Month: December 2023
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Tickets on sale for Hattie’s Mardi Gras in Saratoga Springs
NEWS10 - Hattie’s Mardi Gras event is returning to Saratoga Springs in 2024. The event is set for January 27 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.
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Decade after woman’s death, Saratoga Springs still seeks permanent homeless shelter
DAILY GAZETTE - ... Lisa Mitzen and her husband, Ed, have pledged $1 million toward getting a homeless shelter off the ground in the city as well. However, efforts to create a shelter have received pushback over the years, legal and otherwise....
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Albany to start demolition of old Lincoln Park pool
TIMES UNION - ... Business for Good co-founder and Lincoln Park Pool Capital Campaign Committee Chairman Ed Mitzen, who was in attendance Monday, has announced a million-dollar contribution toward the project with a goal of raising another $9 million from donors around the Capital Region.
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New Lincoln Park pool set to open summer 2025
NEWS10 - ... “The kids in downtown Albany deserve to have the same type of summer facility, playgrounds, rec areas that a lot of kids in the suburbs have,” said Business for Good Co-Founder Ed Mitzen.