Owner Tahir Sial, flanked by Pete Bardunias, left, of the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County and Halfmoon Supervisor Kevin Tollison, cuts the ribbon Friday at the Halal Meat Market on Route 9 in Halfmoon. The store will sell halal meat, which conforms to Islamic dietary laws, produce, ethnic spices and an array of imported items, like those in the well-stocked aisle.

Owner Tahir Sial, center, with Pete Bardunias, left, of the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County and Halfmoon Supervisor Kevin Tollison, cuts the ribbon Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, to open of the Halal Meat Market on Route 9 in Halfmoon, N.Y. Halal Meat Market is the first such store in the Clifton Park area. | Image credit: John Carl D’Annibale / Times Union

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