Current Issue Our Current Issue: Spring 2012 CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE NOW! CLICK HERE TO ADVERTISE WITH US! Saratoga Living Spring 2012 Vol. 14, No. 1 features 64 Comedy Warriors Two Saratoga Springs residents start a program to help wounded veterans heal others through humor. By Karen Bjornland 50 Saratoga Anchors Tech Valley From TEC-SMART and GlobalFoundries in Saratoga to the NanoTech Complex in Albany, Tech Valley now lives up to its name—and more companies could follow. By Kirsten Ferguson 58 Rowing Renaissance Saratoga’s young scullers rank nationally and spur the region’s economy By Janit Gorka 72 Saratoga Mobsters Redux Lucky Luciano follows his mentor, Arnold Rothstein, to Saratoga. By Maria McBride Bucciferro Army First Lt. Stephen Rice, 31, who lost part of a leg in combat, is a Comedy Warrior, one of the wounded veterans- turned-comedians in the non- profit program created by two Saratoga Springs residents, Ray Reo and John Wager. Saratoga photographer Emma Dodge Hanson captured the warriors’ visit to Saratoga Springs in November. On the Cover Hudson Valley Community College’s green-certified TEC- SMART building in Malta is a hub for college students, returning adult students, and high school students to prepare for high-paying technology jobs—the key to the region’s future, and their own. Photograph by Lawrence White. Saratoga Living • 1 section 2 • Spring 2012 JOSEPH DEUEL The late Joe “Chowder” Deuel—who loved to recount tales about Saratoga’s casinos and horse rooms, and is one of the sources in this installment of “Mob”—sits outside his Broadway newsroom, ca. 1979. 72 Saratoga Mobsters Redux Lucky Luciano follows his mentor, Arnold Rothstein, to Saratoga. By Maria McBride Bucciferro departments 7 Icons & Artifacts Civil War sentinel still standing guard. By Jeff Durstewitz 9 Wide Angle Peter Harrison: a one-of-a-kind furniture designer. By Lawrence White 10 Scene & Heard Friendly sons, sisterly sisters, a literary salon and Mardi Gras soiree. By Maria McBride Bucciferro 18 Questions & Answers Bob Kovachick: Saratoga’s favorite weatherman By Vera Kasson 20 Essential Events Get outdoors this spring: from horse shows and bike tours, to folk music and jazz festivals. By Jon Wurtmann 26 The Arts Jacob Houston: Young Greenwich artist views the world. By Wendy Liberatore 31 Dining Maestro’s: Elegant porch dining at the Van Dam. By Bill Reynolds 34 House Renovation of Greek Revival home is as green as it gets. By Randall Perry 37 Garden Gardening with native plants keeps invasives at bay. By Laura Rappaport 41 Horse Culture Trainer Frank Catrone: Saratoga native won the Derby By Mike Kane 44 Books They Live On by Pat Nugent By Ann Hauprich 46 Sports Local qualifier for U.S. Open By David Batyka 48 Spring Seen Images to put a bounce in your step. By Lawrence White 68 Shopping Two savvy local retailers are competitors—and friends By Stacey Morris 76 Making a Difference There’s no place like home for Jeff Olson, national greenway and bikeway designer. By Mike Kane 80 Road Trip Montréal is friendly, foreign, and near By Field Horne 4 • Summer 2011 Young rowers at The Tail of the Fish race in Schuylerville. 58 Rowing Renaissance Saratoga scullers rank nationally and spur the region’s economy By Janit Gorka SARATOGA HERITAGE SPECIAL HISTORY SECTION By Field Horne 86 Saratoga’s Hotels: Two centuries of keeping visitors happy… and coming back 90 Woodlea: A Lost Neighborhood A great estate—and great scandal—on the south side of Saratoga Springs 94 Diary of Mary Clements A child’s life at Saratoga Lake in 1839
