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Schedule change
We have ended the test of the “Lunch Break!” email and have returned to two daily emails, The Morning Call, sent about 7:30 a.m. and the Daily Dispatch, sent around 4:30 p.m. On the weekend, we have Dish Saratoga and Positively Saratoga.
This is very Slick(’s)
Andrew Ottati and his wife Maureen Ottati, will be opening Slick’s 1804 Tavern on the corner of Liberty and South Ferry streets in Schenectady, the Daily Gazette is reporting. Doug Slick, a guy with ties to the mob, opened the place in the early 1960s and insisted that new owners, 50 years ago, not cook food, but serve cold food only so that he would not have to smell the cooking while he lived upstairs. Hence, the restaurant is known form classic sandwiches, which will be kept while the Ottati’s add some new favorites, the story says.
Lake George hopes to garner pro fishing
Lake George will host The National Professional Fishing League next October, a story in the Post-Star says. 126 anglers will compete on the lake over a three-day period. The National Professional Fishing League, created in 2021, and is growing quickly, the story says..
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Federal Immigration Service won’t pay
One duty of New York’s county clerks is to administer the Oath of Allegiance to new citizens at naturalization ceremonies, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services used to pay, until this summer, the Times Union is reporting. The federal agency oversees immigration services nationwide. Last month, USCIS issued barred nongovernmental organizations from registering voters at naturalization ceremonies, the story says.
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Events
Sept. 23, 6-7 p.m.: Zentangle with Katie Long, Saratoga Senior Center. Zentangle is a method for drawing, which not only promotes concentration and creativity, but at the same time increases personal well-being. All adults are welcome. Pre-register by calling 518-316-9740. (Spots are limited). From MLK Saratoga.
Sept. 24, 10:30 a.m.: Civility Puppets Show with Julie Holmberg, Saratoga Springs Public Library, Dutcher Room, Co-sponsored by the Saratoga Springs Public Library.
Sept. 25, 6-7:30 p.m.: Peace & Pizza, Frederick Allen Lodge #609, 69 Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs. Join MLK Saratoga for a special version of their monthly Social Justice Social Hour. They’ll have peace-themed crafts and activities and enjoy some good trouble together, exploring how we can make peace in our world! $5 temporary membership and valid ID required.
October, so ghost stories…
The town of Adirondac deep inside the blue line, is a ghost town, says a story in the Adirondack Explorer. Almost 200 years of visible history sits along Tahawus Road near Newcomb, though many 19th-century houses are now foundations and fireplaces. The remains of quarries, blast furnaces, water wheels and more cover the landscape there, if you know where to look, the story says.
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