Daily Digest: Kingdom Ministries announces annual Easter dinner

Also: RITTNER: Troy’s Titanic connections, Part 1 • SUNY Chancellor joins Empire State Service Corps members to combat food insecurity

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Saturday, March 28, 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 Kingdom Ministries announces annual Easter dinner TROY, N.Y. — Kingdom Ministries is hosting its annual Easter community dinner on Easter Sunday,  April 5.The free dinner will start at 1 p.m. at 35 State St. in Troy. This is Kingdom Ministries’ 17th annual free community dinner. … Read more → RITTNER: Troy's Titanic connections, Part 1 After my visit last week to the Titanic exhibit over in Schenectady, I wondered if there were any Trojans affected by the disaster. Read more → SUNY Chancellor joins Empire State Service Corps members to combat food insecurity ALBANY, N.Y. — State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. recently joined members of SUNY's Empire State Service Corps from throughout the Capital Region at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York to prepare meal kits to support New Yorkers struggling with food insecurity. Students participating in SUNY's Empire State Service Corps, New York State's largest AmeriCorps program, dedicate at least 300 hours to engaging in paid community service and convene regularly to share and learn from each other's experiences. "Throughout the state, SUNY's Empire State Service Corps members have repeatedly stepped up to support New Yorkers in need," King said in a release. "I […] Read more → A world in bloom: Spring flowers unfold from Tokyo to Mexico, in photos Spring arrives in a burst of color across the Northern Hemisphere. Read more → Tiger Woods' rollover crash is golfer's 4th high-profile car crash and second DUI arrest Woods showed signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene of the crash. Read more → Hawaii to take over aging dam after failure scare during flood evacuations The structure was built in 1906 to increase sugar production a subsidiary of Dole Food. Read more → TSA workers might get paid Monday, but their worries and airport woes could linger for longer TSA personnel have worked without pay since Feb. 14. Read more → Iranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 10 US troops and damages several planes The attack involved an Iranian missile as well as unmanned drones. Read more → As carmakers shift to digital dashboard, lawmakers push to keep AM radio Automakers have long tried to eliminate AM radio capabilities from new vehicles. Read more → Mexico's navy searches for 2 missing sailboats carrying 9 people to Cuba with aid The boats left Isla Mujeres on March 20. Read more → Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof Idaho's bill would be the first to broadly include private businesses. Read more →

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