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Scenic Adirondack Amtrak Line to Resume

Written by Kate Haggerty on March 14, 2023. Posted in Business, Community, Featured.

Amtrak’s Adirondack line, which was halted north of Albany during the pandemic, will return to service on April 3, 2023. This line runs between New York City and Montreal. This service travels along one of the most scenic train lines. “From Plattsburgh to Poughkeepsie and into Penn Station, the Adirondack Line runs through some of the most beautiful parts of Upstate New York,” said Senator Chuck Schumer in a press release.

In 2019, the Amtrak Adirondack line served 117,490 customers, which was a 5.1% increase from the previous year; and in 2022, 526 new hires were added. Amtrak is now actively hiring and training both onboard and mechanical employees in New York City and Albany. To help attract talent, Amtrak is offering a $25,000 sign-on bonus for all mechanical roles. All of the current and new employees have to be qualified under Federal Railroad Administration requirements. To make sure that return to service is both safe and efficient, Amtrak has been working with Canadian Pacific and Canadian National.

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, have been working with Amtrak to re-establish this service. State Senator Dan Stec of Queensbury said in a statement: “The Adirondack Line is a crucial resource for the North Country. It’s a transportation service for our residents and with its ability to connect visitors from Canada… a major economic driver. Its closure had a major impact on our ability to move forward from the pandemic and get our economy back on track.”

This line will help to increase tourism and fulfill the transportation needs of many in the area, including students who attend SUNY Plattsburgh and Clinton Community College. It is also another important step in normalizing cross-border travel since the pandemic.

Stations served by the Amtrak Adirondack Line:

New York, NY- Moynihan Train Hall (NYP)

Yonker, NY (YNY)

Croton-Harmon, NY (CRT)

Poughkeepsie, NY (POU)

Rhinecliff, NY ( RHI)

Hudson, NY (HUD)

Albany-Rensselaer, NY (ALB)

Schenectady, NY (SDY)

Saratoga Springs, NY (SAR)

Fort Edward, NY (FED)

Whitehall, NY (WHL)

Ticonderoga, NY (FTC)

Port Henry, NY (POH)

West Port, NY (WSP)

Port Kent, NY (PRK)

Plattsburgh, NY (PLB)

Rouses Point, NY (RSP)

St-Lambert, QC (SLQ)

Montreal, QC -Gare Centrale/ Central Station (MTR)

Queensbury High School Students Implored to “Hang Up And Drive”

Written by Kate Haggerty on March 14, 2023. Posted in Community, Education, Featured.

Jacy Good speaking at Queensbury High School

Jacy Good and her husband Steve Johnson have spoken at 1,413 events, in 43 states and three countries. The couple recently spoke at Queensbury High School, where Jacy shared her personal story to implore the audience to “Hang Up And Drive”… Jacy lost the use of the left side of her body in a car crash in 2008 that killed both of her parents. Juniors and seniors at Queensbury High School heard the first-hand account of how distracted driving has forever altered her life.

Jacy showed Queensbury High School students how she puts her hair up in a ponytail with only one hand. “Think about the things that you love to do and then you imagine, can you do it with half of what you’ve got? I can’t run. I can’t ride a bike or throw a baseball around. These are my favorite things that I don’t get anymore, because a phone was more important,” she said. Jacy and her husband share their personal story as well as a message about distracted driving with their “Hang Up And Drive” campaign. The couple travels the country and the world, giving their presentation imploring people to stop using their phones while driving.

Jacy Good’s parents were driving her home from her college graduation in May of 2008 when a high school senior talking hands-free on his cell phone ran a red light. This caused an 18-wheeler to swerve and plow head-on into the Goods’ car. Jacy’s parents both died in the crash. Jacy suffered two broken feet, a broken leg, a shattered pelvis, a broken wrist, a broken collarbone, a lacerated liver, partially collapsed lungs, damaged carotid arteries and a traumatic brain injury. She had a 10% chance of living through the first night. She survived a coma, blood clots, infections, rehabilitation, and physical therapy, and she re-learned to talk and walk. After four months, she was able to go home, but to a home without her parents. Much of the left side of her body still doesn’t work.

She eventually googled the car crash and learned what happened from news articles. Everything she read mentioned the phone. “Anything that’s not driving a car is distracted driving,” Jacy said. “It is a hand off the steering wheel, it is our eyes off the road, it is earbuds in our ears, it is what happened to me, it is our brains off the road. Multitasking is not an option when driving a vehicle. We need our brains to drive thousands of pounds of metal. We need our brains to talk to someone whom we can’t see,” she said. “We try to do them both at once, our brains hop back and forth. We are really good at tricking ourselves. You might not feel it.”

“These days it’s not just texting,” Johnson added, “but according to the surveys, it’s all the other things we’re doing on our smartphones all day long. We’re just doing them while we drive. There’s a lot of social media behind the wheel, people are surfing the web, people are writing emails, we’re changing songs on playlists and choosing podcasts, we’re playing with the GPS, we are taking photos and videos of ourselves and things around us.”

Jacy speaks openly about the loss that she has suffered and the challenges that she faces. Jacy appeared on TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” television show when she picked out her wedding dress. “There is no mom to help me pick out that wedding dress because of a cell phone,” she said. “There is no last dance with my dad like I always thought I would get because of a cell phone. It hurts every bit as much today.”

For more information, go to www.hangupanddrive.com.

Glens Falls TODAY: Morning Brief – Episode 129 | Odyssey of the Mind [03/14/23]

Written by Gary Scott on March 14, 2023. Posted in Featured, Media, The Morning Brief.

Today, Gary discusses the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition held on Saturday. Also, Queensbury Union Free School District to receive funding for classroom technology upgrades, various proposals for quality of life improvements in Lake George, two more community meetings set for Saratoga Biochar Solutions, the Burlington, VT city assessor’s plans for a Lake George motel, and Glens Falls Brewfest returning for its 13th year.

00:02 – Intro
00:41 – Ad Break 1
01:43 – Story 1: Queensbury Classroom Upgrade Funds
03:19 – Story 2: Enhancing Life in Lake George
05:47 – Ad Break 2
06:11 – Story 3: Odyssey of the Mind
10:04 – Story 4: Saratoga Biochar Meetings
11:36 – Story 5: Burlington Assessor Buys LG Motel
13:15 – Story 6: Glens Falls Brewfest
14:02 – Outro

Stories Cited:
Queensbury Classroom Upgrade Funds – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/education/queensbury-ufsd-awarded-more-than-400k-for-classroom-upgrades/article_cce2cb80-beb5-11ed-b352-2fe9210cf758.html

Enhancing Life in Lake George – Sun Community News
https://suncommunitynews.com/news/101652/proposals-to-enhance-life-in-lake-george-discussed/

Odyssey of the Mind – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/odyssey-of-the-mind-combining-creative-problem-solving-with-the-spirit-of-competition/article_49c110f0-c03f-11ed-85c3-e3bc11ba54a6.html

Saratoga Biochar Meetings – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/two-more-meetings-set-on-saratoga-biochar/

Burlington Assessor Buys LG Motel – Post Star
https://poststar.com/business/local/vermont-official-buys-lake-george-motel-with-visions-of-apartments/article_b1321788-bea1-11ed-b727-53768861cb5c.html

Glens Falls Brewfest – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/glens-falls-brewfest-coming-back-for-13th-year/

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Property Transactions: Mar. 6 – Mar. 12, 2023

Written by Staff Report on March 14, 2023. Posted in Community, Featured, Property.

CAMBRIDGE

Heather Farrara sold property at 1001 Turnpike Rd to Matthew & Brianna DeGregory for $230,500

James, William, and Nancy Dean sold property at 125 State Route 372 to Franca Saunders for $240,000

Jennifer Lynn Carangio & Thomas Harrington sold property at 357 Stevenson Rd to Tommi Laroche for $369,000

FORT EDWARD

Dillon Bartholomew & Cierra Colvin sold property at 113 Gregory Ln to Joshua & Grace Patrick for $260,000

Rene Blanchette sold property at 15 Lamos Ln to Robin S. Jasmin for $38,000

GRANVILLE

Tyler & Michelle Baranowski sold property at 83 Stoddard Rd to James & Judson Springer for $355,100

GREENWICH

John D. Petteys sold property at 15-21 Main St to Kaleigh & Brenda Pitcheralle for $145,000

LAKE LUZERNE

Kenneth & Jeanmarie Craig sold property at 16 Hill St to Nathaniel & Krysta Cochran for $240,000

KINGSBURY

Sara J. McKay sold property at 1107 State Route 196 to Logan J. Dembesky for $220,000

Holly J. Boothby sold property at 11 ½ Melbourne Ave to Joseph & Patricia Tallini for $177,000

QUEENSBURY

Francis & Ellen Cabana sold property at 22 Mohawk Trail to Steven & Urszula Sledziewski for $560,000

Dana R. Smith sold property at 6 Lynn Ave to Nicholas A. Jacobson for $153,000

SALEM

Scott Eastman & Winona Hathaway sold property at 307 North Main St to Mark & Mary Brayton for $169,000

Keiva Harrington sold property at 26 Nichol St to Blue Swan Otto for $185,000

WHITEHALL

Duane & Regina Downing sold property at 181 Winters Rd to Alan B. White for $55,000

Sheila J. Hluschewsky sold property at 18 Van Tassel Ln to Braen Stone of Whitehall, LLC for $600,000

Tom Purdy sold property at 9740 Route 4 to Eric G. Mead for $55,000

Glens Falls TODAY: Morning Brief – Episode 128 | Amtrak Adirondack Line [03/13/23]

Written by Gary Scott on March 13, 2023. Posted in Featured, Media, The Morning Brief.

Today, Gary discusses the upcoming return of Amtrak’s Adirondack Line. Also, a Winter Storm Warning in effect until Wednesday morning, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visits Glens Falls to discuss aid for veterans, the Village of Cambridge set to receive funding for a new sewer collection system and treatment plan, Saratoga County’s online tax foreclosed property auction, and the 29th annual Bands n’ Beans festival coming to Lake George this month.

00:02 – Intro
00:42 – Ad Break 1
01:45 – Story 1: Winter Storm Warning!
03:18 – Story 2: Sen. Gillibrand Visits Veterans Clinics
05:14 – Ad Break 2
05:39 – Story 3: Amtrak Adirondack Line
08:03 – Story 4: Cambridge To Receive Water Infrastructure Funding
08:52 – Story 5: Saratoga County Property Foreclosure Auction
10:30 – Story 6: Bands n’ Beans 2023
11:29 – Outro

Stories Cited:
Winter Storm Warning! – Post Star
https://poststar.com/weather/winter-storm-warning-covers-warren-surrounding-counties/article_86d64cb2-c120-11ed-a873-0b503b79608a.html

Sen. Gillibrand Visits Veterans Clinics – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/gillibrand-talks-veteran-aid-in-glens-falls/

Amtrak Adirondack Line – Sun Community News
https://suncommunitynews.com/news/101645/amtrak-adirondack-line-to-reopen-april-3/

Cambridge To Receive Water Infrastructure Funding – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/washington-county/cambridge-receives-27m-for-water-infrastructure/

Saratoga County Property Foreclosure Auction – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/saratoga-county-to-hold-online-property-foreclosure-auction/article_c43fd3e6-c0d7-11ed-a61b-af17a78c1e43.html

Bands n’ Beans 2023 – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/chili-and-music-festival-coming-to-lake-george/

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Glens Falls TODAY: Morning Brief – Episode 127 | The Aviation Mall [03/10/23]

Written by Gary Scott on March 10, 2023. Posted in Featured, Media, The Morning Brief.

Today, Gary discusses the state of the Aviation Mall, and possible plans for its future. Also, a talk held in honor of International Women’s Day, the leader of the Adirondack Council to step down this summer, and a look at some events happening this weekend, and early next week: a H.O.P.E. adoption clinic, the Wood Theater’s Rock Gallery, and SUNY Adirondack’s Battle of the Books.

00:02 – Intro
00:37 – Ad Break 1
01:38 – Story 1: International Women’s Day
03:45 – Story 2: Adirondack Council Leader Steps Down
05:17 – Ad Break 2
05:42 – Story 3: The State of The Aviation Mall
09:20 – Story 4: Upcoming Events
13:24 – Outro

Stories Cited:
International Women’s Day – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/education-was-focus-of-lake-george-international-womens-day-luncheon/article_ae2e1eee-bdeb-11ed-91ee-7f2862b2eb51.html

Adirondack Council Leader Steps Down – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/adirondack-council-leader-steps-down-after-10-years/

The State of The Aviation Mall – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/get-the-snowball-going-can-aviation-mall-in-queensbury-reinvent-itself/article_04ce9c30-b782-11ed-8ea0-e7ea81d9f232.html

H.O.P.E. Adoption Clinic – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/h-o-p-e-to-host-pet-adoption-clinic-at-wilton-mall/article_455e97de-bded-11ed-9f00-2748ad653815.html

Charles R. Wood Theater Rock Gallery – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/live-art-and-hard-rock-coming-to-glens-falls/

Battle of the Books – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/over-450-students-to-face-battle-of-the-books/

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Hudson Headwaters Chief Medical Officer Wins NYS Award

Written by Staff Report on March 9, 2023. Posted in Community, Featured.

William Borgos, M.D., chief medical officer at Hudson Headwaters Health Network, has been awarded the 2023 Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) Dr. Jack Geiger Award. The award recipient is selected from nominees across the state who reflect the legacy of Dr. Geiger; a physician and civil rights activist who led the community health center model in the United States. During a statewide, virtual presentation, Tucker Slingerland, M.D. – chief executive officer of Hudson Headwaters – presented the award.

“Having grown up in Queensbury, Dr. Borgos has a unique connection with the community, and is committed to providing the best patient care,” said Dr. Slingerland. “His leadership, and the leadership of all chief medical officers throughout New York, was tested during the pandemic. Dr. Borgos not only continued to care for his large panel of patients but was available to address questions and concerns from government officials, school personnel and business leaders. He is a role model colleague, and I cannot think of a better leader to be recognized.”

Dr. Borgos has provided care to Hudson Headwaters patients since 2003. He became Hudson Headwaters’ chief medical officer just before the COVID-19 pandemic began and took on the role of leading the local emergency response, working closely with public health officials and medical directors across the Capital Region, Adirondacks, and North Country. He helped to secure federally-supplied monoclonal antibodies to treat the seriously ill, and guided Hudson Headwaters’ COVID-19 testing and vaccination efforts. During this time, he was an integral part of the leadership team – guiding the development of the Network’s team-based care initiatives, the introduction of telehealth options for patients, and overseeing the Network’s quality program.

“I feel lucky to have returned to my home region 20 years ago and to provide care to this community,” said Dr. Borgos. “Dr. Jack Geiger challenged us as clinicians to address what we now call social determinants of health. I’m proud to be a part of CHCANYS, as I recognize and appreciate that my community health center colleagues know the importance of looking at issues beyond a single patient and office visit.”

CHCANYS is New York’s Primary Care Association (PCA), representing a diverse membership of health centers, from the large metropolitan community health systems of New York City to the rural health centers of Upstate and Western New York. The organization supports community health centers through policy and advocacy work, focusing health center voices at the local, state and federal levels. More information about the Dr. Jack Geiger award and the nomination of Dr. Borgos can be found on CHCANYS’ website at www.chcanys.org/2023-dr-jack-geiger-awardee-and-nominations.

“Our clinicians are proud to recognize Dr. Borgos with this honor,” said Rose Duhan, president and chief executive officer of CHCANYS. “Dr. Borgos is a valued member of the North Country and the CHCANYS community, and we value his participation, wisdom, and leadership.”

Queensbury High School Breaks Ground on New Athletic Facility

Written by Kate Haggerty on March 9, 2023. Posted in Education, Featured, Sports.

New Home of Queensbury Athletics Coming Fall 2023

The Queensbury School Community recently broke ground on their new outdoor athletic complex. These new state-of-the-art turf fields will support athletics and physical education programs, as well as allow for community use. It will feature a multi-purpose turf field that will be lined for football, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey. There will also be turf fields for both baseball and softball.

This athletic facility has been in the planning stages for three years – it was approved by Queensbury UFSD residents as part of a $19.75 million capital improvement package which was proposed in December of 2021. The new turf fields will provide consistent playing surfaces, and extend the use of the fields in early fall and early spring. The use of the facility will also be extended with the addition of lights for nighttime use. These fields will increase the number of practices that a team can have, and also reduce the need for travel in the post-season.

Queensbury has invested in this improvement as a way to help better prepare student athletes for a higher level of play in sectional, regional, and state competition. The turf fields and facilities are expected to be completed by Fall of 2023.

Glens Falls TODAY: Morning Brief – Episode 126 | Go Green in Warren County [03/09/23]

Written by Gary Scott on March 9, 2023. Posted in Featured, Media, The Morning Brief.

Today, Gary discusses Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District offering grants to anyone looking to embark on pro-environment projects. Also, an alert on Northway lane closures, a Lake George-based nonprofit created by one young child with a goal of helping others, Warrensburg’s Town Historian working to create easier access to centuries’ worth of information, Washington County officials call attention to overdose-related deaths in the region, and SUNY Adirondack’s first ever Retro Nerd Fest coming next month.

00:02 – Intro
00:44 – Ad Break 1
01:42 – Story 1: Northway Lane Closures
02:24 – Story 2: Chesyca’s Vision
04:10 – Ad Break 2
04:33 – Story 3: Warren County Seeks Green Projects
05:49 – Story 4: Warrensburg History
08:38 – Story 5: Washington County Sounds Alarm on Overdoses
10:25 – Story 6: Adirondack Retro Nerd Fest
13:40 – Outro

Stories Cited:
Northway Lane Closures – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/warren-county/nysdot-lane-closures-on-the-adirondack-northway/

Chesyca’s Vision – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/lake-george-girl-helps-fund-extracurricular-needs-of-other-youths/article_63cf8b5c-b5e5-11ed-99e4-2b655fe729ac.html

Warren County Seeks Green Projects – News 10
https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/green-project-ideas-sought-in-warren-county/

Warrensburg History – Sun Community News
https://suncommunitynews.com/news/101559/sandi-parisi-immersed-in-digitizing-wbg-areas-history/

Washington County Sounds Alarm on Overdoses – Post Star
https://poststar.com/news/local/washington-county-officials-sound-the-alarm-on-overdoses/article_b7b98a1c-b9f3-11ed-b950-8b63a644c902.html

Adirondack Retro Nerd Fest – Glens Falls TODAY
https://glensfallsbusinessreport.com/first-ever-adirondack-retro-nerd-fest-set-for-this-spring/

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First-Ever Adirondack Retro Nerd Fest Set for This Spring

Written by Gary Scott on March 8, 2023. Posted in Columns, Community, Entertainment, Featured.

Official poster for the Retro Nerd Fest, designed by SUNY Adirondack’s Media Arts Club

Billed as “The coolest thing to hit the Adirondacks since the Ice Age,” several student clubs and organizations at SUNY Adirondack are partnering together to host the first ever Adirondack Retro Nerd Fest this spring.

The Nerd Fest will take place on April 15th from 10am to 4pm, located in the Northwest Bay Conference Center in Adirondack Hall on the college’s Queensbury campus. Admission is open to the public–free for ADK students with a valid college ID and $5 for nonstudents.

The event is described as a Comic Con-style experience featuring pinball machines and arcade games, live DJs playing music from vinyl records, a Smash Brothers video game tournament, cosplay costume contest and an array of vendors selling records, comic books, tabletop games, action figures, trading cards and other retro pop culture items.

The event is being planned and hosted by the Adirondack Broadcast Association (ABA) with additional help from the college’s Media Arts Club (MAC) in designing the cosplay contest. The Gaming Club will operate the Smash Brothers tournament, and snacks and refreshments will be prepared and sold by the Culinary Arts Club.

ABA members hear a proposal from club President Gary “Trig” Scott [Left]

As current ABA President, I asked some of my fellow club members what they were most excited to see or do at the Nerdfest. Tyler Hendrickson expressed his intent to try his hand in the Smash Brothers tournament, while Data Murdie said, “I heard there’s gonna be records, and I’m really excited for records.”

ABA Secretary Carson Costine said he was most looking forward to the cosplay contest, for the chance to see everyone’s creative sides on display. Aiden Moulton also declared excitement for the cosplay contest–albeit for a slightly different reason.

“I’m anticipating at least five different Kurt Russells to show up,” he said. As a fan of Kurt Russell, Aiden has been attempting to get several others to join him in dressing as iconic characters portrayed by the actor.

The Adirondack Retro Nerdfest will also be produced with the help of Cooper’s Cave Games, Sweet Side Records and SUNY Adirondack’s college radio station, WGFR.

“It’s a throwback to the days of analog and early digital entertainment,” said ABA faculty advisor Kevin Ankeny. “Old-school stuff is trendy and it’s being driven by the resurgence of music on vinyl records. This event combines these retro aspects with the pop culture convention atmosphere that’s been happening for a decade or so.”

Updates and details are available at wgfr.org. Vendor space is available by contacting the organizers through the webpage.