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Three organizations are now calling on community members to rally with them in Saratoga against hate and violence.
The Not On Our Watch Unity Against Facism Rally will take place 2 p.m. Sunday outside the post office on the corner of Broadway and Church Street, reports the Daily Gazette, organized by Saratoga Peace Alliance, Veterans For Peace — Adirondack Chapter 147 and the Saratoga-Warren-Washington Progressive Alliance.

Saratoga Black Lives Matter co-founder Lexis Figuereo has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Saratoga Springs, prior officials and up to another 100 other individuals alleging excessive force by police and violations of various civil rights during a protest on July 30, 2020. The Daily Gazette reports Figuerero is seeking compensatory damages of $500,000 collectively and punitive damages of $100,000.

Stewart’s Shops is paying tribute to a legendary racehorse. Stewart’s is bringing back their ice cream flavor “Funny Cide Pride,” named after the first-ever New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby and wear the iconic Garland of Roses. Funny Cide passed away in July at the age of 23. WNYT reports the flavor will be available in select shops in Saratoga County while it lasts.

Governor Kathy Hochul was at the Albany International Airport Thursday to provide updates on the $230 million she pledged towards airports in upstate New York last year. A total of $60 million will go towards modernizing Albany’s air hub, which is the oldest municipal airport in the entire country, built in 1928.

A Halfmoon man has been arrested for allegedly trying to hit two children with his car Wednesday night. WNYT reports 30 year old Edward Storms was driving his vehicle recklessly when he intentionally tried to strike the pair of minors in the area of Ocean Spray Boulevard. This happened after Storms and the two juveniles got into an argument, according to officials.

The Philadelphia Orchestra will celebrate Earth this Saturday with the performance of a recently debuted composition titled “Vespers of the Blessed Earth” at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The Daily Gazette reports the piece, aims to reflect — through the use and representation of natural sounds and elements — on humanity’s impact on the natural world. It begins at 7:30 Saturday night.

Power returned to Saratoga Race Course, after a brief outage on Wednesday afternoon. WNYT reports National Grid’s website said it was part of an outage affecting 1,165 homes and businesses in the area. At least one race was cancelled.
The outage was caused by a tree that fell in Yaddo Gardens, said utility officials.

Prosecutors filed their response Wednesday to a motion to dismiss the charges against Vito Caselnova, the off-duty Rutland County sheriff’s deputy from Glens Falls. According to WNYT Caselnova was clearly the agressor, say police, in video of the November 19th gunfight that played out on Broadway, as he and three men from Utica had a brief altercation, at which point Caselnova pulled his service revolver on the men.

In his four-page report to the Saratoga Springs City Council, Public Safety Commissioner James Montagnino is recommending that Proud Boy members who participated in a demonstration on Broadway in the city Saturday be charged with violating the city code. The Daily Gazette reports around 30 individuals would face a violation of city code 151-1 (A) for not having a permit to hold a parade in the city.

A new chapter of the Saratoga County 4-H program is almost here. A 3,650 sq./ft. facility will be able to transform into three state-of-the-art classrooms. The additional space will allow for more opportunities for 4-H programs and other youth organizations. WRGB reports the Saratoga County 4-H has raised more than $400,000 to break ground on the new educational facility, but they say more donations are needed with the ultimate goal of half a million dollars in order to open by its new school year on October 1st.