Library helps immigrants learn language
By Kassie Parisi Gazette Reporter CLIFTON PARK — In a time of high political polarization, the Clifton Park Halfmoon Public library is doing its part to make newcomers to the United State more...
View ArticleTop two seeds advance to girls’ Class AA final
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter GUILDERLAND — Throughout Monday night’s Section II Class AA girls’ basketball semifinals, the court never lacked for talented players. Whether it was during...
View ArticleLaSalle beats Shen in 2OT classic
BY KEN SCHOTT Gazette Sportswriter SCHENECTADY — LaSalle’s Kevin Mainello will never score an easier goal than he did Tuesday night against Shenendehowa. And it will be one he will remember for the...
View ArticleIt’s Shen, from start to finish
BY JIM SCHILTZ Gazette Sportswriter GLENS FALLS — Shenendehowa girls’ basketball coach Joe Murphy was worried about falling behind against top-seeded Shaker in Saturday night’s Section II Class AA...
View ArticlePlainsmen defy expectations
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — Megan Gillooley remembers getting wished “good luck” a few too many times before this season started. Cam Tooley knew few had Shenendehowa pegged as...
View ArticleShenendehowa’s defense stymies West Genesee
BY JIM SCHILTZ Gazette Sportswriter SYRACUSE — Employing one look and then another and another, Shenendehowa carved its path back to the state basketball final four with a defensive masterpiece...
View ArticleShen’s Gillooley knows when to pick her spots
BY JIM SCHILTZ Gazette Sportswriter The Shenendehowa girls’ basketball team had only three players with previous state tournament experience on its roster Saturday for a Class AA regional final against...
View ArticleBlizzard leads to town-wide closures
By Kassie Parisi Gazette Reporter CLIFTON PARK — Much like the rest of the Northeast, Clifton Park woke up to a blizzard raging outside. The intense snow has resulted in town wide closings, and a snow...
View ArticleShen seniors lead team off the court
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — One played JV hoops last season with no promise she’d make the varsity as a senior. The other one’s school basketball experience a year ago...
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Fire official: Improper use of fireplace sparked blaze
HALFMOON — A fire that destroyed four units in the Twin Lakes Apartment Complex and damaged others was caused by a fireplace that residents were not supposed to be using, according to officials....
View ArticleShen out in semis
BY JIM SCHILTZ Gazette Sportswriter TROY — Shenendehowa started the third quarter on a run and was looking for more in Friday night’s state Class AA semifinal basketball game against Baldwin at Hudson...
View ArticleLong Range Planning Committee and PR Committee meeting at the library
CLIFTON PARK — A special meeting of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library Board of Trustees Long Range Planning and PR Committees will be held on Monday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the library. The...
View ArticleHoops4Kids plans tourney to raise funds for camp
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — In the early 1990s, Yac Sangare visited the United States from his native Niger. A basketball player on his country’s national team, Sangare had...
View ArticleEvery pitch counts
BY JIM SCHILTZ Gazette Sportswriter Duanesburg baseball coach Chris Wyanski is heading into the season with plenty of pitchers, but for Section II’s other small-school teams that do not have that...
View ArticleHow do replace Ian Anderson? You don’t
BY MICHAEL KELLY Gazette Sportswriter CLIFTON PARK — He laughed because, really, how else is head coach Greg Christodulu supposed to handle a query regarding his plans to replace an irreplaceable...
View ArticleSaratoga County real estate sales
Here are the real estate sales for Saratoga County from Oct. 3 2016 to Oct. 15, 2016: Ballston Troy Lichten and Katherine Lichten bought 175 Middleline Road from Daniel Hull, Trustee for $245,800 on...
View ArticleVoters turn out for controversial referendum
Kassie Parisi Gazette Reporter CLIFTON PARK — Many voters leaving polls for a referendum Tuesday morning expressed concerns about the impact of a controversial land deal on green space in the town and...
View ArticleShen voters overwhelmingly reject controversial land sale
Kassie Parisi Gazette Reporter CLIFTON PARK — The sale of 32 undeveloped acres of land owned by the Shenendehowa Central School District to BBL Construction was voted down in a referendum on Tuesday...
View ArticleTown looks to move on from Shen land vote
By Kassie Parisi Gazette Reporter CLIFTON PARK — Clifton Park residents are ready to move forward in the wake of Tuesday’s rejection of a controversial land sale by the school district. The final...
View ArticleBook program puts Tiffany in spotlight
By Kassie Parisi Gazette Reporter CLIFTON PARK — The Two Towns One Book Program, sponsored by the Friends of Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, recently commemorated its yearly book choice with an...
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