The Glens Falls Business Improvement District (BID) has contracted with Victoria Beagle, employee of the Adirondack Civic Center Coalition, Inc., to conduct a census of the businesses located within the Business Improvement District in Glens Falls, a requirement of their bylaws.
Assistance from the businesses within the BID will be greatly appreciated, officials said. The census has an anticipated start date of Aug. 14 and will last until it is completed, which is expected to take approximately one week.
People with questions regarding the census or the Glens Falls BID in general can contact Victoria Beagle, at vbeagle@coolinsuringarena.com or 518-480-3355.
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The historic Parks-Bentley Place in South Glens Falls will host a free, family program titled “Games that Grandma and Grandpa Played” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at 53 Ferry Boulevard in South Glens Falls.
The event centers around the games that were family favorites in days gone by when there were no electronics and few places to go for entertainment, including dominoes, hopscotch, checkers, and cards.
Parks-Bentley Place is also open to the public for house tours from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays throughout the summer. Currently on display is an exhibition of military uniforms and gear from the Civil War through the conflict in Afghanistan.
The historic home is one of the three oldest buildings in South Glens Falls, but is the only one open to the public. For details regarding Parks-Bentley Place, visit parksbentleyplace.org.
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The top airline carrier at Albany International Airport added on July 11 a new direct flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Southwest Airlines is handling the flight.
The airline already has a number of direct flights out of Albany, including to Baltimore, Chicago’s Midway Airport, Denver (June through October), Orlando and Tampa.
Flights to Washington, D.C., will leave at 2:55 p.m. and arrive there at 4:40 p.m.. Flights from Washington to Albany will leave at 12:35 p.m. and arrive in Albany by 1:55.
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Catholic Charities of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties will hold its annual summer fundraiser, An Evening at SPAC, featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra, on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
The evening’s performance is Earth: An HD Odyssey. Tickets are priced at $175 each.
The performance will be preceded by a reception on the South Portico at the Hall of Springs beginning at 6 p.m. The cocktail reception will feature an open bar, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres catered by Mazzone Hospitality, and a silent auction. Following the reception, guests will proceed to the amphitheater and enjoy prime seating for the performance.
Catholic Charities of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties has been serving the tri-county area through a wide spectrum of counseling and programming efforts since 1975. In 2022, the agency served more than 3,000 residents regardless of religion, race or economic status. Catholic Charities services are provided by skilled professionals and services benefit youth at risk, victims of domestic violence, families in need of counseling, the terminally ill, and countless others.
For more information on the mission or services provided by Catholic Charities, call 518-587-5000.