🌱 Town Board Meeting and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Town Board Meeting
• All Town Offices Closing at Noon December 24, 2025 at Ballston, NY Calendar
• Town Board Agenda Meeting at 6:30 PM at Ballston, NY Calendar

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 36 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 53, low: 25.
• Saturday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 33 and low of 31 degrees.

📸 Around Ballston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ballston

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Averill Park Boys JV Basketball @ BHBL
  Burn Hills-Ballston Lake High School, 88 Lake Hill Rd, Ballston Lake
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Town Board Meeting
  2540 US-9 , Ballston Spa
  11:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• All Town Offices Closing at Noon December 24, 2025
  Ballston, NY Calendar , 323 Charlton Road , Ballston Spa
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Town Board Agenda Meeting at 6:30 PM
  Ballston, NY Calendar , 323 Charlton Road , Ballston Spa
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Bi-Weekly Drop-In Tech-Help
  Waterford Public Library , 117 Third Street , Waterford
  10:00 am
• Baby Science Club at Norma’s Wappingers 12.18 Last class of Fall Session — Science Club Hudson Valley
  Norma’s Wappingers , 2648 E Main St , Wappingers Falls
  10:00 am
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Waterford Public Library , 117 Third Street , Waterford
  10:00 am
• PAWS for Reading @ Scotia
  Scotia Branch Library , 14 Mohawk Ave , Scotia
  4:00 pm
• Tween Meetup — Dutchess County Pride Center
  Dutchess County Pride , 766 Main St , Poughkeepsie
  5:30 pm
• Trivia Night — WHBC
  Wolf Hollow Brewing Company , 6882 Amsterdam Rd , Schenectady
  6:00 pm
• SAC Gr. 4-5 Orchestra/Gr. 5 Band Concert
  Sacandaga School Schenectady, NY 12302
  6:30 pm
• Positive Guidance- December 2025
  4-H Training Center , 556 Middleline Rd , Ballston Spa
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tops Friendly Markets posted a job opening for Full Time Meat Cutter-Mechanicville in Mechanicville. Apply here.
• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for American Airlines Baggage Handler in Schenectady. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ballston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clifton Park

• Scaffolds & Cranes: Construction continues on Clifton Park warehouse (timesunion.com)
• Capriccio team adding golf club; seafood (timesunion.com)
• Wanetta Katherine James Tardelli, 85, Canton (northcountrynow.com)

Galway

• Interim principal named at Maple Avenue Middle School (news10.com)
• Keebin' With Kristina: The One With The Curious Keyboards (hackaday.com)

Saratoga Springs

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-- The Patch AM Team

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