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Making threats on social media has led to someone in the Hadley Luzerne School District being suspended for the rest of the school year. Officials haven’t identified who it is, but WNYT reports the post involved referenced plans to do harm when children return to class after the holiday weekend.

A Saratoga County woman died from her injuries in a crash that shut down a stretch of the Northway on Saturday night — and a man is in custody for DWI. According to WNYT, the crash happened just before 10 p.m. on I-87 in Colonie. A driver from New Jersey slammed his vehicle into the back of another car. The driver of the car Laroiya hit was 22-year-old Katryn Fisher of Ballston Spa.

Comments made to some players by Saratoga Springs girls lacrosse team coach Katie Hannan, has some parents calling for her resignation. WNYT reports parents of at least a dozen players accuse Coach Hannan of “disrespectful and bullying behaviors”, tantamount to verbal and psychological abuse, and they’ve said as much in a letter to school district officials.

This is National Safe Boating Week and an event was held in the region to raise awareness. Authorities said there were 192 boating accidents on state waterways in 2021. Eighteen people were killed, and more than 100 others were hurt and almost 90 percent of people who drowned following a boating accident in 2020 were not wearing a life jacket.

Tiki Tours, a staple of Lake George summers since 2016, have made their way south. WNYT reports the Polynesian-themed party boat is launching this summer from docks at Lee’s Park Campground, just around the corner from the state boat launch.
They’ve already started booking and are available seven days a week, weather permitting.

A man from Saratoga Springs was sentenced Wednesday for his role in a fight last August outside Clancy’s Tavern. WNYT reports James Garafalo will spend four and a half years in state prison after pleading guilty to second-degree assault. Garafolo and his older brother Jordan punched 56-year-old Mark French causing him to fall. French died from his injuries.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that ‘Get Outdoors & Get Together Day’ events will be held at 21 select locations across New York State on Saturday, June 11. . Get Outdoors & Get Together Day will bring people of all abilities, ages, identities and backgrounds together for fun, healthy activities as part of the launch of a new Governor’s initiative to broaden the diversity of users and ensure inclusivity of access to state public lands. Saratoga/Capitol Region: Saratoga Spa State Park

DEC is seeking public comment on a draft management plan that will continue public recreational access and protect natural resources within the Edinburgh and Corinth Conservation Easement Tracts in Saratoga County. The public comment period is open until June 10th as the agency looks to protect natural resources in those areas and provide recreation opportunities for residents.

A Saratoga man was rescued by forest rangers on Gothics Mountain in Essex County. The 53 year old man was missing and twelve Rangers and volunteers from the Adirondack Climbers’ Coalition joined the search. The man was found about two miles from the Roaring Brook trailhead and 21 Rangers assisted with the carry out as state police hoisted him to safety. The hiker was taken by Saranac Rescue to the hospital.

The expansion project for GlobalFoundries is continuing to make progress. The company will be expanding their Malta campus and are set to purchase an 800-acre lot in the Luther Forest Technology campus. WTEN reports
The money for the land is expected to come from federal funding. Officials said there is no time table for when the construction on the expansion will be completed.