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State Parks Saratoga to Host a Geocache Challenge

Submitted by Anna Didio on Friday, May 17th, 2:53 pm
State Parks Saratoga to Host a Geocache Challenge

 

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga/Capital District Region of New York State Parks is hosting a geocache challenge.

Geocaching is an outdoor sporting activity in which the participants use a GPS or alternative mobile device and basic navigational techniques to find hidden outdoor containers, called geocaches.

The challenge begins on Memorial Day Weekend and extends through Veteran’s Day, November 11th.

Geocache passports can be picked up at the office of any participating park or site, or downloaded from the agency’s webpage here.

GPS coordinates for the State Park geocaches can be found here.

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Public Invited to Historic Preservation Commission Meeting

Submitted by Anna Didio on Monday, May 13th, 2:41 pm

 

CLIFTON PARK – The Clifton Park Historic Preservation Commission has invited the public to attend its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 16.

The Commission will celebrate May as Historic Preservation Month with guest speaker Kathleen LaFrank of the National Register Staff, State Historic Preservation office.

The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the  Historic Grooms Tavern on the corner of Grooms and Sugarhill roads. Free refreshments will be served.

The program is free to attend. For more information call 371-6667.

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4th Annual Mardi Gras fundraiser held to benefit local museum

Submitted by Anna Didio on Tuesday, February 19th, 4:13 pm
4th Annual Mardi Gras fundraiser held to benefit local museum

GLENS FALLS –A Mardi Gras-themed Wine Tasting fundraiser will be held on Thursday, March 7 to benefit the World Awareness Children’s Museum in downtown Glens Falls.

The wine-tasting event serves as one of the museum’s major fundraisers each year. 

The Mardi Gras party will include wine tasting from nine wineries and distributors, savory appetizers from local restaurants, and a mask competition and silent auction of Mardi Gras masks created by local artists. There will also be live music by Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius and Heard, a new world jazz quartet.

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. 

Call the museum at 793-2773 for details and reservations.

For more information about the museum, visit their site or Facebook  page. 

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Town of Colonie holds annual Tree Lighting

Submitted by Anna Didio on Monday, December 3rd, 3:02 pm
Town of Colonie holds annual Tree Lighting

 

NEWTONVILLE –The Town of Colonie’s Annual Tree Lighting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 outside of Memorial Town Hall.

“It’s always a pleasure to see the Town’s tree come alive with lights.  It extends our best wishes to all for a joyful holiday season and for all good things in the year to come,” said Supervisor Mahan.

Cookies, candy canes, hot chocolate, and coffee will be served in the Main Court Room immediately following the tree-lighting. 

The event is free and open to the public.

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Annual tree lighting ceremony to be held Wednesday, Nov. 28

Submitted by Anna Didio on Monday, November 26th, 4:37 pm
Annual tree lighting ceremony to be held Wednesday, Nov. 28

 

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The annual Saratoga Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Free hot chocolate and cookies will be handed out and background noise will be provided by Star 101.3, and Santa and Mrs. Claus are set to make an appearance in their horse drawn carriage.

The lighting takes place at 7:00 p.m. in front of Putnam Wine at 435 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 

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State park seeks swim instructors, aides

Submitted by Nick Antz, WNYT Web Producer
Friday, June 3rd, 2011, 10:40am
State park seeks swim instructors, aides

Saratoga Spa State Park is looking for swim instructors and aides to work at its Learn-to-Swim program from July 11 to 22.

The program will be held at the Victoria Pool.

Those interested in applying for the water safety instructor position must have current certification.

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Chance of shutdown casts shadow over Saratoga National Park

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Thursday, April 7th, 2011, 5:29pm

STILLWATER - Saratoga National Historical Park Superintendent Joe Finan was maintenance chief during the government shutdown of 1995. He was furloughed for three weeks back then.

"Obviously it creates a lot of anxiety on the part of all the employees," says Finan. He's hoping it doesn't happen again, but he's preparing for it. "We will have signs posted at critical locations, the parking areas will be closed. The tour road will be closed."

Finan says if the park has to close, just two of its thirty employees will report to work.

The battle monument  in Victory would stay locked. But that's only if Congress remains locked in battle.

New York's senior senator is hoping for a truce. "Having a shutdown is a bad thing, so I hope both sides will compromise, meet in the middle and come to an agreement," says Sen. Chuck Schumer, D - NY.

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