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Phillip K. Vacchio, Esq. Joins Herzog Law Firm as a Senior Associate

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Herzog Law Firm PC is pleased to welcome Phillip K. Vacchio, Esq. to the firm as a Senior Associate.

Phillip will provide comprehensive legal counsel to existing and new clients in the areas of Estate Planning, Elder Law, Estate Administration and Guardianships and will work out of Herzog’s Albany, Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs offices. 

Phillip was formerly a partner of a Long Island-based law firm handling the same areas of law and brings his extensive experience to the Capital Region and the North Country. Phillip is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral and Social Sciences in 2009 and Hofstra University School of Law where he graduated cum laude.

Phillip has been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star list for the last three years, and he will be an incredible addition to our team.

Herzog Law firm  |  www.Herzoglaw.com

Music in the Museum: European Baroque Chamber Music at The Hyde

On Sunday, July 2nd, 2023, from 6:30PM to 8:00 PM, a baroque chamber music concert will be held in The Helen Froehlich Auditorium at The Hyde Museum. This is a collaboration with The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls Symphony, and the De Blasiis Chamber Music Series led by Music Director Charles Peltz. This concert features a gallery of brilliant musical miniatures, written by the giants of the European Baroque: Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Baptiste Lully, and George Frideric Handel.

The Hyde Collection is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary by featuring Songs of the Horizon: David Smith Music and Dance. This exhibit opened on June 24th and will be on exhibit through September 17th, 2023.  This exhibit – curated by Dr. Jennifer Field, Executive Director of the Estate of David Smith – is the first museum exhibit to focus on the indelible influence of music and dance on Smith’s work in painting, drawing, and sculpture. David Smith was Hyde’s first guest curator, a trustee on the board, and Charlotte Pruyn’s friend… He died in a car accident in 1965, leaving behind nearly 100 large sculptures in the grass outside of his studio in Bolton Landing.

This Baroque performance honors the great friendship between David Smith and Hugh Allen Wilson – a driving force behind the creation of the Glens Falls Symphony. Baroque – which is derived from the Portuguese “barroco” or “oddly shaped peal” – is a term that has been widely used to describe European art music, and has come to encompass one of the richest and most diverse periods in music history.

Tickets are $35 for general admission, $25 for museum members, and $10 for students or children. For more information, please visit hydecollection.org

Glens Falls Area Youth Center – “Back to the 80’s” Fundraiser

Molly Congdon-Hunsdon, Amanda Blanton, & Carly LaMay

The Glens Falls Area Youth Center (GFAYC) has been a haven for underprivileged area kids for 55 years… To celebrate this milestone, the GFAYC hosted a 80’s Party fundraiser on Friday June 23rd, 2023 at the Holiday Inn Lake George! This was their first in-person fundraiser since 2019. This fundraiser also honored the GFAYC’s former Executive Director, Matt Congdon – he is the inspiration behind the work that his daughter Molly Congdon-Hunsdon carries on today. Matt believed in one simple truth: “One person can truly make a difference in this world.”

Matt’s work at the Youth Center spanned three decades and influenced the lives of countless underprivileged kids. Matt’s difficult childhood influenced the work that he would pursue throughout his life, as he set two goals for himself – to make an impact on the lives of children, and to always have a full fridge. 

The Youth Center began in facilities that were not ideal for their mission… The facilities were cold and damp in the winter and sweltering in the summer. In 1982, Matt Congdon joined the Youth Center and changed the course of its future. Matt raised one-million dollars in 8 months to make the current location at 60 Montcalm Street a reality. Thanks to contributions like these, the GFAYC has helped over 100,000 underprivileged kids, served 750,000 meals, and tutored over 31,000 students.

The Back to the 80’s Fundraiser had support from top-tier sponsors, including Berkshire Bank and Romeo Toyota. Moving forward, the GFAYC will carry on the mission to serve the underprivileged youth in the community with educational, recreational and life skills programs.

For more information, please visit GFyouthcenter.org

Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance – French & Indian War Society Hosting Free Program on Native Peoples in the Region

Heather Bruegl

The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance and the French & Indian War Society at Lake George will be hosting a joint program entitled “A History of the Lake George Area & the Nations Who Called It Home”. This event will be presented by Heather Bruegl, a nationally recognized historian and citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. This free event will take place on July 5th, 2023, at 7:00 PM, and will be held at the Fort William Henry Hotel and Conference Center. Attendees will learn about the early Native peoples who lived and sustained themselves in this area, and the policies that removed Indigenous Nations from their homes and ultimately pushed them onto reservations. 

This program is the latest in a series being co-sponsored by the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance and the French and Indian War Society at Lake George. Their goal is to increase awareness of the region’s early history. Heather Bruegl will share her expertise in the field of history and indigenous people. Heather graduated from Madonna University, with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in U.S. History.  Her research includes numerous topics related to American history, legacies of colonization, and Indigeneity. Heather is currently a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where she is studying First Nations Education, with a focus on creating inclusive historical narratives for teaching.

Kathryn Flacke-Muncil is a founder of the French & Indian War Society at Lake George, and CEO of the Fort William Henry Corporation: “Fort William Henry has partnered with Heather Bruegl to elevate the interpretation of Indigenous history. Heather’s personal background and extensive knowledge have provided an opportunity to enhance the representation of Indigenous allies’ pivotal roles during 18th Century battles at and around Lake George. It has also expanded the educational narrative surrounding pre-European contact,” Ms. Flacke-Muncil said. “This collaborative program with the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance signifies a significant milestone for Fort William Henry in its commitment to present a more comprehensive and accurate account of Indigenous history. By harnessing Heather Brugel’s expertise, the museum aims to deliver an enriched understanding of the area’s historical context to the public. Heather’s presentation offers the opportunity to the public to hear from this expert ahead of a new exhibit Fort William Henry will soon be opening.”

Jay Levenson is a Trustee of the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance, and a Native American living historian: “The history of Native Americans in the Lake George region is a complex story of intertribal and European relations during both peace times and war. It is a story that needs to be told,” he said.

Space is limited for this event. Please register in advance at the following email address: info@lakegeorgebattlefield.org.

Warren County Police Blotter May 27th-June 11th & Washington County Police Blotter  5/27/23-6/08/23

Warren County 

May 27th, 2023

Jessica Ann Knight DOB: 08/22/74 was arrested for Aggravated DWI:Per Se-BAC.18 or more-1 Prior Conv-10 yrs DWI: Previous Conviction Designated Offense within 10 years

Jesse James Mackenzie DOB: 10/05/88 was arrested for Bail Jumping 3rd Degree 

Tyrell Jordan Fitzgerald DOB: 11/22/93 was arrested for Burglary-2nd 

Christopher M. Laware DOB: 01/12/95 was arrested for Burglary-2nd 

Vincent Anthony Laware DOB: 04/27/97 was arrested for Burglary-2nd

Heidi Ellen Shearer DOB:12/01/87 was arrested for Aggravated DWI; Per Se-BAC .18 or more-No Priors Driving While Intoxicated-1st offense

Erik Charles Shepard  DOB: 06/14/91 was arrested for failure to appear 

Julianne M. Fraser DOB: 05/31/79 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of Motor Vehicle-3rd  

May 28th, 2023

Lora Lynette Maxwell DOB: 05/21/73 was arrested for harassment 2nd-Physical Contact 

Ricky Neil Eggleston DOB: 04/06/61 was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated-1st offense

Christopher Allen Cary DOB: 06/15/87 was arrested for Petit Larceny 

Joelle Lynn McCullough DOB: 09/29/87 was arrested for Petit Larceny 

Kelly Marie O’Keefe DOB: 05/27/86 was arrested for Petit Larceny 

May 29th, 2023

Devin James Brown DOB: 11/29/98 was arrested for Petit Larceny

Wayne Harold Allen DOB: 11/18/74 was arrested for Petit Larceny 

Lora Lyneet Maxwell DOB: 05/21/73 was arrested for Criminal Trespass 2nd- Enter/Remain Unlawfully in Dwelling Disobey Mandate Exc. JL753A-2

Eve Alexandra Deima DOB: 06/13/89 was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated-1st Offense 

May 30th.2023 

John Charles Becker DOB: 10/07/81 was arrested for criminal possession of weapon 3-previous convictions obstruct government admin 2nd

Bradford Keith Flewelling DOB: 08/15/74 was arrested for FUJ/Justice 

May 31st, 2023

Maria Lynne Dulisse DOB: 07/01/97 was arrested for Crim Poss Contrl Subst Crim Poss Contrl Subst 2nd: Methamphetamines Crim Poss Controlled substance 3: Meth-Intent To Sell Crim Poss Narco Drug 

Eric Joseph Buell DOB: 01/11/84 was arrested for Agg Unlic Oper-2nd:3/ More Open Suspensions on 3/More Dates 

Channing T. Ningtullis-Koonce DOB: 06/30/87 was arrested for Aggravated  unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle-3rd

Joshua Jesse Tracy DOB: 10/26/83 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation-2nd Degree-Previous Conviction

June 1st, 2023

Barry Harvey Grubert DOB: 11/02/52 was arrested for Sex Offender Fail Report Change Addr/Status in 10 Day-1st Offense

Eve Alexandra Deima DOB: 06/13/89 was arrested for Gr Lar- value property greater than $1,000 offer file false instrument-1st Welfare Fraud-4th Degree   

Beaudry Cody B DOB:08/03/95 was arrested for Disorderly Conduct 

Sexton Robert John DOB: 03/20/89 was arrested for Aggravated unlicensed Operation-2nd Degree   

June 2nd, 2023

Lewis Roth Keiffer DOB: 02/28/63 was arrested for Viol Prob Viol 

David Scott Decker DOB: 11/10/90 was arrested for Failure to Appear & Bail Jumping 1st Degree

Boland Tammy L DOB: 09/04/75 was arrested for Viol Town Law

June 3rd, 2023

Samuel Barrett Cady DOB: 03/29/96was arrested for Aggravated DWI: Per Se-BAC .18 or More- No Prior Driving While Intoxicated-1st Offense

Mason Patrick Winchell DOB: 03/11/93 was arrested for Act in Manner Injur Child Less than 17 Crim Poss Contrl Sub Cocaine Crim Poss Contrl SubCriminal Possession of a Weapon 3-Previous Conviction 

Rafferty Dillon John DOB 09/04/92Driving While Intoxicated 1st offense 

Sullivan Lyndsea Keyth DOB: 03/20/85 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle-3rd Degree

Templeton Michael DOb 05/21/61 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed operation of a Motor Vehicle -3rd Degree 

June 4th, 2023

Goddard Aaron Michael DOB 11/23/93 was arrested for Aggravated unlicensed operation of Motor Vehicle: 3rd Degree

Lorensen Jason Roy DOB: 08/19/78 was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated-1st offense 

Watson Joshua M DOB: 07/14/86 was arrested for Failure to Appear

Jones Amanda Rae DOB 02/27/88 was arrested for Crim Trespass 3rd- Enclosed Property

Joshua M. Watson DOB; 07/14/86 was arrested for Failure To Appear 

June 5th, 2023

Angela Maria Bullard DOB 02/03/81 was arrested for Police Officer executed Warrant of Arrest

Lovell Troy Lee DOB 06/06/86 was arrested for Harassment 2nd-Physical Contact

June 6th,2023

Wanamaker Joseph D DOB: 03/16/89 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle -3rd

Lovelass Katie Lynn DOB: 03/04/02 was arrested for Aggravated DWI:Per se-BAC .18 or more No Prior Driving While Intoxicated 1st offense  

June 8th, 2023

Fox Richard Edwards DOB: 09/17/74 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle -3rd   

June 9th, 2023

Larmon Daniel Ralph DOB:01/29/90 was arrested for Aggravated Family Offense – more than one offense within five years burg dwelling  Causing Injury Crm Mis Intent Damage Property 

Odell Terry Dale DOB: 06/27/57 was arrested for  Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle -3rd

Tousignant Kerry Ann DOB: 05/01/72 was arrested for Petit Larceny Resisting Arrest

June 10th, 2023

Hardy Christiane E DOB: 05/07/52 was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated -1st offense

June 11th,  2023

Jabot Fantasia Lynn DOB 05/06/95 was arrested for Failure to Appear

Brodell Richard Evans DOB: 02/06/42 was arrested for Crim Poss Weapon w/ Intent to use menacing – 2nd

Washington County 5/27/23-5/30/23

05/27/2023 

Shawn C Johnson Age 37, was arrested for Crim Contempt-2nd: Disobey CRT

05/27/2023 

Joseph A Orender Age, 38, was arrested for Menacing- 2nd: Weapon Reckless Endangerment-2nd CPW -2nd: Loaded Firearm Criminal Possession Firearm

05/28/2023 

Seth L Joy Age 34, was arrested for Aslt 3-w/ Int cause Phys Injury

05/28/2023 

Jessica M Abeu Age 28 was arrested for Robbery -3rd  Act In Manner Injur Child<17 Crim Mis: Intent Damage Property Harassment – 2nd Phyical Cntact Aggrevated Family Offense

05/30/2023 

Tre F Tucker Age 19, was arrested for Crim obstruc breath/ aply press Unlawful imprisonment 2nd.

06/01/23

Graham Brittne I Age 38, was arrested for 3rd degree narc drug/int sell 

Cruz Manuel Age 45, was arrested for 3rd degree narc drug/int sell 

Marciano Debra L Age 56, was arrested for  3rd degree narc drug/int sell 

Groesbeck Zebulon S Age 39, was arrested for Harassment 1st

06/03/23

Stewart LaShawn N Age 25, was arrested for unlawful imprisonment -2nd 

Gimmler Brittney E Age 32, was arrested for crim mis intent damage property 

06/04/23

Elithrope Jessica L Age 32, was arrested for crim mis intent damage property harassment 2nd, physical contact ASLT 3rd w/ intent to cause phys injury

06/05/23

Mcmorland Eric B Age 31, was arrested for menacing police / peace officer

06/06/23

Hafner Nicholas M Age 36, was arrested for 3rd-narcotic drug 3rd-narcotic drug intent/sell crim use drug para crim poss contrl substance -7th torture injure not feed animals 

06/07/23

Sheldon Michael A Age 37 was arrested for agg harrass 2- communicate threat

Dufore Thomas B Age 49 was arrested for stalking 4th cause fear  crim contempt -2nd disobey crt

06/08/23

Iuliucci Matthew L Age 41 was arrested for petit larceny

Glens Falls High School Class of 2023 Graduation

Members of the Class of 2023

Although Saturday morning was filled with gray clouds and drizzling rain, that did not dampen the graduation festivities for the Class of 2023 at Glens Falls High School! The Class of 2023 celebrated their successes and challenges, having traversed their high school career while navigating the COVID Pandemic.

Clara Avery, in her Valedictorian address, highlighted the challenges faced by the class of 2023 when school was shuttered for COVID pandemic… She began her speech with the simple advice given to freshmen when they started high school: “Always walk on the right side of the hallway. It seemed simple to follow the established traffic patterns, a linear path to sophomore year,” Clara said. However, the events of the COVID pandemic erased all of the established norms and rules… Her speech highlighted how her class, along with so many others, faced their fears during the pandemic, and adapted to unpredictability and unprecedented change.

Clara highlighted the adaptability of the students, faculty, and staff throughout the pandemic. She thanked the custodial staff – and especially Ms. Mary – for their efforts in keeping the students, staff, and community safe. Ms. Mary, as she is fondly known, can often be found supervising the lunch rooms or along the sideline at sporting events, keeping an eye on all of the students at Glens Falls High School.  

This year, Glens Falls High School added more student speakers to the Commencement Ceremony… For the first time, the administration held a commencement speaker contest! Aiden Gormley – one of the two winners of this contest – will be attending the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in the fall. Aiden’s speech began with childhood lessons, and how his own mistakes had taught him these lessons… The first lesson was never stop being a kid, which was advice from his father; followed by never losing your curiosity or excitement for life.

Aiden highlighted getting the mundane right – the importance of time with friends, family dinners, and the beautiful chaos of life as one long journey. He ended his speech with importance of leaving the world a better place. 

Aiden Gormley (Center) with members of the Class of 2023

Aiden’s commencement speech added depth and humor to the ceremony… The commencement speaker contest added an opportunity to hear unique voices from the class of 2023. As the tassels were turned and the graduation ceremony came to a close, cheers rang out in the auditorium, and the members of the class of 2023 took their first steps towards their future.

North Country Janitorial Inc. Expands Workforce and Builds Community

North Country Janitorial Inc. is located at 188 Dix Avenue in Glens Falls. It was founded in 1974, by Ron and Rosemary Montesi… It’s now a second-generation family-owned business, currently run by Ron and Rosemary’s son, Matt Montesi, as the President and Owner; while  Chris Barden is the Chief Operating Officer, and has been part of the North Country family for almost 12 years. North Country Janitorial Inc. has about 230 employees, and over the last few years has found new and innovative ways to fulfill their employment needs, build community, and provide opportunities and services to their employees.

North Country Janitorial has continued to grow over its almost 50 years in business: “When I started, we didn’t have clients above Warrensburg, and now we go to the Canadian border… However, the majority of our customers are 15 to 20 miles from our offices here in Glens Falls,” Chris said.

North Country Janitorial has recently expanded into cleaning healthcare facilities and medical manufacturing plants: “Here in Glens Falls, we’re in the center of it… There are medical manufacturing facilities all around us, and it has taken hard work and opportunities to build those relationships,” Chris said.

Chris is aware of the importance of a reliable workforce to fulfill the needs of their clients: “We are a business that lives and dies by the availability of labor. Finding labor, retaining labor and training labor is key,” he said.

It was with this aspect of their business in mind that they kept working to expand their labor pool… About three years ago, the labor expansion that they had been looking for became a reality! The addition of a bilingual territory manager to the North Country family was the catalyst for this change – the ability to communicate with a new group of potential employees has helped bridge the gap between North Country Janitorial, and the hispanic labor market.

“The work is not easy. Finding people was a challenge, and about three years ago, we hired our first bilingual manager. That opened up the opportunity to recruit and talk to folks that we had previously not had access to. These folks are Spanish-speaking… They have gotten here legally to work, and to live and to support their families. So that opened up the ability to start recruiting from a larger demographic than we had been able to before… For us, that is huge, and has grown and has been part of our success. We have been able to work and take on more work and staff properly,” Chris said.

To support this new workforce, North Country Janitorial had to create infrastructure – the pool of labor that they would be drawing from mostly lived in Albany, and therefore, transportation was an issue: “Living in Albany and working in Glens Falls created some logistical challenges for a lot of these folks. Transportation was an issue. A lot of these folks didn’t have cars… Getting them from point A to point B was something that we had to figure out. Getting them to come up from Albany made us get creative and create systems for housing and transportation. We spent a lot of money on Uber for many months transporting our workforce. We needed to get our employees where they needed to go to support our customers. We went out and bought a minivan a little over a year ago, and we use that to shuttle people to some of the larger accounts. That’s worked well,” Chris said.

To help support their employees, North Country Janitorial has used innovative thinking to create real world solutions for their work force – they have reached out into the community and helped their employees find housing and services in the area. They have provided simple solutions like translating the bus schedule into Spanish… They have also relied on technology to translate information when needed: “The phones are great. They translate information so that everyone can communicate,” Chris said.

However, as they hire and support this new labor market, human interactions are important as well. The HR team at North Country Janitorial are enrolled in Spanish language classes, so that they can more effectively communicate with employees: “The HR team is the underpinning of the program. We really only wish we had done it sooner! Our customers are happy to have competent people, and that has helped strengthen some relationships,” Chris said.

For more information about North Country Janitorial, please visit northcountryjanitorial.com

Property Transactions June 9-June 16th

Warren County

Glens Falls

Kyle D. Wagner sold property at 77 W. Notre Dame to Emily & Daniel J. Casolaro for $265,000

Peter D., & Kelly R. Vance sold property at 5 Big Cross street to Mandi Lee Easton for $195,597

James G. Hartwyk III sold property at 92 montcalm street to Kailyn Renee Ridenour for $215,000

John J. Endieveri sold property at 3 Carleton Ct. to Mary Utter for $236,000

James Atherton-Ely sold property at 9 Jefferson Street to Ryan & Angelica James for $256,000

786 AZS Realty, Inc. sold property at 22 Clendon Ave to Leah T. Phillips-Fahey & Scott A Dolman for $165,000

Johnsburg

Connie Mahoney, Gordon, Laura & Victoria J. Smith sold property at 4621 State Route 28 to APIF-New York LLC for $185,000

Michael & Jennifer Adams sold property at 36 Mountain Path North Creek to Kushtrim Shala for $43,500 

Estate of Kyle A. Dunkley sold property at 70 Edwards Hill Road to Bret Dunkley for $84,000

Brian S. & Martha Goodsell sold property at 361 Bartman Road to Mary Beth H. Hofmeister (a.ka. Mary Elizabeth Hofmiester) & Thomas Hofmiesterfor $50,500

Lake Luzerne 

Richard, Jeffery J., & Joseph Giebelhaus sold property at 33 Woodward Drive to Brian Juliano for $200,000 

Lake George

Ari Investor Strategies, LLC sold property at 1802 Route 9 to Mag Realty Holdings Lake George,LLC for $1.35-million

Lake George Self Storage, LLC. sold property at  526 Canada street to 526 Canada Street LLC. for $400,000 

Queensbury

Lawrence A. & Mariann N. Knox sold property at 75 Peggy Ann Lane to Luis & Rosa Minerva Polanco for $415,000

The Laguardia Family Irrevocable Only Trust dated Oct. 23, 2017 sold property at 45 Sara-Jen Dr. to Stephen & Antonia Loschiave for $400,000

Matthew C. Lewis , & Christine C. Lewis (f.k.a Christine C. Sciver) sold property at 111 Richmond Hill Drive for $505,000

Dreamland Solutions, LLC. sold property at 29 Stonehurst Dr. to Daniel Lee Bureau & Bethany Bureau for $458,500

Linda G. Rizzi sold property at 5 Schoolhouse road to Matthew & Lauren Vosganian for $224,000

Jeffery J. Lapell & Tina Lungren sold property at 5 PineCrest Dr. to Joan & James DIkeman for $460,000

The Estate of William E. Harrison sold property at 8 Cobblestone Dr. to Cobble Ridge LLC. for $90,000

Peter Shabat sold property at 179 Montray Road to DKC Holding Inc. for $56,000

Queensbury & Glens Falls Adjacent Parcels

Linda C Casse sold property at 318 Ridge Street & adjacent parcel to 318 Ridge LLC for $295,000

Stony Creek

3HO Foundation, Inc. sold property at Harrisburg Road to Christien Shangraw $7,000

Chester

Russell A. & Sandra M. Crounse sold property at 16 Marina Road to Vickie Cleveland & Ralph Bovee for $100,000

Washington County

Argyle

Gordon Bodkin, Mary Scala & Betty Webster sold property at 326 Dutchtown Road to Karen A. Mattison and Steven D. Mattison, III for $16,520

Cambridge

Kenneth F. Weliczka, Esq., ref.,Robert & Karen Skellie sold property at 994 Chestnut HIl Road to US Bank Trust National Association as Owner Trustee for VRMTG Asset Trust for $165,000

Dresden 

Krystel Kent, Exec. for the last will of George E. Shattuck, Jr. sold property at 79 Dresden Road to James S. & Kim M. Brown for $38,000 

Granville

Joseph R. & Lynette M. Polvin sold property at 19 Dayton Hill Rd. to Adrianne Elizabeth Polvin & Kenneth Thompson for $130,000 

Mad Mat Realty, LLC. sold property at upper Turnpike Road to Daniel J. Morse for $20,000

Sheri R. & Gregory K. Bourn sold property at 54 East Main Street to Wesley Barlow for $47,000

Greenwich 

Gordon Bodkin & Mary Scala & Betty Webster by Atty, in Fact Gordon Bodkin sold property at 298 Ferguson Road to Daniel S. & Eric K. Richards for $176,000

Rosalie Fitzgerald, Brenda Ann Critelli & Jerry W. Sargent,Sr.as Admin os Estate of LAura J. Sargent sold property at 14 Academy Street to Trecenti Holdings LLC for $83,500

Hartford

Samuel J. Nolan & Abigail A. Matuszak sold property at 3603 State Route 196 to Samuel J. Nolan for $8,000

Hebron

Kathrine J. Skinner, as trustee of the Robert G. Skinner & Elizabeth Debarto Skinner Family Trust sold property at 3154 County Route 30 to Patrick M., Edward F.,& Carol R. Peltier for $315,000

Jackson

Robert L. Dufty, Jr. & Alicia A. Dufty sold property at 562 Alyssa Way to Kevin G. & Deanna Ann Konopka for $79,999

Lisa Villafuerte Watt & Felimar I. Villafuerte sold property at 70 Stanton Rd. to Michael John Romack, Irene Calimag Romack, & Michael Andrew Romack for $45,000

Fort Ann

Adam M. Wright sold property at 5259 Pillar Way to Mark C. & Trudy E. Shlosser for $128,000

US Bank Trust NA as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust sold property at 5244 Pillar Way to Krystal Audette and Kimberly McKinney for $32,400

Kris & Susan Jackson sold property at 24 Mountain View to Katie M. & Jessica S. Moses for $186,500

Fort Edward

Brian & Moriah Mathis sold property at 98 East Street to 98 East Street, LLC. for $190,000 

D and T Creative Properties, LLC sold property at 4 Marion Street to Eric Rose for $179,000  

Salem

Margaret H. Bain as Exec. of Last Will of Mary H. Stewart sold property at 253 Main Street to Deborah Abenmoha for $165,000

White Creek

James H. Goslin sold property at Dinny Rd to Peter & Russell Saville for $20,000

The Hyde Collection’s 60th Anniversary Celebration Brings Bolton Landing Sculptor Back Home

David Smith
Untitled (Home of the Welder), 1946
Gouache on paper
23 x 29 ¼ in. (58.4 x 74.3 cm)
The Estate of
David Smith, New York

GLENS FALLS, NY – In honor of its sixtieth anniversary, the Hyde Collection is pleased to announce the exhibition Songs of the Horizon: David Smith, Music, and Dance. Curated by Dr. Jennifer Field, Executive Director of the Estate of David Smith, this is the first museum exhibition to focus exclusively on the indelible influence of music and dance on Smith’s work in painting, drawing, and sculpture. The exhibition features thirty-five pieces loaned by major private and public collections, including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Harvard Art Museums, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Estate of David Smith, in addition to archival materials from the Estate and works from the Hyde’s permanent collection. The Hyde aims to draw scholars, collectors, and enthusiasts to celebrate Smith’s legacy as well as the enduring traditions of dance and music in the southern Adirondack region. 

David Smith (1906-1965; b. Decatur, IN) is recognized as one of the great sculptors of the twentieth century. Smith began spending summers in Bolton Landing, New York, in the late 1920s and settled there permanently in 1940. “The Adirondack region that encompasses Bolton Landing and Glens Falls was inseparable from Smith’s artistic practice,” says Field. “A dialogue with nature—the mountain landscape, the change of seasons, the flight of birds—is reflected in his artwork in every medium.” In the 1940s, inspired by performances in the region and in New York City, Smith initiated an exploration of dancers and musicians rapt in song. 

Jason Ward, Hyde Collection Board of Trustees Chair, notes, “As part of his commitment to the area, Smith became deeply involved with the foundation of The Hyde Collection before his premature death in 1965. Charlotte Hyde, the founder of the Museum, was a friend of David Smith and fond of his artistic creations. David Smith was one of the Collection’s earliest trustees and curated The Hyde’s very first summer exhibition, installing his own sculptures on the lawn. In the spirit of that inaugural event, Songs of the Horizon: David Smith, Music, and Dance will feature two graceful, vertical sculptures from later in Smith’s career, measuring up to twelve feet tall that poetically evokes the essence of music, dance, and nature. This intimate association with David Smith,” Ward continues, “is what the museum seeks to highlight with this anniversary exhibition.” 

In 1926, Smith moved from the Midwest to New York City. There he met artist Dorothy Dehner; they married the following year. Beginning in the mid-1930s, Smith photographed Dehner in dance poses. These images, along with photographs by Barbara Morgan of Martha Graham, spurred Smith’s sustained study of the female figure in motion. Songs of the Horizon features Smith’s sculpture Boaz Dancing School (1945; Private collection)—a stylistically radical interpretation of Franziska Boaz’s Bolton Landing dance studio, and a rare example of Smith explicitly referencing a particular historical and autobiographical moment. This sculpture has been publicly displayed only once since 1947.

Smith cited music as essential to his life and work, particularly classical and jazz from his radio: “I use  music as company in the manual labor part of sculpture, of which there is much.” He regularly traveled to New York City to attend concerts and jazz clubs. Locally, he enjoyed the lively summer concert season in Lake George. A trio of drawings depicts a 1946 performance by harpsichordist Sylvia Marlow, reunited here for the first time. These works in turn, engendered an ambitious group of drawings, paintings and sculpture inspired by the two ancient Greek muses of music and dance, represented here by the innovative, abstract sculptures Euterpe and Terpsichore (1946; the Estate of David Smith) and  Terpsichore and Euterpe (1947; Harvard Art Museums). 

Concurrently, Smith created a series centered on renowned cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, who briefly settled in the Adirondacks in the 1940s. Smith captured the psychological intensity and geometry of the cellist and his instrument in a painting series and in the sculpture Cello Player (1945; Private collection). These works, reunited in the exhibition for the first time in nearly 20 years, are accomplished examples of the  complex, abstract direction in which Smith took his paintings and sculptures in the mid-1940s.  

Of this exhibition, David Smith’s daughters, Rebecca and Candida Smith, state: 

“We are thrilled to see our father’s work back at the Hyde Collection. Our father wanted his sculptures to be experienced in relation to nature, to changing light, weather, and seasons. He always said that an artist is a person of their time. There was a vibrant community of artists and performers in the southern  Adirondacks, and our father’s work responded to contemporaneous performing arts and music and was inspired by the wild beauty of the mountains and the lakes.”  

– Rebecca and Candida Smith 

Additional Information Regarding David Smith 

David Smith married artist Dorothy Dehner in 1927. Dehner encouraged Smith to enroll at the Art Students League and introduced him to modern dance. In acknowledgment of the vital role Dehner played in Smith’s early career and his life in the Adirondacks, Songs of the Horizon: David Smith, Music, and  Dance include a selection of artworks by Dehner. She left the marriage in 1950, returning to New York City. Smith’s works became increasingly large and inventive, his sculptures spreading into the fields of his mountain home. 

Accompanying Educational Program Offerings 

  • June 24, 11 AM: Exhibition Tour with Guest Curator Jennifer Field 
  • June 24, 4 PM: Conversation with the Daughters of David Smith 
  • July 2, 6:30 PM: The Sculptor and the Musician: European Baroque Chamber Music
  • July 20, 5:30-7:30 PM: Adult Workshop: Modern Dance with Ginny Martin & Dana Yager
  • July 22, 7:30 PM: “A Tribute to David Smith” with Hub New Music 
  • July 25, 27 & August 1, 3, 10-11:15 AM: Youth Workshop: Earth Movement with Ellen Sinopoli  Dance Company 
  • July 27 & 28, 12-4 PM: Youth Workshop: Modern Dance with Ginny Martin & Dana Yager
  • July 28, 5:30 PM: Performance: Modern Dance with Ginny Martin & Dana Yager
  • August 6, 10 AM-5 PM: Community Day  
  • August 17, 6 PM: Lecture: David Smith, Music, Dance and Community with Paula Wisotzki
  • September 8-10, 9 AM-4 PM: Welding Workshop with Salem Art Works: Inspired by David Smith

Thank You to Our Sponsors 

Special thank you to: The Charles R. Wood Foundation and The Hoopes Family Foundation  

Leading Sponsors: The Glens Falls Foundation, Anne and George Morris, Francine and Robert Nemer, Franklin and Mary Renz, Charnell H. Thompson, and Jason C. Ward and Heather M. Ward 

Major Sponsors: Mr. Mark Behan, Tenée and James Casaccio, The Chateau On The Lake, Ellen-Deane Cummins, D.A. Collins, Carl and Terry DeBrule, Tom and Sally Hoy, The Robert Lehman Foundation,  J.M. McDonald Foundation, and Wilmington Trust 

Supporting Sponsors: India and Benjamin Adams, Atherton Painting & Renovations, Giorgio and  Maureen DeRosa, KEENA Staffing Inc., Mrs. Joan Lapham, Mr. John J. Nigro, Dennis J. Phillips and Patricia Smith Phillips, The Queensbury Hotel, Chelsea and Joshua Silver, StoredTech IT Consulting,  Sarah Parker Ward and Chris Ward, Warren County Bar Association, and Domenique and Dmitriy Yermolayev 

A SECOND EXHIBITION OPENING 

The 1960s: Beyond Op and Pop 

The 1960s are understood as the dawn of widespread progressive social views, from the civil rights movement to war protests and the sexual revolution. The visual arts as well experienced the advent of radical styles, including Op Art, Pop Art, and countless new approaches to what it meant to work abstractly. 

Notwithstanding the allure of novelty, not all artists shunned the “real world”—and the sixties also saw the development of the painting style known as Photorealism. The 1960s: Beyond Op and Pop draws from The Hyde’s permanent collection of 1960s painting, sculpture, and works on paper in a wide range  of styles.  

About David Smith 

Widely regarded as one of the most innovative sculptors of his generation, David Smith (1906-1965) was pioneering in his ability to fuse Surrealist and Cubist influences, redefining what sculpture could be for the modern world. David Smith’s sculptures, paintings, and drawings have been exhibited internationally since the 1950s. Smith represented the United States at La Biennale di Venezia in 1954 and 1958.  Numerous solo exhibitions of his work have been mounted in the decades since, including at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1965, 2011), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1969,  2006); the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (1982); Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan (1994);  MNCA, Reina Sofia, Madrid (1996); Tate Modern, London (2006); Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY (1997-99, 2017), and Yorkshire Sculpture Park (2019-20), among many other venues.

About The Hyde Collection 

The Hyde is one of the Northeast’s exceptional small art museums with distinguished European and  American art collections. The core collection, acquired by Museum founders Louis and Charlotte Hyde,  includes works by such artists as Sandro Botticelli, El Greco, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Edgar Degas, Georges Seurat, Pablo Picasso, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and American artists Thomas Eakins, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, and James McNeill Whistler. The Museum’s Modern and  Contemporary art collection features works by artists including Josef Albers, Dorothy Dehner, Sam Gilliam, Adolph Gottlieb, Grace Hartigan, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, George McNeil, Robert Motherwell, Ben Nicholson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Bridget Riley. Today, The Hyde offers significant national and international exhibitions and a packed schedule of events that help visitors experience art in new ways. Visit www.hydecollection.org.

Folklife Center 30th Anniversary Festival

The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library is 30 years old and we’re celebrating  with a free Festival in City Park, outside the Library, Tuesday, July 25th, 10 am to 5 pm.  

Over 50 folk artists will fill the park demonstrating their crafts and traditions. Up close and personal, festival goers will be able to witness first hand the skill, and to talk  directly with the experts. Many of the artists will also have a hands-on component.  

The list of traditions is far reaching: Afghanistan kites, black ash and birch bark  basketry, barn quilts, blacksmithing, chainsaw carving, chair caning, drumming, fiber  arts, fly fishing flies and casting, hammer dulcimer, henna art, iconography painting,  Irish stick fighting, nature garden sculpture, painted floor cloths, paper art,  photographic portraits, plasma cut metal work, primitive weaving on a peg loom, rough  edge bowl turning, sculptures of found objects, stringed instrument making,  stonework, timber framing, tintype photography, torah scribing, ukulele club, wood  carving birds.  

There’ll be live music all day at the Bandstand. The morning will showcase Adirondack  music, with Dan Berggren, Dan Duggan, Josh Clevenstine (10 am), followed by John  Kirk and Trish Miller with Cedar Stanistreet and Greg Anderson (11 am). At noon, The  McKrells will join us with Irish music. The Desi Trio will take the stage with Pakistani  music at 1:30 pm, followed a by Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra at 2:30 pm).  We’ll wind up the day with a country music reunion 4-5 pm, featuring Marty Wendell,  Al and Kathy Bain, and the legendary Smokey Greene & Sons. 

We’re also scheduling food demonstrations in front of the Library (homestead cheeses,  Congolese recipes, local soul food dinner, etc), a selection of food trucks along Maple  Street, and other participatory activities. 

Thanks to our major partners, New York Folklore (Schenectady) and Traditional Arts in  Upstate New York (Canton) for helping organize the event, to the Friends of Crandall  Public Library for additional funds, and to the many local organizations joining us for a  day of fun for the entire family.