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The National Weather Service held a session for the public in Queensbury on Wednesday to show the public how you can help report snowfall totals. It came as more snow fell on the area. The National Weather Service said they rely on volunteers during winter storms. Without people reporting the totals, they said there’s no way for them to know how much it has snowed in different parts of the area,

A Ballston Spa man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for beating his neighbor with a baseball bat in 2022, which eventually caused the man’s death. Pharrin Greene, 47, broke down the front door of his downstairs neighbor, 67-year-old Bernard Rodgers, on March 12, 2022, and struck him multiple times with the bat. Rodgers had severe head injuries and died from his injuries 5 months later.

Monika Juliano, 57, of Glens Falls, was under the influence of drugs said police, when she struck and seriously injured the bicyclist, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. There was a child in the vehicle, according to police. Juliano was charged with vehicular assault, aggravated driving while intoxicated, and driving while ability impaired by drugs.

A vote on short-term rental regulations in Saratoga Springs has been delayed again after months of debate. Leaders in the Spa City have been attempting to curb the expanding short-term rental market for more than a year. Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran opened the public hearing saying the approval of any regulations would be pushed to at least the second meeting in December.A vote on short-term rental regulations in Saratoga Springs has been delayed again after months of debate. Leaders in the Spa City have been attempting to curb the expanding short-term rental market for more than a year. Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran opened the public hearing saying the approval of any regulations would be pushed to at least the second meeting in December.

Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Accounts Dillon Moran has been charged with three noncriminal complaints alleging that on three separate dates in February, March and May of this year, he issued false sworn certifications in response to Freedom of Information Law requests. The Saratoga Springs City Court clerk said that the commissioner is expected to appear to answer the charges on Dec. 19.

The 38th annual Saratoga Springs Victorian Streetwalk took to the streets of Broadway beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Daily Gazette reports the event, supported through the efforts of the Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association, includes more than 35 different sites for holiday revelers to continue their holiday celebrations.

A new initiative in Saratoga County aims to enhance safety and communication for drivers on the autism spectrum. The Blue Envelope Program is designed to ease interactions between these drivers and law enforcement during traffic stops by using instructions in an envelope aimed at clarifying the driver’s diagnosis.

Mechanicville Police need help identifying suspects in a theft. WNYT reports it happened at Mom’s Laundromat on Dec. 1 at around 5 p.m., police said. Anyone with information about their identities is asked to call the Mechanicville Police Department at 518-664-7373.

A “portable heating appliance” is being blamed for a fatal fire in Waterford early Wednesday morning, according to fire investigators. According to WNYT, one person died and six people were taken to the hospital after a fire that broke out around 3:45 a.m. in a building at 54 Broad St. in Waterford. There were two apartments above Bill’s Card Shaq.

A Ballston Spa man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for beating his neighbor with a baseball bat in 2022, which eventually caused the man’s death. WNYT reports 47 year old Pharrin Greene broke down the front door of his downstairs neighbor, 67-year-old Bernard Rodgers, on March 12, 2022, entered his apartment and struck him multiple times with the bat.