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Downtown Revitalization Initiative: The Town and Village of Lake George will receive $10 million in funding as part of the State Downtown Revitalization Initiative. A new technology at the Village of Lake George Wastewater Treatment Plant has led to a significant drop in nitrate levels in Lake George groundwater and streams.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that happened Thursday night on Quaker Road near Lafayette Street in Queensbury. Dylan Calabrese, 26, of Fort Edward, died from his injuries at Glens Falls Hospital. Deputies said around 9:02 p.m., a Duanesburg man was driving west on Quaker Road and tried turning left to continue south on Lafayette Street. He then collided with a 2016 Suzuki motorcycle driven by Calabrese while making the turn.

A State Police trooper shot a 43-year-old Washington County man after investigators said he fled from a traffic stop and pointed a rifle at them. State Police Maj. Christopher Gilroy said the incident started at on Wednesday, when police attempted to pull over Billy Cassell III, of Kingsbury, on Route 9 in South Glens Falls. He had an active arrest warrant out of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on a criminal contempt charge.

The Daily Gazetta – https://dailygazette.com/news/saratoga A box of bullets was found outside Saratoga Springs High School, outside the front entrance by school staff, the district said. The school entered a hold-in-place for about 40 minutes as an investigation was done. A student unknowingly and unintentionally brought the bullets on campus, and they were dropped out of a bag, police said.
A State Police trooper shot a 43-year-old Washington County man after investigators said he fled from a traffic stop and pointed a rifle at them. State Police Maj. Christopher Gilroy said the incident started at on Wednesday, when police attempted to pull over Billy Cassell III, of Kingsbury, on Route 9 in South Glens Falls. He had an active arrest warrant out of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on a criminal contempt charge.
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that happened Thursday night on Quaker Road near Lafayette Street in Queensbury. Dylan Calabrese, 26, of Fort Edward, died from his injuries at Glens Falls Hospital. Deputies said around 9:02 p.m., a Duanesburg man was driving west on Quaker Road and tried turning left to continue south on Lafayette Street. He then collided with a 2016 Suzuki motorcycle driven by Calabrese while making the turn.

A State Police trooper shot a 43-year-old Washington County man after investigators said he fled from a traffic stop and pointed a rifle at them. State Police Maj. Christopher Gilroy said the incident started at on Wednesday, when police attempted to pull over Billy Cassell III, of Kingsbury, on Route 9 in South Glens Falls. He had an active arrest warrant out of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on a criminal contempt charge.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that happened Thursday night on Quaker Road near Lafayette Street in Queensbury. Dylan Calabrese, 26, of Fort Edward, died from his injuries at Glens Falls Hospital. Deputies said around 9:02 p.m., a Duanesburg man was driving west on Quaker Road and tried turning left to continue south on Lafayette Street. He then collided with a 2016 Suzuki motorcycle driven by Calabrese while making the turn.

A box of bullets was found outside Saratoga Springs High School, outside the front entrance by school staff, the district said. The school entered a hold-in-place for about 40 minutes as an investigation was done. A student unknowingly and unintentionally brought the bullets on campus, and they were dropped out of a bag, police said.
A State Police trooper shot a 43-year-old Washington County man after investigators said he fled from a traffic stop and pointed a rifle at them. State Police Maj. Christopher Gilroy said the incident started at on Wednesday, when police attempted to pull over Billy Cassell III, of Kingsbury, on Route 9 in South Glens Falls. He had an active arrest warrant out of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on a criminal contempt charge.
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that happened Thursday night on Quaker Road near Lafayette Street in Queensbury. Dylan Calabrese, 26, of Fort Edward, died from his injuries at Glens Falls Hospital. Deputies said around 9:02 p.m., a Duanesburg man was driving west on Quaker Road and tried turning left to continue south on Lafayette Street. He then collided with a 2016 Suzuki motorcycle driven by Calabrese while making the turn.

State Police announced at 9 a.m. Thursday, Billy G. Cassell III was arrested as a result of the investigation into the officer-involved shooting on April 23, 2025, in South Glens Falls. He’s charged with weapons crimes, menacing a police officer and unlawfully fleeing an officer. The vehicle’s passenger was identified as Anthony J. Lebrun, 59, of Hudson Falls, who faces drug possession charges.

New York State Police arrested a Mechanicville man last week after a sex crime investigation involving a minor. Kyle Demania, 21, is facing multiple charges. WTEN reports on April 4, State Police received a tip that a Saratoga County man had reportedly been sending inappropriate messages to a child back in March.

A box of bullets was found outside Saratoga Springs High School. WNYT reports the box was found outside the front entrance by school staff. The school entered a hold-in-place for about 40 minutes as an investigation was done. Police said a student unknowingly and unintentionally brought the bullets on campus, and they were dropped out of a bag.

Lake George town officials are considering a proposal to establish an arts and cultural center at a high-profile intersection south of the Lake George Village on Route 9. Former Lake George Village Mayor Robert Blais says the center should be developed on the property at the intersection of routes 9 and 9N just south of Lake George Village.

Chad Nichols, a 47-year-old man from Ballston Spa, has been sentenced in absentia to state prison for defrauding a homeowner and failing to complete contracted home improvement projects. WRGB reports
Nichols was hired by a Guilderland homeowner in the spring of 2023 to renovate two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a deck. He began demolition work but never completed any projects, defrauding the homeowner of over $84,000. Nichols, who pleaded guilty on December 2, 2024, did not appear for his sentencing, prompting Judge Marcelle to issue a bench warrant for his arrest.