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Glens Falls is hosting an update this week on the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. DRI by the numbers happens Wednesday, September 18th. It begins at 6:00 pm in the 2nd Floor Common Space of Glens Falls City Hall.

The Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway has become a tourist attraction since it launched back in 2022. This summer, the railway added two new additions to the lineup. The two added Delaware & Hudson vintage trains once served the lines to the mines locally, according to Hal Raven, president of Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway.

41-year-old Jennifer L. Fraser of Milton was arrested on Saturday following a report for strangulation and endangering the welfare of a child. Police were called at about 5am to a home at 885 Middle Line Road in Milton and arrested Fraser for strangling another person to the point they lost consciousness.

Two people were arrested following a series of thefts that happened in Saratoga County within the last two months. WNYT reports Olijajwuan W. Sheppard, 25, of Schenectady, and Johnson Gooden-Prunty, 29, of Schenectady were arrested on September 7 by New York State Police for involvement in these thefts; one in Clifton Park, the other in Ballston Spa.

Bargain Grocery, a non-profit grocery store in Troy, designed to fight food insecurity is set to officially open on September 20 at 10 a.m. Pastor Michael Servello is the founder and CEO of Bargain Grocery and said “We are 30% below the prices of big box stores. We are helping the people who need it the most. Our whole vision has been going to the most desperate.” Bargain Grocery is located at 558 River Street.

A 17-year-old Albany High School student is accused of having a pellet gun on campus. Albany Police responded to the school, after a staff member notified them that the gun was found in the student’s book bag during a routine security check. He was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds. He was released to a parental guardian and will appear in Albany City Criminal Court on a later date.

An Albany man faces drug charges after a traffic stop. Keith Horton, 68, was stopped near Broad and Alexander streets just before 10 a.m. Wednesday. Police said he had cocaine packaged in several tie-off plastic bags. Horton was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and a traffic violation. He was due in Albany City Criminal Court later Wednesday.

The Peregrine Assisted Living Facility said it will respond shortly to a lawsuit it now faces over a deadly legionella outbreak.The New York Department of Health is working with Peregrine on water flushing and monitoring for signs of the bacterial infection. Four people have died in relation to the outbreak there. 20 people have been hospitalized, and 10 people have tested positive for the disease.

All schools were open on Friday with an increased police presence at all schools, a bag check took place at the high school, and all afterschool activities were suspended until further notice. Bethlehem Police are working with federal and state law enforcement to investigate the threats, which they said have come from the same number. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 911.

Bethlehem Central School District is preparing to provide an option for virtual schooling in the wake of five threats of violence. Superintendent Jody Monroe said the classrooms are not currently configured for remote learning, so that option was not available this week. Monroe commended the staff saying. Our teachers and administrators have gone above and beyond to maintain a sense of safety and normalcy in the classroom.