embodies the spirit of baseball! He’s busy all summer long welcoming kids to the ballpark, and in his free time, he guards Cooper’s Cave, and throws out all of the baseballs that roll in.

Cooper The Dragon

The Glens Falls Dragons have 23 home games, and a total of 46 games played in two months… Their first home game will be on Friday, June 2nd, 2023.

The City of Glens Falls, Ben Bernard and Mark Rogers and our friend Cooper are all working together to keep the love of baseball alive in Glens Falls. The focus of the organization, along with the City of Glens Falls, is to make substantial improvements to the stadium; the addition of the 459 stadium seats on a concrete base behind home plate and replacing the first base side old lumber bleachers with new updated wood seating is a considerable investment in the organization.

Please come and support the boys as they take the field this summer, or invite a player to stay in your home… It will make a big difference to you, the players, and the Glens Falls Dragons organization.

For more information, visit GlensFallsDragons.com

Mother’s Day on Tap at Scotlander Brewery

Written by Kate Haggerty on . Posted in Business, Community, Featured.

Looking for Mothers’ Day plans? May 14th is just around the corner, and Scotlander Brewery is excited to have teamed up with Comfort Food Community – a local food recovery and distribution non-profit – to bring you a unique Mothers’ Day experience, all for a good and essential cause!

Scotlander Brewing Company is located on 453 County Rte 47 in Argyle, and is open Thursday through Sunday. The brewery features a taproom, and pavilion overlooking a serene countryside… Scotlander is teaming up with Comfort Community to host this special 2023 Mothers’ day experience on Mothers’ day, May 14th, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

Comfort Food Community is working towards ending rural hunger, supporting local farms and building healthy communities. Comfort Food Community helps solve the problems of both food waste and hunger – they take produce that would otherwise go to waste, and distribute it to those in need. 

So, for a Mothers’ Day event that the whole family can enjoy, purchase your tickets for “Mothers’ Day on Tap” at Scotlander Brewery! Not only will you enjoy a special brunch menu, NY craft beverages, live music and a raffle basket, but Scotlander is also hosting their very first mini pop up market, featuring local artisans along with floral bouquets for sale. You may even see some goat kids roaming about…

Tickets are priced:

Ages 5 and Under: Free!

Ages 6 to 10: $12

Ages 11 and Up: $27

For more information about the event and tickets, please visit https://square.link/u/SMRvP5op

Warren/Washington County Veteran’s Peer-to-Peer Coordinator: Jeremy Duers

Written by Kate Haggerty on . Posted in Community, Faces of Veterans, Featured.

United States Marine Corps Veteran Jeremy Duers is the Adirondack Peer-to-Peer Coordinator for Warren and Washington County. This Veterans’ program promotes outreach and holds events to help Veterans achieve and sustain personal health, wellness, and purpose in their post-service lives. The Peer-to-Peer program serves Veterans through the support of peers, and with social events.

This program has been in place since 2012, and it was inspired by the service and sacrifice of Joseph Patrick Dwyer; Dwyer enlisted in the army shortly after the events of 9/11, where he served as a combat medic in the 3rd infantry division. Dwyer became famous because of a photograph taken of him carrying an ailing Iraqi boy while his unit was engaged, as seen below – this photograph was taken during the push into Baghdad and the boy was hit with shrapnel in his leg. Although instantly a hailed hero, upon returning home, Dwyer was diagnosed with PTSD and struggled with it, passing away in 2008 and leaving behind a wife and child… Dwyer had spent 91 days in Iraq. 

PFC Joseph Patrick Dwyer

There were signs that Dwyer was not doing well during his transition out of the military – weight loss was an early sign that friends noticed, and later, Dwyer was prescribed antidepressants and referred for counseling. His condition worsened, and Dwyer began to answer his apartment door with a pistol in his hand… On one occasion, he was driving and swerved to avoid what he thought was a roadside bomb, causing him to crash into a convenience store sign. His wife confided in friends that Dwyer was seeing imaginary Iraqis all around him… Friends, family and the military tried to intervene to help Dwyer as he suffered from these setbacks that would occur without warning. Dwyer’s symptoms and his erratic and dangerous behavior caused his wife and daughter to relocate for their safety… When Dwyer opened up to his parents about his experiences, he talked about the volume of gunfire he had experienced and the grisly wounds that he had treated; he said that he could still smell the odor of rotting flesh and metallic tang of blood from the battlefield… Dwyer had come home from the war, but was still fighting the war in his head.  

The Adirondack Peer-To-Peer Program demonstrates that the peer-to-peer model holds tremendous value for helping veterans transition and reintegrate into civilian life – through this program, Veterans are able to come in contact with other Veterans to deal with their problems and become stronger… It’s important for Veterans to be able to gather and share their experiences and help one another.  

Jeremy Duer recently took over the role as coordinator for the Adirondack Peer-To-Peer Program: “The military is very good at training us at how to be effective, but not necessarily so good at training us to re-acclimate and deal with some of the things that we have to deal with… There are serious problems with trying to get back into society. Joseph (Dwyer) came home, and was self-medicating to deal with this stuff and accidentally overdosed. So, we instituted the program as a way to help veterans reintegrate and get access to different services,” Duers said. 

Duer – a USMC Veteran who served for five years – currently has an office on the campus of SUNY Adirondack, from which he covers both Warren and Washington Counties… When he previously re-enlisted, he found out that he had Crohn’s disease: “One of the best lessons that I learned in the Marine Corps is that it can always be worse. I was sick for a while, then I used my GI money to go to school, and I got an Associate’s Degree from SUNY Adirondack and got my Bachelor’s from Skidmore, and I did my graduate work and got a couple of Master’s Degrees from Union College. I was a teacher for about a decade,” Duers said. 

Adirondack Peer-To-Peer Coordinator Jeremy Duer

Duers joked a bit about his role as coordinator of the program: “What I do is plan the events… I deal specifically with Veterans and I’m like a ‘Veteran’s camp counselor’ so I wear two hats,” Duers said. “Some Veterans of a particular generation want to go to the VFW, others feel they have spent enough time away from their kids and want to bring them along… With that in mind, we schedule different types of events.”   

When Duers was ready to move on from teaching, he thought of how he could make a difference: “I was talking about changing jobs. I had worked at the college as a tutor and had a strong relationship with the college… It seemed like a good opportunity. When I first took over the program, it was a bit overwhelming because we didn’t have a template… The program had previously failed, and the state gave me some guidance because the program had ‘failed to launch’ so there wasn’t a precedent to lean on,” Duer said. “Marines get along well together, and I have leaned on friends I have in the community and asked the question, ‘How can we get veterans better integrated?’ When it comes to the social work part, it really is as a peer, because I am not a social worker… I let the Veteran determine what success looks like, set their own goals, and I take pride in the fact that our goal is to get them across the finish line and then follow up.”

Duers has support through an advisory board – Cindy Roberts is a “gold-star” mother who has been a tremendous resource for Duers: “Cindy is so well connected to the Veteran community. One of the programs that she championed was free fishing licenses for Veterans plus one, and it’s extremely popular… Fishing can be very therapeutic,” Duers said.   

Duers has a passion for his work with Veterans, and would like to see the program continue to grow… To help make that a reality, Duer has established a good relationship with the VA in Albany to help get the word out about the program. He utilizes technology to connect with the veterans, but also goes door to door to invite the Veterans personally… He wants the Veterans to know that these services exist, and that there is no charge, or fine print.

For more information about the Adirondack Peer-toPeer Veterans Program, or to reach out to Jeremy Duers, Email duersj@sunyacc.edu, or visit www.adkpeertopeer.org; or call (518) 681-5680.

Police Blotter: Apr. 3 – Apr. 9, 2023

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Dustin E. Stevenson, 37, was arrested for 2nd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Cecily A. Fantasia, 23, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Lyndsea K. Sullivan, 38, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Natasha L. Cornell, 42, was arrested for Petit Larceny

Tiwan M. Long, 30, was arrested for Petit Larceny

David E. Pregent, 41, was arrested for 2nd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Michael A. Day, 50, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Criminal Mischief, 4th Deg. Grand Larceny

Demetrick M. Rawlins, 26, was arrested for Failure to Appear, Resisting Arrest

Brian K. Barton, 27, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Criminal Possession of a Weapon, 2nd Deg. Reckless Endangerment

James E. Eggleston, 21, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Jeffrey M. Cook, 32, was arrested for 2nd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

James W. Cox, 33, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Randy J. Habshi, 41, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Mark F. Zibro, 36, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

Ashleigh L.E. Chapman, 31, was arrested for Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance, Introducing Contraband into Prison

Richard E. Fox, 48, was arrested for 3rd Deg. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF

On Friday April 7, at approximately 11am, members of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Wal-Mart parking lot located at 891 State Route 9 in the Town of Queensbury for the report of a hit and run motor vehicle crash. Following a police investigation, it was determined that Patrick R. Holcomb, 36, of Queensbury, was driving while intoxicated. Holcomb later submitted to a chemical test which yielded a BAC of .10 of 1%. Holcomb was charged with the misdemeanor of Driving While Intoxicated and issued several traffic tickets. Holcomb was released with an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear at Queensbury Town Court at a later date.

Aimee Lactation Consulting

Written by Kate Haggerty on . Posted in Business, Community, Featured.

Aimee Woodhouse is the owner of Aimee Lactation Consulting. She is a Registered Nurse, and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) which is the highest designation available for Lactation Consultants. Her business was born out of a need in the community to support new mothers breastfeeding infants at home; Aimee provides in-home lactation support to nursing mothers in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties, visiting new moms at home to help offer support and guidance during what can be a very stressful time in a woman’s life. 

Aimee has been working as a registered nurse since 1998; she has been a maternity nurse for 17 years, and a lactation consultant for 10 of those years. During her career, Aimee realized that there was a deficit of support for new moms as they began their breastfeeding journey, and Aimee has worked to fill that need: “I am very passionate about serving breastfeeding moms in our community and meeting them when they are at their most vulnerable… So, my goal is to help them be successful with their feeding goals for their infant,” Aimee said. 

Throughout her time helping new moms, Aimee has seen how lack of health insurance coverage has hindered new mothers from getting the care that they need… However, CDPHP has recently begun to cover and credential lactation consultants, which allows lactation consultants to be covered in-network for their patients. This also applies to Medicaid patients: “When we are talking about access to care, finally these mothers can get the care they need… I am able to see a breastfeeding mom as many times as she clinically needs my help. CDPHP covers unlimited visits at no cost to the mom,” Aimee said.

Aimee is pleased to see the expansion of coverage for new moms: “When I first opened my practice, I couldn’t accept health insurance… There was a severe lack of access to care because it was just the moms who could afford to have a lactation consultant that could get that help,” she said.  

As lactation services broaden and evolve, so do the tools that Aimee can use to help moms – Telehealth has created a new layer of care that Aimee can provide, as there are services that Aimee can provide virtually, like a weaning consult: “When moms want to know the best techniques to use to wean their baby, we usually just need to talk,” she said. 

Aimee understands that she is meeting women at a vulnerable point in their lives, and knows that providing lactation support without the disruption of leaving the house helps both the mother and child. 

Aimee Woodhouse RN, IBCLC

“It’s a very stressful time in a woman’s life. New moms are exhausted… There is a plummet in their hormones and lack of sleep. They want to take care of their baby. If that is going poorly, or she doesn’t know if she is doing the feedings correctly, that can cause stress,” she said.  

The services that Aimee provides are both necessary and reassuring to the moms: “I bring a scale sensitive down to the two gram increments. I weigh the baby before they eat and after they eat at the breast. I measure how much milk they took in at the breast. That information is very important in the decisions that we make for the care plan. It is also reassuring and makes the new mom feel so relieved,” she said.

Aimee would like new moms to know that there is in-home lactation support available and that it can be covered by insurance. If you are struggling to breastfeed your baby, or have questions about feeding, please visit aimeelactation.com. 

Nancy Turner to Run for Warren County Supervisor in the City of Glens Falls, Ward 3

Written by Kate Haggerty on . Posted in Community, Featured, Politics.

Nancy Turner, a Democrat of Glens Falls, NY, announced that nominating petitions have been filed with the Warren County Board of Elections to secure a ballot position for the upcoming Democratic Primary. Mrs. Turner, who is the endorsed candidate by the Glens Falls Democratic Committee, stated “Glens Falls needs strong advocacy for the City at the Board of Supervisors,” which is her major reason for running for office at this time.

“When I was walking door to door, I spoke with many individuals about their interests and needs. During the petition process, I learned that I live in a very diverse community, and am looking forward to having more conversations with my constituents,” Turner said. The election will be held June 27th, 2023.

“I am running for County Supervisor to use my planning, organizational, communication and business skills at the Board of Supervisors. Over the years, I have worked with many City officials and local business owners. I am proud to have earned their respect and friendship and plan to leverage those relationships as a County Supervisor. Glens Falls needs strong advocacy for the City at the Board of Supervisors. I plan to continue the good work of our current Supervisor Claudia Braymer in the areas of improved environmental policies, funding for the needs of Glens Falls, keeping down County taxes for our City taxpayers, and improving County services for City residents… I have been meeting with Supervisor Braymer for months so that I can hit the ground running as our next Supervisor. I reside in Glens Falls and have a strong professional history in hospitality, administration and communication. My skills as a business leader will benefit my political race and will enhance my strong commitment to my community… I have been very active in Glens Falls, volunteering my time with the Glens Falls Collaborative Board of Directors, (of) which I am currently President. I work with many people across the City on programs and activities that benefit the City and its citizens,” Turner said.