ANNOUNCEMENT: We go mostly behind the paywall Monday July 21.
Thank you to all our readers who have made the launch of the Dispatch a wonderful success. We soft-launched June 16, and already can boast thousands of pageviews a day. Thank you!
(If only pageviews were enough…)
We are a self-owned, subscriber-based news outlet. We have pledged daily news from the Spa City 5-7 days a week, but we must find a way to pay for it — right now, a paid subscription is less than $1/week, significantly less than a cup of coffee!
Readers who buy an annual subscription by Sunday July 20 will receive a 13th MONTH added to your 12-month membership. Take advantage of this one-time offer created just for our launch!
So, join now and get 13 months for the price of 12. (We will add the month to the people who have already paid for an annual subscription, too!)
If you remain a free subscriber, you will get some of our great coverage and learn some of what is going on around Saratoga Springs — but you won’t get all of it.
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—Steve Thurston and Abby Tegnelia, co-owners, Saratoga Dispatch
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From Dispatch news…
From national grid: “Currently 1250…customers are also affected by the power outage. We are actively working to restore power and will provide updates as we have more information. Service will typically be restored within 3.5 hours. For updates, please visit our outage map outagemap.ny.nationalgridus.com.”
The Dispatch will have an update later today, as events warrant. Look for an update on our site later today.
John Panoski: A profile of a family-man, pilot and philanthropist
Glenville resident John Panoski died unexpectedly at 86, and his family remembers him as a family man while the community mourns a man who organized air shows and acquired decommissioned military planes for the Empire State Aerosciences Museum, a story in the Daily Gazette says. He was 86.
Medicaid fraudster gets 3-to-9
A Schenectady medical transport company owner stole over $700,000 and will serve 3 to 9 years in state prison for it, a story in the Daily Gazette says. Muhammad Adnan Saeed, owner of Sublime Medical Transportation, had pleaded guilty to other, related charges earlier this year, the story says. He was sentenced on Thursday.
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Solomon Northrup honored a Spa State Park
A bronze statue of Solomon Northup was unveiled Thursday at Saratoga Spa State Park. The renowned free Black man lived in the area in the 1800s and was captured and put into slavery and eventually freed to write “12 Years a Slave.” 2025 is his 218th birthday anniversary, a story in the Times Union says.
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At this hour: Traffic, weather and the markets
Weather
Possible isolated thunderstorms later today as the temperature reaches into the upper 80s, the National Weather Service’s Albany office says.
Traffic
All looks clear in the region, says Google Maps.
Premarket trading
President Donald Trump threatens Canada with more tariffs and stock indices are off in premarket trading by about half a percent each, according to numbers from Marketwatch.
Well-known family of restaurateurs wins big contract
The Mallozzi family of restaurateurs in Schenectady has started Victory Concessions and with it has won the contract to operate concessions at the M&T Bank Center at Mohawk Harbor, the Daily Gazette is reporting.
Earlier stories by Dispatch editors and staff…In Case You Missed Them…
Pull up a chair
By Abby Tegnelia, Dispatch on the scene
Dispatch has the Dish
“I want to keep it casual, but refined. I know that's a tricky line to walk. But dining out has become so routine for a lot of people, and it doesn't feel special anymore. I want this to really feel special.” — chef Justin Daw, speaking of the new Libby Supper Club inside Union Gables Inn...Read more here.
Northshire remains closed for now
By Steve Thurston, Dispatch news
Dispatch covers the News
A leak in the building above the popular bookstore in downtown Saratoga Springs has closed the shop, but for how long?…Read more here.
Saturday road closures for Silks & Satins 5K
By Steve Thurston, Dispatch news
Dispatch covers the News and the Track
The popular race on the first weekend of the Saratoga Race Course summer meet always comes with some traffic and parking disruption…Plot your course here.
And they’re off!
By Abby Tegnelia, Dispatch on the scene
Dispatch at the Track
Handicapper Mark DiBello zeroes in on two Opening Day races. And he teaches you how he approaches the art and science of picking the winners…Read on here.
Troisi enters campaign for Accounts
By Steve Thurston, Dispatch news
Dispatch covers the News
“Our city deserves transparency and decorum, and when elected, I promise to be the Accounts Department in a manner that is deserving of our great city.” —Jessica Troisi during her campaign launch event. Read the full story here.
County's tourism numbers are stable
By Steve Thurston, Dispatch news
Dispatch covers the News
July 9, 2025: Median home prices in Saratoga County are up; revenue per available hotel and motel rooms are up, and the labor force remains…Read more here.
No phones, no exceptions
By Abby Tegnelia, Dispatch on the scene
Dispatch has the Dish
July 9, 2025: [Kids] didn't ask to be in this digitally saturated world. Sometimes we get so frustrated with them when they're showing symptoms of being addicted to their screen. But we have no idea what it's like to be growing up in this time. So we have to…Read more here.