Saratoga Springs News

Among authors, Jeff Kinney's a rock star. His Diary of a Wimpy Kid , chronicling the misadventures of Greg Heffley, is among the most popular on the planet.

The four legendary musicians, all of whom are festival board members, are among the acts who will perform at the 28th annual one-day fundraising event, slated for Sept.

These days, you hear a lot about the importance of "STEM" fields-science, technology, education and math-to our economy.

MIDDLEBURGH, N.Y. State Police have advised that an overnight mudslide on Huntersland Road has closed access to the road for an unknown amount of time.

MUSIC : Dave Maswick & Joel Brown @ the Parting Glass , Saratoga Springs. It's a dual CD release celebration featuring two of the north country's finest teaming up for a joint performance.

Singer Willie Nelson is taking his annual Farm Aid benefit concert to upstate New York with an all-day festival of music and locally grown food in September.

A special three-course menu priced at $19.59 -- signifying the year the company was founded -- will be offered at all Marrello locations : The three Bellini's Italian Eatery venues in Clifton Park, Slingerlands and South Windsor, CT; Jacob & Anthony's American Grille, Saratoga Springs, and J&A Prep Kitchen at Crossgates Mall, Guilderland.

Ursula Abrams of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., holds a sign during a women's rights rally at the Capitol on Tuesday in Albany.

Singer Willie Nelson is taking his annual Farm Aid benefit concert to upstate New York with an all-day festival of music and locally grown food in September.

It is disappointing to find the Fulton County YMCA chose to end the memberships of people who are 65 years of age and older whose health insurance includes Silver Sneakers, due to the fact that the amount of money the insurance will pay does not meet the minimum charge the YMCA chooses to accept.

In celebration of Father's Day, tomorrow, the Rev. Eli D. Smith will bless all men and bestow special awards on two men at Shiloh AME Zion Church, West Brighton.

Bike mechanic Cody Madigan works on the wheel of a Specialized Tricross bike, used for cyclocross riding, on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Blue Sky Bicycles in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Bike mechanic Dave Drumm works on an early 1990s Cannondale mountain bike on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Blue Sky Bicycles in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Bike mechanic Dave ... (more)

MUSIC : George Cole & Eurocana @ Caffe Lena , Saratoga Springs. In support of their new album, Riverside Drive on David Grisman's Acoustic Disc label, the gifted guitarist-vocalist and his band serve up the Great American Songbook - George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more - heated up with a Django Reinhardt-styled Gypsy jazz-swing ... (more)

Dave Brubeck played the Jazz Festival in Saratoga 13 different years, far more than anyone in its 35-year history The Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, has hosted a world-class jazz festival since 1978.

Allan Atwell, a World War II veteran who now lives in Clifton Park, was selected by Sen. Hugh T. Farley for the honor.

Three large areas of upstate New York are now out of the running for commercial casino development after Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with the Seneca Nation of Indians to resolve a four-year-old dispute with the state.

Once a month we ask area notables questions about themselves and the place we call home.

Artist Thomas Dragonette with his shoe at the unveiling of "Saratoga En Pointe" Artist Catherine Wagner Minnery, right, with her toe shoe at the unveiling of "Saratoga En Pointe" If you've been to Saratoga Springs lately, maybe you've noticed the 5-foot fiberglass toe shoes standing tall around the city.

The event in Saratoga Springs, 28 miles north of Albany, will feature Nelson and other Farm Aid board members John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, as well as other artists to be announced soon.

Sure, Walt Disney World is a great place for rides, shows, and other fun, but...pampering? Do you really think of it as a spot for a soothing massage, facial, or other spa treatment? If you haven't before, you must not know about the Senses Spas.