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Just south of Saratoga Springs in Ballston Spa, Dakota Ridge Farm is situated on 42 acres. If you want to soak up the fall foliage in a fun way, sign up for one of their popular llama treks. In 1990, Gary Capasso bought his wife a llama named Dakota as a wedding present. Now there’s more than 65 llamas. Take a solo trek or with a group, by appointment.

The Saratoga-Wilton Elks will host a “Stand Down” for veterans on November 3. From 1 to 4 p.m., the lodge will invite any and all vets looking for help, whether they are seeking networking opportunities, health services, or even a safe place to call home. Organizer, Erwin Dominguez, said this “stand down” is all about the community wrapping their arms around our local vets.

New York State Police say one person was seriously injured after a two-car crash on I-87 Northway in Clifton Park last week. The crash happened around 4:41 p.m. Police say one vehicle had overturned in the median of the highway, and the driver had to be extricated from the vehicle. The driver’s injuries are serious, but are not believed to be life-threatening, with no other injuries reported at the scene, said State Police.

Kensington School in Glens Falls went into lockdown on Tuesday after police were looking for a suspect. Police said they were looking for a person who took off from a sheriff’s patrol in the area of Upper Glen Street. They believed the person may have headed toward Cole’s Woods near the school. During lockout mode, all students remain inside the building and go about their normal classes and activities.

Three people have been arrested in connection to a pair of thefts across Saratoga County. Johnson Gooden-Prunty, 30, of Schenectady, Olijajwuan Sheppard, 24, of Schenectady, and Syiheed Jean Louis, 26 of Waterbury, Connecticut, are all facing numerous charges. The first incident happened August 10th in Saratoga, a second on August 30th at a residence in Wilton.

A total of $15,270 is being donated to the Ben Osborn Memorial Fund, a charity which helps kids in need. WNYT reports the charity was started in memory of a fallen soldier from Lake George who was killed in Afghanistan.
The money was raised at the Lake George Village Oktoberfest, and the Adirondack Oktoberfest charity block parties. It’s the largest donation ever for these events.

Albany County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Glens Falls man on drug charges. 41 year old Jeremy Ross was stopped in the area of Clinton Avenue and Judson Street recently for a traffic violation. Ross had around 3.6 grams of fentanyl and a quantity of Xanax pills, which was intended for distribution based on its weight an individual packaging, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office said.

DEC and the Lake George Park Commission are teaming up to track a flock of double crested cormorants. The move comes amid concerns that the number of potentially disruptive birds on Lake George is growing, reports the Post Star.

A week after the developer behind a proposed 24-lot subdivision in western Clifton Park sued the town over the denial of his project by town planners due to concerns pertaining to adequate buffers surrounding agricultural land, lawmakers are seeking to tweak the law regulating the issue. The Daily Gazette reports the Town Board on Monday introduced legislation requiring a minimum 250-foot agricultural buffer between a subdivision or commercial development and an active agricultural operation.

Drivers in New York state can now face harsher penalties for illegally passing stopped school buses. WNYT reports under a new law recently signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, drivers can be fined up to $1,500 if they pass a stopped school bus at least three times within a three-year period. The maximum fine under the previous law was $1,000. The law takes effect Nov. 1.