Daily Digest: Watervliet residents share vision for $4.5M NY Forward grant at community meeting

Also: Latham man charged in connection with alleged Watervliet child abuse • Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’

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Sunday, August 16, 2026

Good morning! Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor.   • Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • Watervliet residents share vision for $4.5M NY Forward grant at community meeting Community members recently had the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas on how the Arsenal City should use its $4.5 million NY Forward grant, which included topics such as infrastructure and connectivity, safer streets, and some improvements at the municipal pool. Read more → Latham man charged in connection with alleged Watervliet child abuse A 26-year-old Latham man was recently arrested by the Watervliet Police Department in connection with an alleged child abuse investigation, city police announced. Read more → Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Read more → Linda Rice wins five races on Saturday’s card at Saratoga Race Course SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Trainer Linda Rice posted a five-win day on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, winning in 5-of-6 races she entered, including with first-time starter Scramjet in Race 2, a six-furlong maiden for New York-bred juveniles. “It’s the toughest place in the world to win a race,” said Rice, who improved her meet win total to 21. “Some days are very tough and frustrating, but we all come over here with excitement and hoping our horses will run well.” After a misfire from Salming in Race 1, Scramjet [No. 6, $18.96] set the pace under Jose Ortiz, was challenged by […] Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 30 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $1,250.83 I’m of two minds regarding Sunday’s corgi races at Saratoga. As a way to get people out to the track, it’s fantastic. There’ll be people at the races who otherwise probably wouldn’t attend, and given the current state of the sport, crowds like that are a blessing. On the other hand, my often-repeated question about marketing in horse racing rears its head: What are we doing, as a sport, to ensure those people keep coming back and want to learn more about the betting aspect of the game? As usual, I fear the answer, […] Read more → The Baker Agency promotes Matt Potolski to senior account manager The Baker Agency announced the promotion of Matt Potolski to Senior Account Manager. Read more → Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: Mayflies and mayonnaise ​According to the letter-sized sheet of paper taped to the wall of the seaside provisions market, “Justin” was a lost pet. Read more →

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Daily Digest: New legislation to grant peace officer status to security officers at three St. Peter’s Health Partners facilities

Also: Section 2 football landscape reshaped by five teams moving to eight-man game • Partnership to provide professional development and training opportunities for SUNY Empire State Service Corps

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Saturday, August 15, 2026

Good morning! Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor.   • Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • New legislation to grant peace officer status to security officers at three St. Peter’s Health Partners facilities St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) leaders joined New York state lawmakers on Aug. 14 at Samaritan Hospital to announce the passage of legislation granting peace officer status to security officers at three SPHP acute care facilities. Read more → Section 2 football landscape reshaped by five teams moving to eight-man game SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Section 2’s high school football season will look considerably different when practices begin Monday, with five programs moving from 11-man to eight-man football because of participation and safety concerns. The move, combined with Cambridge/Salem’s decision not to field a varsity team, leaves only two 11-man programs in Class D and prompted a major reshuffling of schedules in Classes B, C and D. Hudson Falls/Fort Edward in Class B, Broadalbin-Perth in Class C and Lake George/Warrensburg/Bolton, Stillwater/Saratoga Central Catholic and Rensselaer/Loudonville Christian in Class D will all compete in eight-man football. The five programs will not be […] Read more → Partnership to provide professional development and training opportunities for SUNY Empire State Service Corps State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. announced a partnership with the Educating Character Initiative to provide professional development and training opportunities for the SUNY Empire State Service Corps. Read more → Don Rittner: Vietnam’s women, Part Four During the Vietnam War, American women served in numbers and under conditions that shattered the old image of the military as an exclusively male domain. More than 265,000 women served in the U.S. armed forces during the era. Read more → Saratoga Race Course entries for Saturday, August 15, 2026 Saratoga Race Course entries for Saturday, August 15, 2026 Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 29 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $1,250.83 On Saturday, Saratoga honors newly-enshrined Hall of Fame trainer Christophe Clement with a stakes race renamed for him. The 12-furlong Grade 1 turf marathon was previously the Sword Dancer, and to be honest, the new name makes more sense. Clement won this event five times, including twice in a row with Gufo back in 2021 and 2022. Sword Dancer, meanwhile, ran on turf three times, but never won on it. The Man o’War presents a similar conundrum, as the original Big Red never ran on the lawn. Other notable curiosities of this ilk include […] Read more → Haudenosaunee Nationals announce roster for 2026 Pan-American Men’s Lacrosse Championship Nedrow, N.Y. — The Haudenosaunee Nationals, the premier international lacrosse organization representing the sport’s origins on the world stage, have announced the roster and coaching staff competing at the 2026 Pan-American Men’s Lacrosse Championship set to take place August 16–23 in Kingston, Jamaica. The 24-man roster contains a mix of standouts and up-and-comers from the collegiate level, top high school recruits, and several active National Lacrosse League professionals. See the full breakdown below: Goalies (2): Sakaraonhiotane “Saka” Thompson, Mohawk, (SUNY Potsdam, NCAA); Jack VanValkenburgh, Chichimecca (UAlbany, NCAA) Attack (8): Gregory Elijah-Brown, Oneida (Syracuse, NCAA); Kyle Jackson, Ojibwe (Philadelphia Wings, NLL, New York […] Read more → Renegade breezes for Travers SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Repole Stable and Robert and Lawana Low’s Renegade breezed a half-mile in 50.66 seconds, according to NYRA Clockers, on Friday over the Saratoga Race Course main track. Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, the Into Mischief bay is working toward the local Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers, a 10-furlong test for sophomores, on August 29. Renegade, completing his first breeze back since rallying from last to first in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy on Aug. 1, worked to the outside of allowance winner Sassmaster. “I thought it was excellent,” Pletcher said. “He was on the […] Read more →

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