Clifton Update

In a little more than a month from now, a town woman will be walking to make managing diabetes less of a full-time job. Kristen Gil, a Clifton Park resident, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 22 years ago when she was just 8 years old. Now a registered dietitian in the department of pediatrics at Albany Medical Center, Gil focuses on finding different ways to help her patients live as normal of a life as they can, while also coaching them in dealing with diabetes. After Gil was diagnosed, her parents became involved with the JDRF, formerly known as the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation, one of the major charities specializing in Type 1 diabetes research. Along with getting involved with JDRF, Gil and her family formed a team for One Walk, an event sponsored by JDRF that raises money ...

Primal: Your Local Butcher may be nestled next to other retail locations at 22 Clifton Country Road, but upon walking through the door it’s as though suburbia has been left behind. Primal resembles a corner deli one would find on the hectic streets of Brooklyn or Manhattan; a diverse store that, besides the main meat offerings, contains a mix of items one could find in a grocery store, minus the aisle-to-aisle setup. About a year ago, the name of the business was changed. In the confusion during that transition, many people thought they were closed. “We are exactly the same business, we’re just no longer affiliated with the national chain,” owner Kevin Wickert said. Primal was once “The Meat House,” a chain out of New Hampshire that closed its doors. “I’ve always owned the business and a...