Jonathon Norcross

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Saratoga Springs native became the first female trainer in history to win the Kentucky Derby last Saturday. Cherie DeVaux, who was born in the Spa City and spent two years studying at the University at Albany, once worked as an assistant to trainer Chad Brown, another Saratoga County native who won […]

THE WILD HORSE The Wild Horse in Saratoga Springs closed in January for renovations before officially reopening on May 7. Chef Dylan Burkhart is spearheading Wild Horse 2.0 as its new executive chef. Burkhart is a veteran of two popular Saratoga eateries: Siro’s and Noah’s Italian. He currently serves as the executive sous chef at […]

THE BRONX — Saratoga sent two of its most accomplished sports stars to The Bronx last week to throw out first pitches at Yankee Stadium. On Wednesday night, Ballston Spa native and pro softball player Ana Gold not only tossed a heater to Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra, she also joined the YES Network broadcast booth […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The third iteration of Embrace the Belmont, an event designed to educate and hype locals on the Belmont Stakes, will return to the Universal Preservation Hall for one final ride on Tuesday, June 2. Tickets are currently on sale. The event will feature a panel of expert handicappers: Sara Elbadwi and Matthew […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS — It’s been nearly two years since the Western Sun Foundation, a charity run by fans of the jam band Goose, raised a record sum for Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga. And now, with Goose storming the SPAC stage on Fourth of July weekend, the charity is back and ready to raise more funds […]

THE SPIRIT BEHIND SPAC Nelson Rockefeller had every advantage in life, descended as he was from the nation’s first billionaire. Opulent estates, an Ivy League education, and colossal sums of money were at his disposal. But he was also dyslexic, and for much of his life, he didn’t realize he had a learning disability. He […]

A proclamation called the Queensbury Hotel “a landmark of hospitality and a monument to civic pride for the City of Glens Falls and New York’s North Country for 100 years.”

A closed-off portion of Elm Street will be reopened on weekends, but remain closed on weekdays through Sept. 30.

GLENS FALLS — A portion of Elm Street will remain closed on weekdays until the end of the summer.

In past years, unused coupons that give low-income seniors discounts at farmers markets and farm stands have been sent back to the state because too few local seniors acquire them.