saratoga springs http://wamc.org en Saratoga Accounts Commissioner Franck critical of struggling Housing Authority http://wamc.org/post/saratoga-accounts-commissioner-franck-critical-struggling-housing-authority <p>The board of commissioners of the Saratoga Springs Housing Authority will remain in their place following a failed city council vote on a resolution last night calling on Mayor Scott Johnson to remove and reconstitute the board.</p><p> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:41:29 +0000 Patrick Donges 59262 at http://wamc.org Saratoga Accounts Commissioner Franck critical of struggling Housing Authority Four Thousand New Yorkers Died in Civil War's Seven Days Battles http://wamc.org/post/four-thousand-new-yorkers-died-civil-wars-seven-days-battles <p>This week marks the 150th anniversary of the first in a series of Civil&nbsp;War battles during which New York regiments would suffer thousands of casualties.&nbsp; WAMC&rsquo;s Tristan O&rsquo;Neill reports&hellip;</p><p>According to historians at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, the first of the Seven Days Battles occurred on June 25, 1862 when New York&#39;s Excelsior Brigade spearheaded an attack against Confederate forces outside Richmond, Va.</p> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:02:29 +0000 Tristan O'Neill 41742 at http://wamc.org Four Thousand New Yorkers Died in Civil War's Seven Days Battles