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Voters in five area school districts reject their school budgets

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 12:34pm

Voters in five school districts in the Capital Region rejected their school budgets.

Fonda-Fultonville, Oppenheim-Ephratah, Stillwater, Cobleskill and Germantown's budgets were voted down.

NewsChannel 13 still doesn’t the results from a number of school districts, but an overwhelming majority of budgets passed Tuesday night.

NewsChannel 13 also just learned that voters in Amsterdam said yes to override a new tax levy formula set forth by the state.

Bethlehem and Ballston Spa residents also voted for the measure. Click here for more information on the budget.

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Saratoga Casino sees high profits

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 6:25pm

We did some digging to find out how much the Saratoga Casino and Raceway is making in winnings.

Last month alone, it brought in nearly $14.3 million.

Over the previous 12 months, it made over $155 million.

New York Lottery says about 48 percent of that money goes towards education contributions, 31 percent is set aside for agent commissions, while administration costs account for 10 percent, and the remaining nine percent is for marketing.

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Bettor catches machine malfunction with iPhone at Saratoga Casino

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 6:05pm

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga Casino and Raceway has become wildly popular for those looking for a little bit a luck.

Thousands upon thousands of visitors play the video lottery terminals here every year. Including Cyndie Wade-Wood of Lake George.

In the past few months, she noticed what appeared to be the slot machine mysteriously and randomly taking 50-dollars from her total.

"I called over an attendant and they shut down the game and opened it up and she went line by line. 'No, you see you got these points, you got those points. The computer says'" said Wade-Wood.

"I have to accept it and move on. How could I possibly prove it?"

She says a month or so later it happened again. And this time, her friend witnessed it.

"Watching the bonus round and all of the sudden, 40-dollars is gone from the bonus round. Okay, it happened again," said Bob Noah.

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Saratoga Springs road closed after tractor trailer takes down wires

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 2:35pm

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Washington Street from West Avenue to Pine Road in Saratoga Springs has been closed while National Grid repairs downed wires.

Police said that the wires and a power pole were taken down by a passing tractor trailer. They expect the road will be closed for several hours.

East bound traffic is being diverted to Pine Road or Kirby Road while the road is closed.

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SPAC Box Office opens for the season

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 12:39pm

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga Performing Arts Center's Box Office opened for the season Tuesday afternoon.

Box office staff will be on hand until 6 p.m. Tuesday with tickets for all 2012 SPAC performances, including Live Nation concerts.

To celebrate, Live Nation is offering tickets with no service charge Tuesday. You need to go to the box office in person to take advantage of that offer.

For more information and the concert dates click here.

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Voters deciding on earlier bar hours in Saratoga Springs

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 12:36pm

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Voters are deciding on a proposal to close city bars an hour earlier in Saratoga Springs.

An informal poll of the council shows there is not enough support for it to pass. Public Safety Commissioner Chris Mathiesen came up with the proposal, in response to recent brawls.

He says closing bars at 3 a.m., instead of 4 a.m., will help keep the streets safer. Mayor Scott Johnson says the city should get a legal opinion from the state liquor authority before taking any action.

He will not vote because he owns part of two bars.

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Voters go to polls to decide school budgets

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 12:15pm

Voters are going the polls and speaking out about their school budgets. The polls opened Tuesday morning, and they close at various times Tuesday night, depending on the district.

Voters are deciding the fate of the proposed 2012-2013 budgets.

This year, many school budgets are calling for deep cuts in spending, programs and staff.

Protesters gathered in Averill Park Monday afternoon. It was a last minute push to get Averill Park's budget passed.

The proposed budget would slash 30 jobs, cut programs, increase class size, and it includes a 3. 95 percent tax levy increase but some residents say a contingency budget would be much worse.

Budget cuts are also on the line in Bethlehem. That district is proposing to cut 57 jobs and raise the tax levy by 3.99 percent.

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