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Sunday’s Cheering for Charlie benefit at King’s Tavern in Saratoga Springs drew a huge total. Charlie Bernath is two-and-a-half years old and has leukemia and her little sister, Lucy, has gastroparesis and can’t keep food down. Both have feeding tubes. WNYT reports the event raised $60,694 to benefit the Bernath family.

The teenager arrested in connection to a deadly crash that killed another teen in Waterford is due in court later this month.
WNYT reports 18 year old Everhett Hatlee will appear in Waterford Town Court on July 25. Court documents reveal Hatlee was smoking marijuana before the rollover crash on Fonda Road that killed Kiera Ebert, 14. Hatlee was arrested on several charges, including vehicular manslaughter and aggravated DWI with a child less than 16.

Governor Kathy Hochul kicking off July in a big way with a new campaign encouraging families to “Get offline, Get outside.”
WRGB reports all summer fees associated with swimming pools at state parks, including the Saratoga Spa State Park, are waived. She’s also launching the Connect Kids to Swimming Instruction Transportation Grant program to help with transportation to swimming lessons as part of the NY SWIMS initiative.

A truck crashed into the Christian Science Church at 107 Circular St. in Saratoga Springs on Sunday evening, damaging the building. The Daily Gazette reports there was one minor injury to a person in the vehicle. The church rents space out to The Beagle School, which uses it for its two-year-old program, which does not operate in the summer months.

The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday night shooting in the Town of Providence. WRGB reports it happened at a residence on Centerline Road. According to police, 34 year old Ethan J. Chase, who is reportedly homeless, forced entry into his father, 66 year old Earl W. Chase’s home. When Ethan Chase became threatening, police say, Earl Chase fired buck shot at him, striking his son in the shoulder.

No Kid Hungry New York announced Monday over $146,000 in grants to help 11 public school districts and community organizations in rural areas provide more kids with free, nutritious meals all summer long. Among the local recipients of the funds is CAPTAIN Community Human Services in Saratoga County.

Malta town leaders are expected to discuss next week whether to implement a policy that would allow animal control officers, fire marshals and code enforcement officers to wear body cameras. According to the Daily Gazette, the issue is up for discussion at the July 8 meeting and if passed, Malta would become the fire municipality in the state to enact such a policy.

Saratoga County is bringing awareness to the dangers of impaired driving by taking part in a statewide campaign. According to WNYT, the ‘Stop DWI High-Visibility Engagement Campaign’ is set to last from July 3 through July 7. From 2018 to 2022, more than 2,000 people were killed in vehicle crashes over the Fourth of July weekend.
39% of those drivers killed were drunk.

State Police have identified the pedestrian struck and killed in Clifton Park on Wednesday. WNYT reports 41 year old
Christopher E. Merritt of Florida, was not in a crosswalk when he was walking across the road. He was struck by two vehicles traveling east. Both drivers stayed at the scene.

A 14 year old girl died in a crash in Waterford Saturday night. WNYT reports it happened around 8:44 p.m. in the area of 95 Fonda Road. Another passenger in the vehicle, a 16-year-old male, was taken to Albany Medical Center with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say the 18-year-old driver, Everhett R. Hatlee, of Troy, was impaired by marijuana and was arrested on multiple offenses.