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The Saratoga Springs Police Department is hoping to recruit new police officers using a new video technique for social media. WTEN reports Lieutenant Paul Veitch said within the last 10 years, he’s noticed there have been a significantly smaller number of people interested in becoming police officers and taking the test.

A Ballston Lake man is facing up to 12 years in prison for committing a series of burglaries in Saratoga County last summer. According to WNYT, 33 year old Shaun A. Sheriff pleaded guilty in Saratoga County Court on Monday to burglary. Sheriff was arrested in June 2024 after police said he broke into a home in the town of Clifton Park to steal property.

The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office says they arrested Stephen E. Bottino, 58, of Gansevoort, following a sexual assault complaint that officials received last Tuesday. WNYT reports the Sheriff’s Office says the complaint was referring to an incident that reportedly occurred in Clifton Park in 2003. Bottino is accused of subjecting a person younger than 11-years-old to sexual contact.

Stewart’s Shops has donated more than $1 million to nonprofit children’s programs as a result of its 2024 Holiday Match fundraiser, the company announced on Thursday. Checks were mailed out to 1,765 organizations cross upstate New York and western Vermont. Stewart’s customers donated more than $850,000 to support youth health, education, recreation and arts activities. Stewart’s doubled the donations.

Senator Jim Tedisco wants to see new laws that give harsher penalties to animal abusers. According to WNYT, the proposal includes double jail time, requiring psychiatric evaluations, and creating a statewide registry for animal abusers and preventing abusers from ever owning an animal again.

27 year old Isaac Martinez of Rexford was arrested in connection to a harassment complaint received by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office from the Town of Halfmoon. WNYT reports Martinez is accused of committing a specified offense, under the statute of having been convicted of a specified offense within the last 5 years. He is also accused of violating an order of protection.

The Lake George Association (LGA) is expanding its Lake Impact Fund to strengthen water quality protections in 2025. They are also closely monitoring the effects of ProcellaCOR, a treatment applied to the lake, before, during, and after its application.
The Glens Falls Area Youth Center a nonprofit located at 60 Montcalm St., has served over 110,000 underprivileged children in its 57 years of operation, according to Molly Congdon-Hunsdon, executive director of the Glens Falls Area Youth Center.
The new wellness expansion is estimated to cost $900,000, and will not only expand on health and wellness programming, but will also allow for more space for educational programming through STEAM learning.

The Saratoga Springs Fire Department responded to a call at BOCES on Henning Road after five individuals simultaneously reported feeling ill. The Police Department also attended the scene due to the unusual nature of multiple people becoming sick at the same time. Of the five individuals affected, two were transported to Saratoga Hospital for further evaluation, while three received treatment on site from the Fire Department.

The Sheriff’s Office has arrested Isabelle Singley, an 18-year-old from Burnt Hills, on two counts of assault. The arrest followed an incident at Saratoga Hospital on when Singley was accused of striking two staff members at the hospital, resulting in physical injury. She was arraigned in the Saratoga Springs City Court and was released on her own recognizance pending further proceedings.

The Sheriff’s Office has arrested Isabelle Singley, an 18-year-old from Burnt Hills, on two counts of assault. The arrest followed an incident at Saratoga Hospital on when Singley was accused of striking two staff members at the hospital, resulting in physical injury. She was arraigned in the Saratoga Springs City Court and was released on her own recognizance pending further proceedings