Daily Digest: McCoy releases 2027 Albany County proposed budget with 13th year of property tax rate decrease

Also: National Grid provides resources for upcoming winter season • Troy Indivisible to hold early voting event Saturday͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­

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Friday, October 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 • McCoy releases 2027 Albany County proposed budget with 13th year of property tax rate decrease Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, which stays under the tax cap and reduces the tax rate. Read more → National Grid provides resources for upcoming winter season With winter approaching, National Grid has laid out a winter bill forecast, customer assistance resources, and tips for saving energy. Read more → Troy Indivisible to hold early voting event Saturday Troy Indivisible will host a non-partisan “Sidewalk StandOut” event on Saturday beginning at 9:45 a.m. to promote early voting and to raise awareness ahead of the November election. Read more → Dunkin’ to celebrate reopening of next-generation store in Troy Coffee and donut lovers will have a new store to check out in Rensselaer County and can now experience Dunkin’s next-generation store design at 310 Oakwood Ave. in Troy. Read more → Tickets on sale for 2026 Albany Cup between UAlbany and Siena ALBANY, N.Y. — Tickets are on sale for the 2026 Albany Cup men’s basketball game between the University at Albany and Siena College, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at Broadview Center. The annual Capital Region rivalry will be played on UAlbany’s campus for the third time. The Great Danes won the previous […] Read more → Cardona’s Market and Siena Athletics team up to launch “Cardona’s Corner” for 2026-27 Siena men’s basketball campaign LATHAM, N.Y. — Cardona’s Market, the official caterer of Siena basketball, has teamed up with Siena University Athletics to launch “Cardona’s Corner,” an integrated fan-first initiative that combines the excitement of Siena men’s basketball with the culinary creativity of the region’s leading family-owned Italian specialty grocer in support of the Saints Alive! Athletic Fund. Available […] Read more → NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: RPI aims to build on solid opening weekend against LIU TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men’s hockey team had plenty to be encouraged about following its opening weekend of the season. The Engineers look to carry that momentum into another weekend on home ice when Long Island University visits Houston Field House for a pair of nonconference contests. The Engineers (1-1) and Sharks […] Read more →

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Daily Digest: National Grid provides resources for upcoming winter season

Also: GlobalFoundries selected to operate two new semiconductor fabs in Malta under US-Japan initiative • Review: The one man production of ‘Vanya’ at Barrington Stage is spellbinding͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­

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Thursday, October 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 • National Grid provides resources for upcoming winter season With winter approaching, National Grid has laid out a winter bill forecast, customer assistance resources, and tips for saving energy. Read more → GlobalFoundries selected to operate two new semiconductor fabs in Malta under US-Japan initiative GlobalFoundries announced it has been selected as the technology provider and operator for two new semiconductor manufacturing facilities (“fabs”) at its Malta site under a U.S.-Japan initiative providing up to $21 billion in funding. Read more → Review: The one man production of ‘Vanya’ at Barrington Stage is spellbinding Review by Bob Goepfert: The one man production of ‘Vanya’ at Barrington Stage is spellbinding Read more → Review: ‘Boop! The Musical’ turns a comic icon into a star of a Broadway musical Review by Bob Goepfert: Boop! The Musical” turns a comic icon into a star of a broadway musical Read more → DEC: October 16 trout season regulation reminders The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued the following reminder that several statewide freshwater fishing season changes go into effect on Friday, Oct. 16. Read more → 2026 Ford F-150 Lobo hammers the exterior aesthetics perfectly Ford makes the long haul and enters Grasso’s Garage with an aesthetically pleasing and proven F-150 Lobo edition pickup truck that is ready for all consumers. With a 600-mile fuel range on a full tank, our F-150 Lobo tester offers an upgraded 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 engine packed with 400 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of torque. Paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission, the F-150 Lobo gets up and goes and is smooth and Wrapped in Oxford White, the Lobo package is an additional $4,695 and includes 22-inch gloss black wheels, an electronic locking rear axle and all-season tires. Our STX Series […] Read more → Hochul, Blakeman trade barbs in governor debate that put incumbent on defense Blakeman repeatedly pounded Hochul for what he called her soft policies on undocumented immigrants, whom he accused of being responsible for numerous violent crimes. Read more →

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