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A Waterford man faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a child. According to WNYT, Bradley Boisen copped to charges that in April 2021, he arranged to pay $60 to another person in order to have sex with a 14-year-old child. He also faces up to life in prison. Boisen is scheduled to be sentenced in March.

DEC announced the completion of a six-week gas station enforcement detail in the Capital Region and surrounding counties. Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) from DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement, in coordination with DEC’s divisions of Environmental Remediation and Air Resources staff, conducted the detail to protect public health and the environment by inspecting gas stations in disadvantaged communities disproportionately burdened by pollution, as well as other locations in the region.

A Ballston Spa woman has pleaded guilty after she was accused of fatally striking a pedestrian. Adrianne Liedel, 20, pleaded guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter in the Second Degree. WTEN reports back in March Liedel, while under the influence of pot, struck two pedestrians with her car while on Hop City Road in the town of Ballston Spa. Harold Townsend, 72, of Ballston, was pronounced dead at the scene. Janet Townsend, 71, of Ballston, was seriously injured in the crash.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is retaining her leadership position in the next Congress. WNYT reports she won a second term as the House GOP Conference chairwoman. Stefanik fended off a challenge from freshman Congressman Byron Donalds from Florida

A woman has died in a Halfmoon crash. WNYT reports 69 year old Frances Fay was turning from Farm to Market Road onto Route 146, when she was hit by a bigger vehicle on Tuesday morning, She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.

GlobalFoundries is planning to reduce its workforce, reports WNYT. The company operates its Fab 8 computer chip factory in Malta. It comes despite the company reporting record earnings last week. It’s not clear if any jobs at the Malta plant would be affected. The company is seeking some of the $52 billion Federal Chips Act to expand domestic chip manufacturing.

Horse trainer Chad Brown was in court Monday and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge related to a confrontation at his home last summer. He was arrested for criminal obstruction of breathing. A woman says Brown pushed her down some stairs, pinned her to the floor and started choking her. The original charge against the 43-year-old Brown was a misdemeanor. Harassment is a violation. He’ll also pay $370 in fines and surcharges.

Time is running out for the Saratoga Springs city council to approve a 2023 fiscal year budget. WRGB reports If they can’t approve a budget by November 30th, the proposed $54.2 million budget will go into effect; the budget is 0.04% higher than the adopted 2022 budget. The police department’s proposed budget is $10.7 million, the additional funding they will be getting are part of a mandatory union negotiation agreement

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that since early January, when mobile sports wagering became available in New York, the State has collected $542 million in taxes through the week ending Oct. 30, surpassing every other state in the nation. An additional $200 million in licensing fees has also been collected, generating a total of more than $740 million in revenue, most of it to be used for education.

The Saratoga County History Center in Ballston Spa recently announced a $25,000 grant from the Saratoga Non-Profit Relief Grant Fund. These funds will support an immersive exhibition designed and built by professionals on the history of Saratoga County to open in spring 2023. The Saratoga County History Center is dedicated to the preservation and sharing of the diverse histories of Saratoga County.