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The Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office announced that Jacob Krall, 21, of Milton, was found guilty hitting and severely injuring his 3-month-old son in March 2023. He was convicted of one count of assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, after a two-week trial. He was found not guilty of a separate count of endangering the welfare of a child. He faces up to seven years in prison when sentenced.

A Saratoga Springs man is accused of breaking into a restaurant and stealing money. State Police said David Gregson, 57, broke into a building on Maple Avenue in Greenfield on October 26 just after 11:30 p.m. He took money and left. Police found him a few hours later in Saratoga Springs. Gregson was charged with burglary and criminal mischief. He was arraigned in Wilton Town Court and sent to Saratoga County Jail.

Saratoga Springs is getting a new member of its city council. According to News Channel, Hank Kuczynski, a former deputy mayor in Democrat Ken Klotz’s administration, was appointed to fill a portion of the term left unfulfilled when Jason Golub left August 16 to take a job with New York state.Kuczynski will fill the job until a special election is held.

Registration is open for its free Caregivers Conference presented by Saratoga County’s Department of Aging and Youth Services. Saratoga Today reports the Conference will take place 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Holiday Inn Saratoga – 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Those interested can register online at www.saratogacountyny.gov/DAYS or call the Department at 518-884-4100 by Nov. 7.

A Saratoga man has been charged in a bank robbery Wednesday, police said. 18 year old Christian M. Aquino was charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree grand larceny. The incident happened just after 4 p.m. Wednesday as police received a hold up alarm from the Trustco Bank at 1 Johnson Road in Latham.

Saratoga County Board of Elections is increasing its extended hours for early voting amidst high voter turnout. All locations will be open from 8AM to 5PM on Friday, November 1st, Saturday, November 2nd, and Sunday November 3rd. The locations remain the same.

The 26th Annual LITE UP the Village will return to Lake George Saturday, Nov. 30. The holiday event brings five hours of festive fun to Shepard Park sponsored by the village and town of Lake George. The fun kicks off at 3 p.m. at Shepard Park along with entertainment followed by the illumination of holiday lights from Canada Street all the way down to Charles R. Wood Park at 6:25 p.m.

A Bolton woman is facing a slew of serious charges after fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Sun Community News reports on Oct. 30 at about 10 a.m., Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Lake Shore Drive in the Town of Lake George to investigate the report of a motor vehicle accident involving property damage. The female driver had reportedly already fled the scene on foot. Police say 39 year old Virginia Jakway had allegedly taken a vehicle from the residence of a man she knew without his permission

Money is being raised to aid Barbara and Paul Whalen, along with five other adults and three children — ages 8, 3 and six weeks old, following a fire at the Whalen’s West North Street home in Ballston Spa Tuesday morning.The Daily Gazette reports crews arrived at 181 West North Street home in Ballston Spa Tuesday morning. The family was all accounted for. They’re being helped by the Red Cross now.

Two people from Greenfield were arrested on Saturday following a drug investigation Jason Allen, 45, and Courtney Gilboy, 27, are facing several felony charges. WTEN reports Allen and Gilboy are accused of having a variety of stimulants and narcotics, including nearly one ounce of cocaine and several grams of heroin, in addition to a digital scale.