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Death, ethics and the dark side of being a journalist 8 Dec 2012 | 08:38 am
Death The video I shot and produced of the candlelight vigil at Shenendehowa's football field, for the four popular students, was the most difficult assignment I've ever had. I had to force myself t...
The Doobie Brothers and Chicago 23 Aug 2012 | 12:28 am
Last night I attended The Doobie Brothers and Chicago concert and wrote a review on it this morning. The guest-singer I mentioned in the review, Gene Gilbert, doesn't have any photographs of himself o...
Hello Saratoga County! 21 Aug 2012 | 05:42 am
I am the new reporter at The Saratogian, taking over Michael Cignoli’s job as reporter for the county. I know Michael will be missed, but rest assured you will still find his words in our sports secti...
Possible bidder for county landfill? 21 Aug 2012 | 02:51 am
I spoke to Keith Manz earlier today, who is leaving his position as the Director of Planning and Engineering to take over the role of Saratoga County's Public Works Commissioner, and he had some inter...
A bizarre county stat 6/18 19 Jun 2012 | 06:11 am
A remarkable streak could come to an end during Tuesday afternoon’s meeting of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. The 23-member board is expected to vote on whether to charge for-profit emerge...
Obamania 5/8 9 May 2012 | 02:01 pm
By my best estimate, President Barack Obama spoke to a standing-room only crowd of about 750 people at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering on Tuesday afternoon. That's about how man...
Obama Update 5/4 5 May 2012 | 11:00 am
President Barack Obama's third Capital Region visit has been shifted to Albany due to "logistical reasons." The official word from the White House is below. Our story is here. Anyone disappointed he ...
Obamamania 5/3 4 May 2012 | 01:16 pm
Just got back from Chris Gibson and Paul Tonko's press conference about President Barack Obama's impending visit to GlobalFoundries. I'm sitting in our newspaper's video room and I know I'm going to b...
In disturbing coincidence, Milton's new tanker truck maintains nautical theme 4/30 1 May 2012 | 11:49 am
If you picked up Monday's paper, you probably saw the story I wrote about the wet down ceremony. To summarize, the Milton Fire District celebrated the arrival of its new tanker truck by hosting what ...
We all scream for ice cream 4/25 26 Apr 2012 | 11:20 am
The jingle of an ice cream truck is one of summer’s most unmistakable sounds. The trucks drive through local neighborhoods and play music to draw children out of their homes. The first hint of the so...
