On September 13th 2023, at the Queensbury Hotel, The Glens Falls Senior Center will host their second annual Senior Expo from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM! This event is free to the public. The Senior Center is looking to build on the successful event that they hosted last year with help from their Platinum Sponsor: Centers Health Care.

Kim Bren is the Executive Director of the Senior Center, and has held that position for 9 years.  She is excited for the expo: “This is our second year… Our first one was last year at the Cool (Insuring) Arena. We have moved it to the Queensbury Hotel for easier parking and mobility for our seniors… Last year, we had 67 vendors and over 450 attendees. It was a huge success,” she said. 

Glens Falls Senior Center Board of Directors President Harold McKinney – who jokes that he’s held the position “forever” although it’s only been five years – wants to make sure that the entire community knows that they were welcome at the event: “It’s critical that the public understand that this expo is free and open to anyone,” he said.

This expo is a fundraiser for the Senior Center, and also an educational opportunity for seniors, their families, and the community. There will be a broad range of vendors at the expo: “We have vendors who focus on aging in place, home repair, assisted living, health care and end of life planning… Vendors will be there to explain services that are out there for seniors,” Kim said.

Nicole Laing is the Activities Coordinator for the Senior Center, and has held that position for a year and a half. She has first hand experience coordinating events and traveling with the seniors: “It’s been really fun to see the members build relationships with each other. They really have a ball… Transportation is a need in the community for seniors, and (along with) housing are the two biggest issues that we are seeing,” Kim said.   

Nicole has helped to increase accessibility to services for the seniors through technology – she has incorporated the use of Facebook and posted videos of health care presentations. For the expo, she has helped to create a resource guide to showcase the vendors… Just under 2,000 brochures have been distributed. This guide will be updated to include the vendors from this year’s expo, and is also available online.   

The Glens Falls Senior Center has 641 members, and has a goal to not only retain members, but also increase membership.  Kim and her team would like to educate the community about the services and events that are available through the center, as well as convey the fun that they have throughout the year.

The mission of the Glens falls Senior Center is to improve the quality of life for those over the age of 50 in the Greater Glens Falls Area by offering a wide range of educational, health and recreational activities and services. To join the Glens Falls Senior Center, there is a $30.00 per person annual fee, with no residency requirements. Membership includes social opportunities, health benefits, and educational programs throughout the year.

For more information, please visit gfseniors.com

On 9/03/2023 at 12:26 PM, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a kayaker who had discovered a vehicle overturned in the Schroon River off of East Schroon River Road.

Members of the Warren County Sheriff Office and the NYSP entered the water in an attempt to check for occupants, but were unable to open the vehicle. Divers from the Horicon Fire Dive team arrived at the scene, and were able to extricate the lone female occupant from the vehicle. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene, and later identified as 23-year old Kaitlin Goldberg of Altamont, NY.

She had been reported missing after not arriving at a family camping trip and not being at home, either… Following an investigation, It was determined that the 2006 Subaru was traveling South on East Schroon River Road when it left the roadway overturning in the Schroon River. It is believed the vehicle was there for approximately 24 hours, and could not be seen from the roadway.

Bolton Fire, Bolton EMS, and Warrensburg EMS assisted at the scene.

A section of Warren County Bikeway in Glens Falls will be closed for several days in early September for construction to repair damage caused by tree roots.

The portion of the path between Hunter Street and Dix Avenue, passing Copper’s Cave Ale Co., will be closed September 5th, 6th, and 7th, as well as September 11th, 12th, and 13th. Those planning to use the 0.15-mile section that is affected southbound should instead bypass it by using Hunter and Sagamore streets to reconnect with the trail on the south side of Dix Avenue. Northbound travelers should travel from Dix Ave to Sagamore, and then to Hunter.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer paid a visit on Monday, August 28th to Lake George Battlefield Park, and pledged his continued support of efforts by community officials to rebury on Park grounds the remains of more than 40 Continental soldiers discovered at Lake George four years ago.

The Senator reviewed the proposed reinterment site with Dan Barusch – Director of Planning for the Town of Lake George, and Chair of the local committee that is spearheading the effort for a respectful reburial of the soldiers’ remains. They were joined by committee members Marisa Muratori of the Lake George Town Board, and John DiNuzzo, President of the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance.

“As we approach the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation, it is important that we honor our country’s original patriots. That’s why I have called on the U.S. Army to help facilitate the reinterment of the remains found of Revolutionary War soldiers in the village of Lake George back in 2019,” said Senator Schumer. “In my recent visit to Lake George Battlefield Park, I was impressed by the devotion of local leaders to preserving and promoting the significance that this region has had on the birth of America, and of course, the spectacular beauty of the grounds. I am proud to support the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance and local officials’ efforts to honor these Continental Army soldiers with the burial they deserve, and I am hopeful that the Army will endorse this effort as well.”

The proposal for the reinterment of the soldiers’ remains in the Battlefield Park, near where four unknown soldiers from the French & Indian War are buried, requires the approval of the U.S Army and the State of New York. Lake George Battlefield Park was the site in 1776 of the Continental Army’s largest field hospital that treated those affected by a smallpox epidemic.

“There is tremendous local support to bring these soldiers ‘home’ to the Battlefield Park – where they drew their last breaths – for their final resting place,” stated Dan Barusch. “We are actively in the process of getting all the necessary approvals. Senator Schumer’s endorsement of the reinterment proposal and his recommendations for its design are of great value to us.”

Senator Schumer also viewed displays at the Battlefield Park Visitor Center that tell the story of the site’s key role during both the French & Indian War and the American Revolution: “Senator Schumer expressed his great love of New York’s history, connecting Alexander Hamilton and his father-in-law, Philip Schuyler, to the hospital that was on these grounds,” John DiNuzzo remarked. “The Senator enjoyed ‘talking history’ with us. His knowledge of the Revolutionary era was very evident!”