Saratoga Springs News

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County is offering Strong Women-Healthy Hearts, a six-week nutrition and exercise program starting May 6. Sessions will be noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs.

Stewart's Shops will take over the Tower Shops building, on the corner of Route 30 and County Highway 107.

A 42-year-old Saratoga Springs woman is accused of assaulting a man in his Milton home and stealing his 2014 BMW sports utility vehicle.

JetPack Promotions , the Saratoga Springs-based music promotion and development company founded by Kirsten Ferguson and Bob Carlton , just celebrated its first anniversary a month ago, but they're ready to branch out in a direction by launching JetPack Records .

Rebel Darling - featuring singer-songwriter M.R. Poulopoulos and friends - shared the stage with the Nellies at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs recently for a special Sunday afternoon benefit concert for the Amanda's Journey Foundation .

Recently, both Kathy Sheehan and Joanne Yepsen celebrated their first 100 days in office at the Woman's Club of Albany .

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Donald Fagen and Walter Becker will lead Steely Dan into the spotlight at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center when their Jamalot Ever After tour comes to Saratoga Springs on Sunday, August 31. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen will bring Steely Dan to the road in 2014, taking their "Jamalot ... (more)

Saratoga Springs police arrested a city man on a felony gang assault charge following a fight involving a group that police said occurred at Caroline and Putnam streets early Sunday morning.

MUSIC/FUNDRAISER: Benefit for the Gareth Wilkie Family Fund @ McGeary's Pub , Albany.

By GREG HAYMES TROY - It wasn't long ago that Troy's own Sean Rowe was banging out his tunes at little Capital Region cafes and bars like the Daily Grind, Bread & Jam Cafe and Tess' Lark Tavern.

A dozen people have joined a Lewis County woman in a proposed $20 million federal class-action lawsuit against Stewart's Shops Inc. over alleged violations of state and federal wage and hour laws.

The growing support for food trucks will be shown to good advantage in the upcoming "Food Truck Showcase Of Upstate New York" event.

On April 27, 2014, the Skidmore College Orchestra will present the world premiere of Double Concerto for Clarinet and Guitar, composed by the internationally acclaimed guitarist James Emery for his daughter Hannah and featuring the two of them, respectively, as the guitar and clarinet soloists.

Looking south to the proposed site for Mohawk Harbor. The mixed use site could include a casino, but will go forward regardless.

Two of Nippertown's finest roots-oriented outfits teamed up for a Sunday matinee and a good cause at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, donating their time and considerable musical talents at a benefit concert to raise funds for the Amanda's Journey Foundation , a local charity that assists children who are battling Mitochondrial Diseases and raises ... (more)

Seventy-five years ago, Edsel Ford - as president of Ford Motor Company's Lincoln division - asked chief designer Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie to create a vehicle influenced by the European "continental" styling, the long-hood/short-deck cues that, combined with smooth, flowing Zephyr lines, symbolized elegance at its very best.

AVIARY @ 404 Main Street and Bridge Street Theatre , Catskill. After being suspended in the rotunda of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on the occasion of the Works and Process 30th anniversary gala, artist Jason Hackenworth's large scale installation, AVIARY, made of over 6000 balloons and measuring 35a 2 tall x 29a 2 in diameter, travels upstate ... (more)

Below are listings submitted by restaurants about their plans for service on Easter Sunday, April 20. Prices are generally per person, plus tax and tip.

MUSIC : Goo Goo Dolls @ The Egg's Hart Theatre , Albany. The Buffalo-bred Goo Goos bring their spring acoustic tour to The Egg tonight, before returning to Nippertown with their full-blown rock show at SPAC later this summer.

FM is throwing another free concert at Vapor Nightclub in Saratoga Springs on Monday, June 2. Headlining the show will be Spanish Gold - led by My Morning Jacket drummer Patrick Hallahan , ex-Grupo Fantasma guitarist Adrian Quesada and guitarist-vocalist Dante Schwebel of Hacienda - celebrating the release of their debut album, South of Nowhere.