By Leigh Hornbeck, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jul. 21--BALLSTON SPA -- A judge this morning took land away from property owners who had been fighting the county water line and gave it to the Saratoga County Water Authority.

By Leigh Hornbeck, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Apr. 26--BALLSTON SPA -- The legal battle between Alec Mackay, president of the Saratoga Water Services Inc., and the Saratoga County Water Authority is over.

By Leigh Hornbeck, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Feb. 7--BALLSTON SPA -- The Ballston Spa Board of Education has resumed its search for a new superintendent and raised the salary to attract experienced people.

By Kenneth C. Crowe II, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Dec. 21--ALBANY -- Two Capital Region schools made it off the state list of schools needing improvement and none were added this time around, the state Education Department announced Thursday.

By Leigh Hornbeck, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Nov. 27--BALLSTON SPA -- Facing a battle with the state, the Saratoga County Water Authority may have to relinquish control over its $67 million water project.