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Tom McTygue, who served as DPW commissioner of Saratoga Springs for 32 years, has died. According to a Facebook post from his daughter, he died peacefully surrounded by his family. WTEN reports in the 1980s, when Saratoga’s Congress Park carousel was set to be removed from Saratoga Lake and destroyed, Tom Mctygue and his brother ... Read more

Tom McTygue, who served as DPW commissioner of Saratoga Springs for 32 years, has died.
According to a Facebook post from his daughter, he died peacefully surrounded by his family. WTEN reports in the 1980s, when Saratoga’s Congress Park carousel was set to be removed from Saratoga Lake and destroyed, Tom Mctygue and his brother helped save the iconic ponies and relocate them to the Spa City.

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