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Saratoga County Fair

Backlash After 7-Year-Old's Lemonade Stand Shut Down By State Health Department Backlash After 7-Year-Old's Lemonade Stand Shut Down By State Health Department
Backlash After 7-Year-Old's Lemonade Stand Shut Down By State Health Department A second-grader's lemonade stand proved to be too much competition for some vendors at a popular upstate event. Brendan Mulvaney, who ran a lemonade stand at his home in Ballston Spa near the Saratoga County Fair, had it shut down by state officials, citing that he needed a permit to operate the stand. The sudden shutdown came after vendors at the fair reportedly complained to a member of the New York State Department of Health. The 7-year-old has run the stand for years, and reportedly simply wanted to raise enough money to take a trip to Disneyland. He sold the drink in his front yard, …