DA's Report

 

Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen was our speaker on Thursday. A lifelong Malta resident, she has worked 29 years in the district attorney's office, the last eight at its head. 

She talked about recent changes to state bail and discovery laws, and some of the higher-profile cases her office has dealt with in recent years.

In other business, club members will meet at eight o'clock tomorrow (Saturday) morning at Forest Cleaners for our Dunning Street spring cleanup.

Catching Up

Our speaker on March 31 was Michael Phillips, who talked about his work as a prosecutor for the state Department of Health covering nursing homes.

In other business at this and the April 7 business meeting, we agreed to follow up on a project discussed at a Feb. 10 meeting, to help prepare a cabin in a camp on the western edge of Saratoga Springs to be used this summer by the families of racetrack backstretch workers. Two of our current members worked there during a Rotary District 7190 day of service project in 2019.

Also discussed was an upcoming May 1 banquet to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ballston Spa Rotary Club.

We set April 23 for our regular Dunning Street cleanup, meeting at 8 a.m. at Forest Cleaners.

And we donated $50 to the Ballston Spa School District after-prom party.