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In two weeks, the annual Glens Falls Halloween festival returns. Boo2You will return on Oct. 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. throughout downtown Glens Falls. WTEN reports the festival will include trick-or-treating at downtown storefronts and along sidewalks, dance performances and music and even free pony rides. Adults and children are encouraged to wear a costume.

Glens Falls-based Adirondack Theatre Festival has entered a a three year agreement to expand services with Proctors Collaborative. WTEN reports they’ll explore how the two can partner more significantly over the long term. The two signed a memorandum of understanding to determine how they can share both creative and administrative resources.

As Saratoga Springs eyes improvements to its paid parking program for next year, one city business owner is still against it and urging officials to end it altogether. According to the Daily Gazette, Saratoga Outdoors owner John Nemjo said he saw an 8% decrease in revenue following the implementation of the city’s paid parking program, which began after the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga in June and ended on Labor Day.

CDTA is making seasonal changes on October 14: Glens Falls-Lake George Trolley and the Lake George-Bolton Landing Trolley service will be suspended until Spring 2025. Route #419 (Route 9/Lake George) will resume since the Lake George Summer Trolley Service is ending..Route #411 (Glen St/Walmart) Trips no longer extend to Lake George Village. Customers can use Route #419

The annual Witch Walk & Dance returns to Saratoga Springs on Oct. 19. The event raises money to support local animal rescues. The event will be at 37 High Rock Ave in the lower-level parking garage. Local vendors, live performances, and Halloween-themed activities, All proceeds to help animals. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite.com.

Hundreds of classic cars and trucks are making their way to Ballston Spa for the 22 year of “The Way We Were” car show sponsored by the Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association. The show is tomorrow from 9AM to 4 PM along Front Street. In addition to the cars, there will be food, vendors, a kids’ zone. activities and live music.

A retired police K-9 in Saratoga County is being mourned. Jagger worked with Deputy Nic Denno from 2015 to 2019, and was living with Denno’s family. Jagger was trained in patrol tracking and narcotics detection, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Jagger died at the vet on Monday after a medical emergency. He was 9 years old.

Stewart’s Shops, based in Ballston Spa, has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Jolley Associates convenience store chain. The acquisition, which requires federal regulatory approval, is expected to close by the end of 2024. Terms of the deal remain confidential. The acquisition brings together two longtime family businesses.

Soleno, a Canadian leader in water management is opening its first U.S. factory, in Saratoga Springs offering sustainable solutions that address the aging water management infrastructure in North America. Soleno is investing more than $22 million in this Saratoga Springs 45 thousand square feet facility. A second phase adding 25,000 square feet, is currently being reviewed.

The New York State DMV released a new report Thursday that reveals a continued downward trend in citations for attempting to buy alcoholic beverages with fake IDs during summer concerts in places like SPAC.
The annual enforcement drive ended Sept. 29, conducted with the State Liquor Authority and local law enforcement, seeks to prevent underage drinking and driving by checking for fake IDs at summer concert venues.