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July 14th Payment Deadline Set For Tax Delinquent Property Owners In Warren County

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Featured, Home & Garden, Property.

Warren County property owners who are delinquent on property tax bills should contact Warren County Real Property Tax Services by Friday, July 14th, 2023 to discuss payment arrangements as deadlines approach for the annual tax foreclosure auction.

Warren County property owners who are behind on their taxes and would like to discuss a payment plan should contact Lexie Delurey, Warren County Director of Real Property Tax Services, at (518) 761-6466 by 9:00 AM on July 14th to avoid potential public auction of their property to recoup taxes.

The Warren County Board of Supervisors is considering doing away with the annual “last chance” public meeting for tax-delinquent property owners this year in light of dwindling attendance, so arrangements must be made with the Real Property Tax Services Office Director by July 14th.

In addition, Real Property Tax Services staff will be visiting tax-delinquent properties the week of June 5th, 2023 to begin the process of posting them for the annual property auction. This year’s auction has been scheduled for October 21, 2023 at Warren County Municipal Center.

For more information, please visit the Warren County Real Property Tax Services website.

LARAC’s June Arts Festival

Written by Kate Haggerty on . Posted in Community, Featured, In the Arts, Uncategorized.

The annual Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) June Arts Festival will be held June 17th & 18th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM… Rain or shine! This is the 52nd Annual June Arts Festival, and it will be held in Glens Falls City Park on Maple Street in Glens Falls. 

This is a juried outdoor arts and crafts festival featuring over 100 artists and musicians! There will be jewelry, fine art, textiles, home & garden decor, ands even specialty foods.

LARAC’s mission is to enrich the quality of life in Warren, Washington, and Northern Saratoga County by supporting arts and culture. This nonprofit organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that works to support art and culture through sponsorship, networking, and providing art activities and services. 

LARAC was founded in 1972 to unify the arts community and establish a cultural identity for the region. It supports local artists and local art traditions while cultivating the community vision of what art is, and how it enriches our lives.

For more information visit larac.org

Evergreen Bicycle Works: Kids’ Bikes Trade-Up Program

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

Kyle and Randy Cozzens own and operate Evergreen Bicycle Works, which is located in the historic Fort Edward Train Station. Evergreen Bicycle Works is a full service bicycle shop offering new and used bicycles, gear, and apparel. They also offer maintenance and repair work, and bicycle rentals. 

Evergreen Bicycles understands how quickly a kid can grow out of a bike, and that parents often purchase larger bicycles so that the child can grow into the bike… This can be both unsafe and unenjoyable for the rider. To save parents money and make the experience more enjoyable for the kids, Kyle and Randy created the Kid’s Bike Trade-Up Program.

This program helps to offset the cost of a new bike as the child grows, and makes bike riding fun and enjoyable for the kids. It’s open to bike riders under the age of 16 – parents can purchase any new qualifying kids’ bikes, and if the kid outgrows it within four years, Evergreen Bicycle works offers a trade-in-credit towards a new bike for the same child.

Due to wear and tear, a percentage of the total cost is used to cover necessary repairs. This program keeps kids on a safe, size-appropriate bike.

For more information, please visit evergreenbicycleworks.com

Key Club & NHS High School Kids Visit Senior Living Community

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

Residents at The Landing at Queensbury recently received a special visit from Fort Ann Central School students! Students who participate in National Honor Society and Key Club helped with a variety of tasks and socialized with the residents. The Landing at Queensbury is an assisted living facility and memory care unit in Queensbury, where residents maintain an independent lifestyle while continuing to grow and and maximize their abilities while receiving the best senior living and memory-care services. 

For their “Senior Give-Back Day” in May, the students did a variety of cleaning tasks for the residents, including wiping down the dining room and picking up debris outside. They also played a game of dominoes, enjoyed an ice cream social, and visited with the dementia care connections residents in their outdoor courtyard.

“We are so grateful for their visit and their generosity,” shared Alisha Stosic, Executive Director of The Landing at Queensbury. “They did so much in a short amount of time. We can’t wait for them to visit us again!”

Intergenerational friendships create powerful benefits for both groups… Each group learns from each other and forms a special bond, building respect and support.

Property Transactions May 19th-May 25th

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured, Property.

Warren County

Bolton 

Adam W. Savage & Patricia Kolodzinski sold property at 8 Stewart Ave. to BL3 8 Stewart Ave LLC for $670,000

Warrensburg

Carol A. Meyer sold property at 2 Fourth Ave to 2 Fourth Ave LLC for $85,000

Lawrence M. & Jeanine R. Lawler sold property at 15 & 17 Lake Ave to Corinne L. Terry for $75,000

Read Street Realty LLC sold property at 124 Forest Lake Rd to Praveena Singh for $285,000

Pascal McDemott sold property at 1534 Viele Pond Rd to Mikayla Lucero for $149,000

Glenn T. & Dayna K. Harris sold property at 199 Forest Lake Rd. to John A. Riley for $75,000

Glens Falls

Robert M. Kelly, referee sold property at 31 Lexington Ave to 179 Quail LLC for $103,601

Bethany Burgess sold property at 18 Staple Street to Racheal Dorice Hendrickson for $220,000

Richard A. Christensen Jr., & Sandra L. Christensen sold property at 12 Kidder Ln. to Ethan Farley & Kellie O’Brien for $239,900

John M. Beckem II sold property at 8 William Street to Daniel Moon for $200,000

Charles C. Adams III sold property at 26 Garfield St. to Zachary & Rene Plattner for $182,000

Patti L. Gray-Whann & Christopher A. Whann sold property at 80 Sanford St. to Patrick L. & Melissa R Gunty for $335,000

Anson G. Wood sold property at 6 Cherry St. to Zachary F. Pollicino-Bauman, Stephanie R. Cocozza for $272,950

Chester

Estate of Donald R. Coghlan sold property on Hardscrabble Road to David & Wendy Linaberry for $34,000

Adirondack Woods, LLC sold property at 56 Carriage Knolls Rd. to Rebecca L. Moon & Sally C. Wallace for $35,000

Anthony Sapienza sold property at 71 Dixon Road to PSR Holdings Four, LLC for $1.2 -million 

Steven Howell sold property at Friends Lake Road (#14 Adirondack Heights) to Jodi Soltysiak for $38,000

 Terry D. Turner sold property at 9 Olstedville Rd. to Patty D. Wheeler

 for $59,100

Queensbury

Frank Flauto & Carmen Flauto Revocable Trust sold property at 17 Centennial Dr. to James & Johnna Putnam for $312,000

Estate of Kathryn Jane Lyons sold property at 34 First St. to Big Cross Properties, LLC for $55,000

Jeanne L. Rollins Revocable Trust u/a/d 3/22/2016 sold property at 377 Cleverdale Rd to Kelly A. & Christopher J. Boucher for $2,824,500

White Family Irrevocable Income Only Trust u/a dated 10/9/20 sold property at 27 Treasure Pl to Phillip J. & Gina D. Thomas for $249,000

Stanley A. Lackey sold property at 605 Route 149 to Wes-Ma Farms, LLC for $116,600

Estate of Doris M. Webster sold property at 266 Chestnut Ridge Rd to Carrie Leigh Varnet & Wayne Law for $225,000

Hague

James J. & Kerry K. Wania sold property at Dodd Hill Road to Kristopher & Christine Benedetto for $325,000

Andreanna Dillberto, Referee sold property at 2 Whippoorville Ln. to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. for $85,000

Lake George 

Barbara L. Frost, Dorothy A. Muratori, Ellis F. Lynch, & Catherine F. Devlin sold property at 10 Old Post Road to Catherine F. & Thomas M. Devlin for $400,000

Bloody Pond Road LLC sold property at 30 Hill Crest Ln. Unit 11, Building 3 to John Paul Builders LLC for $125,714

M & M Parent Co. LLC sold property at 155 Canada St. to Max & Bryan LLC for $1.25-million 

Lake Luzerne

Joseph Oswald sold property at 38 Locarno St to Scott 7 Jillian Maloney for $29,000

George J. & Elizabeth M. Cannon sold property at 19 Cannon Dr. to Phillip Mormandin Jr., & Stephanie Normandin for $200,000

Horicon 

Brian P. Empett sold property at 666 Beaver Pond to KUO Realty 1 LLC for $135,000

Frank & Sandra Dinger sold property on East Shore Drive to Thomas S. Osika & Gina M. Scarano Osika Irrevocable Trust for $139,000

Johnsburg

Marion L. Monroe sold property at 2783 State Route 28 to Tyler Kenneth Bolse & Julia Ann Bolse for $350,000

Rural Treasures Construction, LLC sold property at River Road to Shawn Harrington & Camilla Tilk-Hart for $36,000

Estate of Matthew R. LaVergne sold property at 212 13th Lake rd to Jesse B. & Sarah Elizabeth Benton for $138,297 

Stony Creek

The Estate of Frank Giambrone sold property at 240 Roaring Branch Rd. to Jaiden Robert Mosher for $42,000

Washington County 

Jackson

Scott David Brownell sold property at 2561 Macehren Way to Dawn Michelle Brownell-Toma and Any Elizabeth Helm for $60,000

Fort Edward 

Thomas K. Symack, Jr. & Edward H. Symack as Admin. Estate of Thomas Kevis Symack & Edward H. Symack, Ind. sold property at 5 Olive Street to Thomas K. Symack for $10,000

Miguel Angel Perez and Yesenia Arocho sold property to 7 Lincoln ave to Holly Rock for $154,900 

John M. Stanton sold a property at 229 Broadway to  Lucas and Lauren Irene McDermott for $160,000

Timothy Grundle, Sharon Grundle and Shannon Vestal sold a property at 12 Notre Dame Street to WJ and J Properties of Saratoga for $65,000

Hartford

Brummagyn, LLC sold property at 77 Christian Hill Road to King Burch, LLC for $105,000

Erica Gonyea fka Burke sold a property at 4711 State Route 149 to Jeana Breton and Benjamin D. Vageline for $ 80,000

Kingsbury 

Iwona Wisniewski and Janina Grzeszcyk sold property at 21 Tripoli Road to Alexander Aponte & Paul Groom for $349,900

Paul J. Ryan, Jr. sold a property at 3065 State Route 4 to John B. Towson for $120,000

Andrew and Anna Russell sold a property at 25 Seventh Avenue to Ashley Francis Johnson for $231,000

David A. and Robin N. Mattes sold a property at 1066 State Route 196 to Three Rocks, LLC for $195,000

Argyle 

Donna Lampmon sold property at 2308 Lick Springs Road to Tyler and Samantha South for $93,000

Dale J. Barlow sold a property at 196 Hinds Road to Kyle Powers for $249,900

Whitehall 

Lee  McClure sold property at 136 Broadway to Hogwash Cleaning Solutions, LLC for $110,000

Alan M. Porembra, Esq. Ref.,: Carol Stmons sold a property at 10 Perry Lane to Viiet Homesales LLC for $38,945

Viiet Homesales, LLC sold a property at 10 Perry lane to Ayman Ahmed for $55,000

Tracy B. Stevenson sold a property at 1 Brookdale Avenue to Angela Ragusa for $82,000

Betty H. Newell sold a property at 0,5,9 Cliff Street to David Brian Gage for $82,000

White Creek 

US Bank National Association sold property at 4 S Park Street to REO Home Services, LLC for $84,500

REO Home Services, LLC sold Property at 4 S Park Street to Flip & Renew, LLC for $102,500

Maurice Andrew, Jr. and Nadine McKee as Co0Exec. Of Last Will of Carol A. Accetta fka Galvin sold a property at 189 Old State Road North to Andrew Brennan for $120,000

Granville

Joan A. Beecher, Exec., Last will of Annabelle Louis Andrews sold property at 6 Andrews Lane to Brian Francis Cutler and Tanya R. Wood for $145,750

Asa James Morris sold a property at 13-15 Washington Street to Charles Lee for $112,000

James L. Melville sold a property at 0 Baker Road to Norcrest, LLC for $230,000

Greenwich 

Mauro Toto sold a property at 1010 State Route 29 to Elizabeth Gauthier for $86,000

Kristen Nelson Darrow, admin. Estate of James C. Darrow, Jr., sold a property at 00 Snell Drive Lot 3 to Sharon Hudson for $34,000

James A. and Joan E. Dowling sold a property at Spaguetown Road to Spencer D. Truax for $ 8,000

Jackson 

William and Laura Zeppetelli sold a property at 36 Bowen Hill Lane to William Thomas Zeppetelli for $115,000

Fort Ann 

George Thomas sold a property at 1112 State Route 22 to Seth Goodpeed for $110,000

Police Blotter May 19th -26th

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Warren County

05/19/2023 Arron Scott Early DOB: 02/17/1990 was arrested for Agg Unlic Operation-2nd: 3/ More Open Suspensions on 3/more dates

05/19/2023 Haley Alexis Seymour DOB 03/01/2023 was arrested for Crim Sale Contrl Substance

05/19/2023 Nicholas J Abrantes DOB 08/06/1997 was arrested for Aggravated unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle -3rd

05/20/2023 Leonard Thomas Palmer DOB 03/05/2002 was arrested for Aggravated DWI:Per Se-BAC .18 or More-No Priors Driving While Intoxicated -1st Offense

05/21/2023 Jesse James Schwarz DOB 07/25/1999 was arrested for Aggrevated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle-3rd

05/21/2023 James R. Saunders DOB 06/24/1984 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle-#rd Degree 

05/21/2023 Daniel James Hassett DOB 02/09/1997 Was arrested for Petit Larceny 

05/22/2023 Ricky Edwin Burdett DOB 01/30/1981 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle-3rd Degree

05/22/2023 Logan Ryan Flores DOB: 10/20/2002 was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 2nd-Previous Conviction Possess Forged Instrument-3rd

05/22/2023 Antwoin C. Huggins DOB 04/06.1983 was arrested for Unspecified Violation of Family Court Act

05/22/2023 COlby Douglas Geever DOB 09/22/1970 was arrested for Failure to Appear

05/23/2023 Sarah J Balcom DOB 10/23/1993 was arrested for Agg Oper-2nd :3 More open Suspensions on 3/More Dates

05/24/2023 Alyssa Lynn Johnson DOB 06/15/1985 was arrested for Failure to Appear

Washington County

05/19/2023 Sarah E. Denes Age 33, was arrested for Agg DWI with Child-1st offense Oper MV impaired by Drug 1st Crim Poss Contrl Subst-7th act in manner injur child <17

05/19/2023 Arron Scott Early DOB: 02/17/1990 was arrested for Agg Unlic Operation-2nd: 3/ More Open Suspensions on 3/more dates

05/19/2023 Haley Alexis Seymour DOB 03/01/2023 was arrested for Crim Sale Contrl Substance

05/19/2023 Nicholas J Abrantes DOB 08/06/1997 was arrested for Aggravated unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle -3rd

05/20/2023 Eric Rudoph Kufs Age 44, was arrested for Oper MV BAC .08 of 1%-1st Off DWI- 1st Offense

05/21/2023 Frank P. Spaulding Age 66, was arrested for Reckless endangerment – 2nd Obstruct Govermentl Admin -2nd Crim Poss Weap-3rd:Prev Conv

05/22/2023 Taylor B Sousa Age 30, was arrested for Crim Poss Contrl subst-7th

05/22/2023 Tyanne M Carpenter Age, 31 was arrested for Crim Contrl Subst-7th, Crim Use Drug Para-2nd :Scales Crim Use Drug Para-1st

05/22/2023 Bryce A Moss Age 32, was arrested for Crim Poss Contrl Subst-7th

05/23/2023 Richard L Mallory Age 54, was arrested for Sex Of Fail Rep Change-1st Of

Sex Offender Reg Viol -1st Off

05/23/2023 Erik K Wappett Age 65, was arrested for Oper MV BAC .08 of 1% – 1st Off

DWI-1st Offense

05/23/2023 Abby L Celeste Age 49, was arrested for Crim Contempt-2nd: Disobey CRT

05/24/2023 Jacqueline M Aiken 61, was arrested for Endangering Incompetent 2nd

05/24/2023 Alexia L Azan  Age 19, was arrested for Loitering Unlaw Use Contrl Sub

05/24/2023 Yana L Wallace Age 24, was arrested for DWI- 1st Off Oper MV BAC.08 of 1%-1st Off

05/25/2023 Aron D Brewer Age 24, was arrested for Loitering Unlaw USe Contrl Sub

05/25/2023 John J Davis Age 46, was arrested for CPCS-3rd Narc Drug Int/Sell Crim Poss Cont Sub-5th: Cocaine Crim Use Drug Para-2nd:Scales

05/25/2023 Tyanne M Carpenter Age 31, was arrested for Crim Use Drug Para- 1st CPCS-3rd-Narc Drug Int/Sell Criminal Nuisance -1st

05/26/2023 Robert G Keech Age 69, was arrested for Unlawful Imprisonment 2nd Act in Manner Injur Child < 17 Selling Tobacco to Minor < 18 Sex Abuse 1st: Forcible Compulsn Sex Abuse 1:Vic Undr 13/Def 21 Crim Sex Act-1st:By Force Forcible Touching

June Is Pride Month! LGBTQ+ Employees Are Protected In The Workplace

Written by Giovanna D'Orazio, D'Orazio Peterson LLP on . Posted in Business, Featured, News, Opinion.

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are protected from discrimination and harassment in the workplace under both New York State and federal law.  The New York Human Rights Law explicitly lists sexual orientation and gender identity as protected statuses, and the United States Supreme Court – in the landmark 2020 civil rights case Bostock v. Clayton County – found that Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination encompasses both sexual orientation and gender identity. 

New York’s law more expressly addresses issues relating to gender identity because of GENDA (the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act). Specifically, GENDA applied the protections of New York’s human rights laws to gender identity and expression, which are defined as “a person’s actual or perceived gender-related identity, appearance, behavior, expression, or other gender-related characteristic regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth, including, but not limited to, the status of being transgender.” 

What does this mean?  Most of us are familiar with what it means to target someone because of their sexual orientation, i.e., someone’s physical, romantic or emotional attraction to another person.  Some of us are more recently learning about gender identity and what it means to be transgender, i.e., that someone’s gender identity is different from the one they were assigned at birth.  Individuals are also protected from gender stereotyping, i.e., you do identify as the same gender you were assigned at birth, but you don’t, for example, dress in the way one expects a woman or a man to dress and you are targeted for that reason. 

What is illegal? Anti-discrimination statutes prohibit employers from taking what we call an “adverse employment action” – like getting fired or not being promoted – against an employee because of that employee’s protected status.  Most employees are “at will”, meaning they can be fired at any time for any reason, so the sticking point in any employment case is demonstrating that the employee was targeted because of their protected status and not some other reason, even if we don’t agree with it. 

These laws also protect employees from harassment based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.  When harassment rises to the level of a hostile work environment and, in extreme cases, to the employee’s forced resignation, they can also have a claim under the anti-discrimination laws.  The law also encourages employees to complain about harassment, and those complaints – assuming they specifically raise the illegal reason – are protected from retaliation. 

What can I do if I am targeted?  Making an internal complaint to your boss or HR is always an option, and the law encourages this type of complaint particularly if the harasser or wrongdoer is a coworker.  Retaliation is always a risk, but this can be an opportunity for the employer to make things right.  You can also make a complaint to the EEOC (this is required to preserve federal claims) or to the New York State Division of Human Rights (this is optional).  Lawsuits are also an option and employees are allowed to make immediate claims in court under New York State law which, unlike federal law, does not require making a complaint to an agency first. 

This article is for informational purposes and should not be relied on as legal advice or in taking action at work.  Every situation is different and you should consult your employee handbook and consider speaking with an attorney to discuss your rights and options.

Americade 2023

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

Have you been seeing and hearing more motorcycles lately? There’s a good reason for that – the 40th annual Americade in Lake George is taking place one week earlier this year! The event started May 30th, and is going on until June 4th. The opening celebration was on May 30th, the Expo started May 31st, and the Demos are starting June 1st. 

This week-long festival also raises money for charities: Americade partners with Ride for Kids and the Wounded Warrior Program, and has helped raise $600,000 for these charities as well as local and regional charities. 

When this event was started in 1983, it drew about 2,000 riders… Now, over 50,000 riders and passengers attend the Americade event in Lake George! This is the world’s largest multi-brand motorcycle touring rally, and features events that include exhibits and vendors, fireworks, and parades. Americade is a boost to the local economy, bringing motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the country.

For more information and a schedule of events, please visit americade.com

The End of an Era: 42 Degrees Closes

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

A handmade sign in front of 42 degrees on Glen Street reads, “Thank You So Much for all the love Goodbye 42”… 42 Degrees and 42 Degrees Tavern closed on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023.

Robin Barkenhagen started the business as an art gallery and glassware shop in December of 2009… The Pipe shop, owned by Barkenhagen and co-owners Jon King and Mike Chowske, moved into the 206 Glen Street location in 2019, having previously been located for a decade on the corner of Park and Elm. 

42 Degrees opened a second location in Malta in 2021, and then added the tavern to the Glens Falls location – the tavern was on the second floor of the building, and offered live music, wine, and beer. 

The store closure was announced on Facebook earlier this month. Barkenhagen wrote: “I tried my best to hang on, but ultimately failed… 42 Degrees and 42 Degrees Tavern will be closing at the end of May. I want to thank you all for making the last 13 years special, and the 2 at the tavern magical. Hang on to those memories, good, bad and ugly, it was one of the finest stretches of my long life. This is obviously posted with a heavy heart, I gave both places my all, but it just wasn’t good enough… I love you all…Peace.”

NYSPHSAA Class C Girls Lacrosse Sub Regional

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John Jay-Cross River, 10… Queensbury, 7.

A year after losing to Queensbury in the Class B regional final, the John Jay-Cross River girls lacrosse team exacted revenge with a 10-7 victory in the NYSPHSAA Class C sub regional round. Shannon Nolan led the Wolves with two goals and four assists, and both Margaret Puccio and Annabel Brennan tallied three goals and an assist. Johanna Degl (one goal and an assist) won 11-of-19 draw controls and Molly Gallagher recorded 11 saves.

For the Spartans, Kendra Ballard had a game-high four goals, while Meredith Montgomery, Kaitlyn Barton, and Kady Duffy each registered one goal and one assist.

Score by halves: John Jay-Cross River 5-5=10, Queensbury 4-3=7.

John Jay-Cross River goals-assists: Shannon Nolan 2-4, Annabel Brennan 3-1, Margaret Puccio 3-1, Johanna Degl 1-1, Kayla Shapiro 1-0. TOTALS: 10-7.

Queensbury goals-assists: Kendra Ballard 4-0, Kaitlyn Barton 1-1, Kady Duffy 1-1, Meredith Montgomery 1-1, Lilly Trowbridge 0-1. TOTALS: 7-4.

Goalkeeper saves—John Jay-Cross River: Molly Gallagher 11. Queensbury: Bayley Duffy 4 (49 minutes, 10 goals allowed), Laura Dickerson 0 (1 minute, 0 goals allowed).

Records: John Jay-Cross River 17-2, Queensbury 15-3.

Notes:

– John Jay-Cross River will next face Goshen, which defeated Saugerties 14-13 in the Section IX Class C championship, at James I. O’Neill High School on Sat., June 3, at noon in a regional final.

– The Wolves have now won four in a row and 14 of their last 15.