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There’s a new committee focusing on the future in Saratoga Springs. According to WNYT, the new 14-member Downtown Advisory Committee includes leaders in both the public and private sector. The panel will focus on putting together a third-party audit of all protocols that are currently in place downtown and it also hopes to find ways to enhance communication between businesses and the police.

Saratoga Springs city council is considering a new resolution. The resolution, reports WNYT, would establish that for any individual or business applying for a new liquor license – or a renewal or modification of a current one – the city attorney will write to the State Liquor Authority to petition them to grant the request only upon first prohibiting the applicant from serving alcohol after 2 a.m.

A Clifton Park teen was arraigned in Saratoga County Court on Monday, after allegedly stabbing a family member multiple times back in September. 18 year old Joseph Colaccino was arraigned on charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence, reports WNYT, in connection with an incident involving a family member at their home in the Fox Run Apartments in Clifton Park.

A judge has dismissed the indictment against John Lincoln-Lynch – the man accused of a fatal hit-and-run in South Glens Falls, because of errors made by prosecutors. WNYT reports Lincoln-Lynch was offered a plea deal last month by the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office, the defense rejected the deal. Lincoln-Lynch is accused of hitting and killing Paul Trombley in February of last year, then taking off.

MoneyGeek expects customers to see their natural gas bills up about 33% this year. It ranks New York as the state with the sixth highest energy costs with average monthly gas bills at 210 dollars per month, an increase from last year of about $37 dollars a month. Oklahoma sits atop the list with average monthly natural gas bills of just over $300.

Police say that an early morning house fire in North Greenbush claimed the life of an 82-year-old woman. WNYT reports the fire started after 5:00 a.m. Sunday morning at 17 Bellemeade Street in Wynantskill. Two 2 adults and 2 dogs were able to safely escape, but one adult could not. This fire remains under investigation and a cause has not yet been determined.

Seeing snow in the region expected to move out by Saturday morning with snowfall amounts varying widely across the area based on elevation. Snowfall amounts of 18 to 24 inches will be likely in the Catskills, southern Adirondacks and southern Vermont. In the valleys, where rain mixes in, 5 to 10 inches will be likely. Snowfall rates could reach as high as 1 inch per hour especially in the higher elevations.

The 46th annual Jazz Fest is returning this year — with some big names in its lineup. WRGB reports the line-up is headlined by musical icons Bonnie Raitt, Pat Metheny, Angelique Kidjo, Tower of Power, and Chucho Valdes. From jazz to roots, funk, blues, and beyond, the festival is bringing some electrifying artists. The 2023 show will be Saturday, June 24 and Sunday June 25.

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrested Isaiah J. Whitehurst, 40 after a long investigation into drug trafficking, drug use and other drug activity. This week, the unit also arrested Danielle N. Reynolds, 43 who was allegedly connected to the drug activity as well. WTEN reports Whitehurst was cuffed after a search warrant at 8 Second Street in Gansevoort which is the registered address for Reynolds. They reportedly found scales, packaging material, large quantity of cocaine, crack cocaine, multiple cell phones, and pills

Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin says he has prostate cancer. He says blood tests first signaled that something is wrong and after another test and biopsy, he was diagnosed. WNYT reports he announced it Wednesday and said the reason he made it public was that it would have come out anyway, but more important, perhaps it will encourage other people to do their cancer screenings.