Daily Digest: Flock cameras controversy set for Senate hearing

Also: ‘Nation-leading’: Hochul announces next steps to regulate major AI developers in NY • Girl Scouts get outdoors across Capital Region for ‘Girl Scouts Love State Parks’

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Good morning! In case you missed it: Troy awarded $11.1M from state for lead pipe replacements; Watervliet gets $518K. — Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor. • Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • Flock cameras controversy set for Senate hearing The cameras have raised privacy concerns across party lines. Read more → ‘Nation-leading’: Hochul announces next steps to regulate major AI developers in NY Starting in November, New York will direct large frontier AI developers to register with the state and "prepare for compliance with strict requirements on transparency, safety, and incident reporting as prescribed by the RAISE Act," Gov. Kathy Hochul announced during a news conference Monday morning. Read more → Girl Scouts get outdoors across Capital Region for ‘Girl Scouts Love State Parks’ Girl Scouts from across the Capital Region have been enjoying the outdoors lately as a way to hike, learn about wildlife, and explore New York’s public lands as part of Girl Scouts Love State Parks, an annual celebration encouraging Girl Scouts and their families to connect with nature. Read more → Capital Region BOCES student-built tiny home sells at auction The first tiny home constructed by Capital Region BOCES students recently sold for more than $20,000 during an auction. Read more → HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Emma Willard. vs. Averill Park (PHOTO GALLERY) TROY, N.Y. — Emma Willard and Averill Park played each other in high school girls tennis on Monday afternoon, at Averill Park High School. Read more → NCAA WOMEN’S SOCCER: Columbia grad Simmons named Empire 8 Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week TROY, N.Y. — Columbia High School graduate Molly Simmons was named Empire 8 Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for games played from Sept. 14 – Sept. 20. Simmons, a freshman forward at St. John Fisher, tallied five points on two goals and an assist, leading the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory against […] Read more → Former UAlbany lacrosse star Silas Richmond wins Premier Lacrosse League championship with Philadelphia Waterdogs HARRISON, N.J. — In his first season with the Philadelphia Waterdogs, former UAlbany men’s lacrosse standout Silas Richmond is a Premier Lacrosse League champion. Selected fifth overall by Philadelphia in the 2026 Premier Lacrosse League Draft last spring, Richmond put together an impressive rookie campaign for the Waterdogs. Despite not suiting up for the team’s […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Section 2 Week 3 recaps TROY, N.Y. — As they used to say on the old FOX23 News High School Sports Show, here’s your “rockin’ rewind” if you will, of Section 2 high school football from Week 3. Columbia overwhelms Amsterdam, 42-8 Blue Devils improve to 3-0 behind Connolly’s four touchdown passes and dominant defensive effort On Saturday, Senior quarterback […] Read more →

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Daily Digest: Troy awarded $11.1M from state for lead pipe replacements; Watervliet gets $518K

Also: Saratoga Book Festival to return next month • Former UAlbany lacrosse star Silas Richmond wins Premier Lacrosse League championship with Philadelphia Waterdogs

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Monday, September 21, 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 • Troy awarded $11.1M from state for lead pipe replacements; Watervliet gets $518K TROY, N.Y. — The City of Troy received $11.1 million in Lead Infrastructure Forgiveness and Transformation (LIFT) funding, which will go toward continuing to replace lead pipes in the Collar City. The funding was announced as part of $130 million in state grants awarded to communities across New York State to identify and replace lead […] Read more → Saratoga Book Festival to return next month The Saratoga Book Festival will return to the Spa City this October, providing four days of literary programming and events for Book Lovers in the Capital Region to enjoy. Read more → Former UAlbany lacrosse star Silas Richmond wins Premier Lacrosse League championship with Philadelphia Waterdogs HARRISON, N.J. — In his first season with the Philadelphia Waterdogs, former UAlbany men’s lacrosse standout Silas Richmond is a Premier Lacrosse League champion. Selected fifth overall by Philadelphia in the 2026 Premier Lacrosse League Draft last spring, Richmond put together an impressive rookie campaign for the Waterdogs. Despite not suiting up for the team’s […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Section 2 Week 3 recaps TROY, N.Y. — As they used to say on the old FOX23 News High School Sports Show, here’s your “rockin’ rewind” if you will, of Section 2 high school football from Week 3. Columbia overwhelms Amsterdam, 42-8 Blue Devils improve to 3-0 behind Connolly’s four touchdown passes and dominant defensive effort On Saturday, Senior quarterback […] Read more → Dr. Randy Cale’s Terrific Parenting column: The power of enough There is a peculiar habit many of us have mastered. We spend years building a life we hope will make us happy—and then become too busy improving it to actually live it. Read more → Gastroenterologist Dr. Anika Paradkar joins Albany Medical Center Albany Med announced that Anika Paradkar, MD, has joined the Department of Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Albany Medical Center, and has been appointed assistant professor at Albany Medical College, where she is also the associate program director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship. Read more → ‘I had to take over’: Lansingburgh varsity football sophomore RB McDonald impresses in Homecoming victory TROY, N.Y. — When Lansingburgh Knights varsity football junior running back AJ Fredericks went down with an apparent lower-body injury in Friday night’s Homecoming Game clash with Green Tech, sophomore Jakee McDonald was prepared to take his place. It was not unfamiliar territory for McDonald, who stepped into Fredericks’ shoes when the latter left Lansingburgh’s […] Read more → Gillibrand holds first-ever Congressional hearing on menopause U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, ranking member and chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, joined Senator Rick Scott, R-FL, to hold the first-ever congressional hearing on menopause. Read more → Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Read more → Four takeaways from UAlbany football’s loss to Monmouth ALBANY, N.Y. — The University at Albany football team dropped to 2-2 on the season after suffering a 28-20 loss to Coastal Athletic Association rival Monmouth at Casey Stadium on Saturday. Here are four takeaways from the loss. Tough start The tone was set on the second play of the game, but the momentum was […] Read more →

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