Daily Digest: Their ‘moment’: HVCC Class of 2026 celebrates commencement

Also: La Salle Institute celebrates graduating Class of 2026 • FRONTIER LEAGUE: ValleyCats fall to Quebec

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Ron Rosner, Senior Editor e-edition                            obituaries Their ‘moment’: HVCC Class of 2026 celebrates commencement Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) celebrated its 72nd commencement exercises on Saturday. Read more → La Salle Institute celebrates graduating Class of 2026 La Salle Institute celebrated its graduation of 101 outstanding seniors in the Class of 2026. Read more → FRONTIER LEAGUE: ValleyCats fall to Quebec TROY, N.Y. — Despite loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth, the Tri-City ValleyCats (2-6) lost to Quebec, 6-4, on Saturday evening. Starting pitcher Brayhans Barreto fired five frames of hitless ball for the ValleyCats as he walked five, but struck out two. Nate Nabholz (0-1) added a hitless sixth before a six-run […] Read more → NCAA BASEBALL: No. 12 Russell Sage College’s historic run ends in second day of NCAA Regional SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The No. 12 Russell Sage College (RSC) Gators baseball team had its historic spring come to a close on the second day of the NCAA Regional, hosted by The College at Schenectady’s Central Park. After defeating Trinity 7-4 in the morning elimination game, the first NCAA Tournament victory for the entire Department, […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: Singles and doubles sectional playoffs (PHOTO GALLERY) CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — The Section 2 high school boys tennis sectional playoffs were played for singles and doubles on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Shenendehowa High School. Read more → NYRA announces 2026 Saratoga Breakfast and Thoroughbred Farm tours SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced the return of its popular summer morning excursion, reimagined for 2026 as the Saratoga Breakfast and Thoroughbred Farm Tours, presented by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB), with a refreshed lineup that spotlights aftercare and welcomes the program’s first stallion operation. This year’s series introduces two new participating farms, including a leading aftercare organization and a stallion farm, and welcomes back two longtime favorites. The 2026 series will get underway on Opening Day of the Saratoga summer meet, Friday, July 3, and continue weekly through the final Sunday of […] Read more → Preakness 2026: Napoleon Solo wins unprecedented race at Laurel Park Napoleon Solo won the 151st Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, at Laurel Park on Saturday. Read more → HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL: Echols, Shen defense shut down Guilderland in sectional quarterfinal victory CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Morning kickoffs plagued the Shenendehowa High School girls’ flag football team earlier this season. On Saturday morning, however, the green machine turned an early start into an early statement. Behind a pair of touchdown connections between quarterback Kendall Spickler and standout playmaker Triniti Echols, third-seeded Shenendehowa defeated sixth-seeded Guilderland High School 14-0 in a Class A Section 2 quarterfinal matchup at Shenendehowa High School. Shen entered the postseason on a seven-game winning streak, while Guilderland had won six of its final seven contests. Yet with Shen’s two regular-season losses coming in 10 a.m. games against Shaker […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL: Guilderland vs. Shenendehowa (PHOTO GALLERY) CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Shenendehowa defeated Guilderland, 14-0, in the Section 2 high school girls flag football sectional playoff quarterfinals, on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Shenendehowa High School, in Clifton Park, N.Y. Read more → 2026 Preakness day at Laurel Park | PHOTOS See photos from Preakness Saturday at Laurel Park, including fans, fashion, horse racing and trackside moments. Read more →

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Daily Digest: Troy Downtown Marina open for the season

Also: PHOTO: Boaters able to access NYS Canal System once again as Lock 2 officially opens for the season • RITTNER: WTF: What the Flock?

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone has a great weekend. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Ron Rosner, Senior Editor e-edition                            obituaries Troy Downtown Marina open for the season The Troy Downtown Marina is open for the 2026 season. Read more → PHOTO: Boaters able to access NYS Canal System once again as Lock 2 officially opens for the season Friday morning served as the 201st opening of the Erie Canal lock system travel season at Lock 2 in Waterford, once again granting boaters access to the NYS Canal System. From May 15 through Oct 14, 2026, sailors in vessels big and small,… Read more → RITTNER: WTF: What the Flock? Smile, you are on camera, and that camera, and this camera, and… There has been a lot of commotion about Troy’s Flock cameras. Read more → FRONTIER LEAGUE: Why star catcher Oscar Campos is not with the Tri-City ValleyCats in 2026 TROY, N.Y. — Tri-City ValleyCats fans in attendance for the 2026 home opener of their favorite Capital Region baseball team likely had the same question in mind at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on Friday: Where in the world was former catcher and longest-tenured ValleyCat Oscar Campos? For five seasons with Tri-City (2018, 2021, 2023-25), Campos, […] Read more → FRONTIER LEAGUE: Québec Capitales spoil Tri-City ValleyCats’ 2026 homecoming with 4-3 victory TROY, N.Y. — Back at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium for the first time in 2026, the Tri-City ValleyCats fell to the reigning Frontier League-champion Québec Capitales by a score of 4-3, dropping them to 2-5 on the young season. After two scoreless frames with both teams tallying just one single apiece, the Capitales struck first […] Read more → PHOTO ESSAY: Glitter, wings and whimsy: Black cosplayers turn Georgia woods into a fae wonderland ATL Black Fae Fest is a three-day event where participants celebrate their love of fantasy. Read more → Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free Workers discovered the owl in late October and quickly took action to save it. Read more → Plane carrying pickleball players to Texas tournament broke apart midair, report finds The pilot reported problems with the plane’s anti-icing system that protects onboard instruments. Read more → Berkshire Hathaway triples Alphabet stake and invests in Delta and Macy’s under new CEO Greg Abel appears to be more comfortable investing in tech companies than his predecessor. Read more → UnitedHealth tracks workers’ AI use in push to transform company AI is central to UnitedHealth’s plan to rebuild confidence after profits collapsed last year. Read more → Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats The court’s order is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competition. Read more → State officials demand transparency as businesses get billions in Trump tariff refunds State leaders estimated the tariffs cost Illinois consumers nearly $9 billion. Read more →

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