WSSV News

From noon to close on Friday, people swing by Stewart’s Shops and get a hot, iced or cold brew any size in honor of National Coffee Day. WNYT reports last year, Stewart’s gave away more than 92,000 free coffees.

A man wanted by police for recording and posting videos of girls and young women in Saratoga and Saratoga Spa State Park has been arrested. WNYT reports Charles Ross is being represented by a public defender. He’s charged with stalking and has pleaded not guilty.

Saratoga is holidng its household hazardous waste collection day, Saturday, November 18, 2023 8 a.m.—12 noon at the ice rink. Many home and garden product contain potentially chemicals that may be disposed of safely. Only City of Saratoga Residents can participate and only home generated hazardous wastes are acceptable. A New York State driver’s license is required. No Business nor Commercial Licensed vehicles permitted.

The Wesley Foundation’s “Share A Step” virtual fundraiser continues through Thursday, Sept. 28. The fitness initiative offers participants the opportunity to raise funds for The Wesley Community’s Life Enrichment Program. The Wesley Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Wesley Foundation is the philanthropic arm of The Wesley Community – a 37-acre senior living campus with more than 700 residents in Saratoga Springs.

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Saratoga, has called on railway operators to address future disruptions to the Adirondack line.
Operations north of Saratoga Springs resumed on Sept. 11 after a summer-long hiatus. Stefanik is demanding that the 380-mile line be fully operational by next summer. The two-page letter was addressed to presidents Roger Harris of Amtrak and Tracy Robinson of Canadian National.

The trial of a man accused of murdering local physician assistant Philip Rabadi will resume on Tuesday. WNYT reports testimony will continue in the case against Jacob Klein, the Virigina man who is charged with second-degree murder. Klein allegedly killed Rabadi in April 2022 in his New Scotland home.

South Glens Falls Police are accusing 24-year-old Raphael Lopez, of Bronx, N.Y., of attempting to steal used cooking oil from a vat behind a closed business on Saratoga Avenue. On September 13, the business owner says he received an alert while at home from his business’s surveillance camera. He then went to his store and confronted Lopez in the parking lot.
According to police, Lopez was operating a van equipped with a large tank and siphoning equipment.

It has been over ten years since the death of Darryl Mount and the decision regarding his death is now a decade in the making. WTEN reports 24-year-old Darryl Mount was left comatose after falling from scaffolding while being chased by police for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend on Caroline Street back in 2013. He later died as a result of those injuries in 2014. The trial is scheduled to begin next Monday.

Governor Kathy Hochul today, during Climate Week, announced that more than $6 million is being awarded to strengthen New York’s agricultural industry through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grants program. Saratoga PLAN is receving $690,258 to protect 158 acres on Drummland Farm and $565,276 to protect 79 acres on Betterdays Farm, plus $550,488 to protect 76 acres on Two Lions Farm.

A new contract could net GlobalFoundries more than $3 billion. According to WNYT, The Malta-based company was awarded a new 10-year contract by the Department of Defense to make computer chips for aerospace and defense applications.
The contract has a $3.1 billion spending ceiling.