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Gaffney’s Bar & Restaurant in Saratoga has been ordered shut down by City Hall for the time being. According to WNYT, the shutdown was ordered after two checks bounced. One was for the fire inspection, and the other was for the bar’s eating, drinking and cabaret license. The checks totaled $435. No word on when the place can reopen.

Saratoga’s Commissioner of Public Safety, Jim Montagnino says there was a stabbing at Gaffney’s in Saratoga Springs early Sunday morning. WNYT reports He says the incident happened at 2:20 A.M. The fight began between two groups of people inside, and then ended outside. The victim was transported to Albany Med, with non-life threatening injuries, and several were charged with disorderly conduct.

A Union College student is claiming that she was expelled from campus after refusing to get her COVID booster shot. According to WRGB, the student, Diamond “Ellie” Puentes, said that she provided letters from her doctor stating that the vaccine would cause adverse medical effects. The school says federal privacy laws prohibit the college from disclosing any information about an individual student’s medical records.

If you’re looking to get away, new flights are departing from Albany International Airport. Frontier Airlines launched service to Denver on Thursday. WNYT reports flights to Raleigh, North Carolina begin Friday. Also, Allegiant Airlines will begin direct service to Myrtle Beach next month.

The New York Lottery says a third-prize Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at Waterford Beverage in Waterford.
The ticket was for the Wednesday, April 27 drawing. It has four matching numbers and the Powerball.

An investigation is underway after Skidmore College says one of its students may have been drugged early Sunday morning in Saratoga Springs. According to WNYT, the situation unfolded at a bar on Maple Avenue, where a student reported feeling ill effects of possible drugging. Two other people who were also at the same bar said they had a similar feeling. They were not Skidmore students.

New York’s highest court has rejected new congressional maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats, largely agreeing with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
The decision may delay New York’s primary elections by as much as two months

A Saratoga County man has died after a crash in Kingston. WNYT reports it happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. They say Tramayne Holmes of Milton was driving on State Route 28, when he lost control of the car, crossed into oncoming traffic, and hit a tractor-trailer head on. The other driver had minor injuries.

A retired New York State Supreme Court Justice recommended a two-year suspension Wednesday for Bob Baffert for repeated medication violations after the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer’s hearing with the New York Racing Association.
The 50-page ruling by hearing officer O. Peter Sherwood is not a final decision.

The Downtown Business Association is holding its annual Spring Shop & Dine event in Saratoga Thursday, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. WNYT reports participating businesses will be offering deals, in-store drawings for prizes, and other promotions throughout the evening. Shoppers are invited to pick up a “Shopper’s Card” at a table in front of Lifestyles of Saratoga, or at any of the participating stores, and visit at least 10 retail locations for a stamp