Saratoga Springs News

Aerialists Maedya Kojis, 14, left, and Lola Picayo, 13, swing from an anchor during the Circus Smirkus performance of Anchors Away for Atlantis on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at the Saratoga Casino and Raceway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The second show is Sunday at 1 p.m. Aerialists Lola Picayo, 13, facing left, and Maedya Kojis, 14, swing from an ... (more)

Three men who work for Coghlin Electrical Contractors at Global Foundries in Malta stole scrap metal and sold it, according to the New York State Police in Malta.

FESTIVAL/MUSIC : CountryFest @ Schaghticoke Fairgrounds , Schaghticoke. Featuring Jake Owen, Montgomery Gentry, John Michael Montgomery, Scotty McCreery, Dan + Shay and Local 518 faves Cryin' Out Loud .

"Our industry is not traditionally a golf-playing industry," said Rick Whitney , CEO of M+W Group, the company behind many major semiconductor and other high-tech construction projects worldwide.

By Karen Bjornland Gazette Reporter For the fourth summer, Joe Haedrich, a retired businessman from Chestertown, is leading weekly Saratoga Springs Food Tours, where participants nibble and sip while taking in tidbits of history and culture.

Christine O'Toole, vice president and executive director of Elant at Meadow Hill, received the James W. Sanderson memorial Award for Leadership from LeadingAge New York.

Art in the Park takes over Congress Park in Saratoga Springs on Saturday with plenty of fun in the sun.

Last weekend Phish played a three-night stand at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, aka SPAC, in Saratoga Springs, NY.

CreditDonkey, a credit card comparison and financial education website for families, put Ithaca on its list of best cities in New York state.

The pieces on the walls of Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs are ragged and asymmetrical, pocked with marks and filled with holes.

The Vaqua Komet, a twin-spindle wet blasting system from Guyson Corporation, has a automated wet-blast cabinet featuring a large safety glass view window equipped with an interior wiper and water spray to maintain visibility, and is guaranteed to ensure corrosion resistance.

Although he didn't know it at the time, David Hyde Pierce's path toward acting began when he was 6 or 7 years old and living in his hometown of Saratoga Springs, New York.

Albany Law School's Government Law Center will host its 14th Annual Saratoga Institute on Racing & Gaming Law on Tuesday, Aug. 12, and Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at The Gideon Putnam Hotel & Conference Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Each year, high-level representatives from the racing and gaming community, government officials, journalists, ... (more)

Hidden rooms and passageways might seem like the stuff of a Victorian murder mystery, but these spaces are increasingly popular in homes, with owners installing them for reasons of design, security and just plain fun.

MUSIC : Lord Huron @ Jennings Landing , Albany. The captivating Los Angeles-based indie-folk-rockers make their Nippertown debut at Alive at Five to help WEXT-FM celebrate their seventh birthday.

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center welcomes the world's largest ballet company this summer, one indicator president Marcia White uses to illustrate how the venue is building its audience for classical arts.

More than 200 persons were arrested during Phish's three-night run at Saratoga Performing Arts Center from Thursday through Saturday, according to law enforcement officials.

MUSIC : Maxwell @ the Palace Theatre , Albany. The mysterious super soul man returns, promising some new tunes from his long-overdue upcoming album, Summers , originally slated for release in 2010.

Were you Seen at the opening night of the New York City Ballet, featuring Balanchine's Journey, at SPAC in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, July 8, 2014? Were you Seen at the opening night of the New York City Ballet, featuring Balanchine's Journey, at SPAC in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, July 8, 2014? Were you Seen at the opening night of the New York ... (more)

A recently-opened, upscale restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York will double its seating capacity and create a second, more casual menu in the coming months.