Also: ‘Grassroots project’: Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Little Italy Marketplace in Troy • Saratoga Race Course entries for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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Good morning!Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor.
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The Cohoes Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide at the Harmony Mills apartments on North Mohawk Street, according to a statement Tuesday evening from Cohoes Mayor Bill Keeler and Cohoes Chief of Police Todd Waldin.
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the beginning of construction on a new community space in Troy’s Little Italy neighborhood.
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Saratoga Race Course entries for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — As the late Jimmy Buffett once sang, “at the Bama Breeze, you’re one of our own down there…” and the same holds true for this week at Saratoga Race Course. Alabama week, running Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 19-23, will feature five days of racing, promotions, family activities and special events, culminating with the 146th running of the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama on Saturday. The Alabama, one of the country’s premier races for 3-year-old fillies, headlines a stakes-heavy Saturday card that also includes the Grade 2, $300,000 Ballston Spa presented by STIHL for older fillies and mares. […]
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TROY, N.Y. — The Tri-City ValleyCats continued their roster reconstruction, right up to the close of the 2026 Frontier League trade deadline at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17. Arlo Marynzack, a Bethlehem native and Siena College alum, was traded to the York Revolution of the Pioneer League for shortstop Pedro Moreno and to complete a […]
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UTICA, N.Y. — The American Hockey League’s Utica Comets announced today that New Hartford native Mike Zalewski has been hired as an Assistant Coach to round out Head Coach Ryan Parent’s coaching staff. Zalewski returns to the Mohawk Valley after having spent most of his North American playing career with the Comets. He played a […]
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The City of Saratoga Springs announced on Tuesday the launch of the “Garage Gallery,” a new public art initiative that city officials hope will transform the Putnam Parking Garage into a vibrant, welcoming space celebrating “local creativity, community and connection.”
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $1,210.83 Once again, a bankroll blurb wrote itself, and once again, it’s because of reasons that couldn’t be worse. Marshall Gramm, an owner, handicapper, contest player, and prominent figure with contacts in many racing organizations around the country, was outed as having access to past performances that included HISA and veterinary data. These included information on when horses received veterinary treatment and which treatments were administered, data which is not available to the general public. HISA issued one statement Monday, Gramm issued another, and I have issues with both. With regard to HISA, others were […]
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With flu season on the way, Hannaford is now offering flu shots at its in-store pharmacies in communities across Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts and Vermont.
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