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Saratoga Central Catholic recently did an overhaul of a lot of its athletic teams, replacing coaches in six sports. The Daily Gazette reports Athletic director Phonsey Lambert said there were difficult decisions made, but the changes will hopefully make the school’s teams successful in the always-competitive Wasaren League.

Three years after Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan first announced plans to remove the statue of General Philip Schuyler from its post outside of City Hall, the statue came down around 6 o’clock Saturday morning. WRGB reports
Sheehan says the removal was scheduled for early morning so as not to disrupt traffic.

A Halfmoon man has been arrested for burglary following an investigation, according to police. Dylan Benaquista, 27, is facing multiple charges. Police responded to a house on Cemetery Road in Halfmoon for a report of a burglary that had taken place. WTEN reports police say Benaquista allegedly stole a debit card belonging to another person in the residence, and is reportedly accused of using it several times throughout the day.

Gov. Kathy Hochul held a press conference regarding the current air quality in New York State at the University at Albany. Hochul emphasized this is an unprecedented event, with the majority of the state experiencing unhealthy air quality.
Hochul asked that people stay indoors, and suggested that schools continue to suspend outdoor activities for students. The weekend may bring some relief.

State Police arrested Bruce B. Bidwell, 51, of Gansevoort, NY, for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, False Personation, Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs and other counts following ain incident at rest area on I-90 westbound in Schodack. That’s where Bidwell was found injured in a vehicle. He was transported to Albany Medical Center for minor injuries and later discharged to State Police custody. The vehicle Bidwell was operating had been stolen from South Glens Falls.

The Saratoga Springs fire chief is firing back at the city over allegations of misconduct. According to WNYT, attorneys for Chief Joseph Dolan sent a written response to the city, disputing each one of the disciplinary charges against him. He was accused of double dipping and using a city-owned Chevy Tahoe for personal business. Dolan’s attorney wrote that the accusations are frivolous and inaccurate.

City Council members will meet for a Special City Council meeting on Friday, June 9 at 4pm. This meeting is to discuss the first temporary low-barrier homeless shelter in Saratoga Springs.

Smoke billowing from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia and sending plumes of fine particulate matter should persist into Thursday and possibly the weekend. The weather system that’s driving the great Canadian-American smoke out – a low-pressure system over Maine and Nova Scotia – “will probably be hanging around at least for the next few days,” U.S. National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Ramsey said.

A Ballston Spa man was sentenced to 130 months in prison. 36 year old Maxwell Leiser, 36, admitted to being part of a Schenectady-based drug trafficking organization and unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition as a felon.
Leiser admitted that between December 2020 and April 2021, he conspired to distribute approximately 465 grams of cocaine base and 198 grams of heroin from New York City to individuals in Saratoga County.

The Warren County Department of Workforce Development has partnered with Crandall Public Library to offer a Computer Skills Workshop for Beginners on Thursday, June 15, starting at 2 p.m!
This will be a monthly class that is available to the public, free of charge and will be held at the Career Center at 333 Glen Street, Suite 300, Glens Falls, NY 12801. (The former Travelers building).