Daily Digest: Lansing Fields to bring 12 affordable townhomes to Troy, state agency says

Also: Watervliet Civic Center celebrates 80th anniversary • Siena Poll: Hochul leads Blakeman 49-39% in NY governor’s race

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Thursday, August 13, 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 • Lansing Fields to bring 12 affordable townhomes to Troy, state agency says Lansing Fields, billed as a 12-unit affordable homeownership development in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood, has started construction, according to New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas. Read more → Watervliet Civic Center celebrates 80th anniversary The Watervliet Civic Center, praised as an invaluable city asset, is celebrating its 80th year in operation. Read more → Siena Poll: Hochul leads Blakeman 49-39% in NY governor’s race Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman 49-39%, according to a new Siena Poll of likely New York State gubernatorial voters released Wednesday. Read more → Capital Region BOCES offers 5 skilled trades programs in September Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center announced that it still has spots available this fall in several adult education programs. Read more → Saratoga Race Course entries for Thursday, August 13, 2026 Saratoga Race Course entries for Thursday, August 13, 2026 Read more → ‘26 Cadillac Escalade Sport is the still the king of the highway While General Motors continues to deliver great trucks and now EV’s to the average consumer, it’s their top-tier Luxury/Sport brand Cadillac that also continues to make strides. Their flagship SUV, the Escalade is back in 2026 and a behemoth it still is. Our week-long tester, a Black Raven Escalade Sport tops your Uber Black list, but also tops the consumer want list with its exceptional luxury and style while comfort exceeds a Chevrolet Suburban with its top-tier luxury seats and interior finishes. Our tester boasted no additional options which was nice to see a standard “base” model for a change […] Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 27 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $1,104.43 As many of you know, my wife is a fifth-grade teacher at a public school just outside Oakland in Northern California’s Bay Area. A week or two ago, I shared her Amazon wish list, which contained supplies for her 26 students to use during the year. Thursday is her first day of the 2026-27 school year (even after 13 years of living out here, that blows my mind, since New York starts after Labor Day). Her wish list got completely handled, and she and I are both tremendously thankful for the support from friends, […] Read more → After a second chance, Ken Ramsey finds new life at Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Perhaps no one is relishing the summer meet at Saratoga more than 91-year-old Ken Ramsey. The prominent owner and breeder was able to travel to upstate New York and enjoy the races for the first time since, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, he became the oldest recipient of a kidney transplant at 88 years, 230 days. As if that was not enough, he reached the winner’s circle when Movin’ On Up did exactly that, rallying from last in the Grade 2 $250,000 Caress Stakes on July 11 for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. and […] Read more →

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Daily Digest: Capital Region’s newly opened Costco partners with Regional Food Bank

Also: Saratoga County Fair touts more than 53K visitors in 2026 • Hudson Valley Credit Union’s foundation gives over $86K to 14 Capital Region organizations

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Good morning! Check out some of our top stories. — Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor. • Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • Capital Region’s newly opened Costco partners with Regional Food Bank The Capital Region’s first Costco is open to the public, and it’s already committed to an important local partnership. Read more → Saratoga County Fair touts more than 53K visitors in 2026 More than 53,000 visitors attended the 2026 Saratoga County Fair, which ran from July 21 to July 26, as the Saratoga County Agricultural Society concluded another successful year celebrating agriculture, education, entertainment and community, officials announced. Read more → Hudson Valley Credit Union’s foundation gives over $86K to 14 Capital Region organizations The Hudson Valley Credit Union’s Charitable Foundation has awarded $550,000 in grants to 80 nonprofits across its 13-county footprint, with $86,800 distributed to 14 Capital Region-based organizations, the credit union announced. Read more → Woman arrested after stabbing person in presence of child, Watervliet police say A 27-year-old woman was arrested after stabbing a person ‘multiple times in the presence of their child,’ The Watervliet Police Department said on Tuesday. Read more → Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce hosts Women in Business Connect & Clink Social Eventgoers tour The Mansion of Saratoga in Rock City Falls during the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Connect & Clink Social. More information on the chamber’s upcoming networking events is available at saratoga.org. Read more → Saratoga Race Course entries for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Saratoga Race Course entries for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Read more → FRONTIER LEAGUE: ValleyCats welcome former St. John’s baseball star in late-season trade TROY, N.Y. — Just over two months ago, new Tri-City ValleyCats center fielder Jon LeGrande celebrated a BIG EAST Baseball Championship and advanced to the Super Regionals of the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament with the St. John’s baseball team. Now, he’s trying to make a name for himself as a professional baseball player […] Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 26 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL BANKROLL: $1,129.43 It’s tough to discuss what happened Sunday and Monday concisely, but I’ll do my best. Connections with horses at Fair Hill, in Maryland, sent several runners to Saratoga and Monmouth for races on Sunday. They won four races with five entrants, and in multiple instances, these horses blew the doors off their competition at big prices. Back-to-back such winners at Monmouth, though, combined for a record-low daily double given the win prices involved. This means someone (or some group) absolutely, positively hammered that particular wager and, presumably, knew something the general public did […] Read more → FROM OFF THE PACE: Sovereignty returns to form in Whitney SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — In the days leading up to the Whitney Stakes, three main storylines were competing for attention. First, would older-horse division leader Magnitude extend his winning streak to four against what was widely considered the year’s strongest, most competitive field? Or second, would 2025 champion three-year-old filly Nitrogen become the first of her sex to win the Whitney since all-time greats Personal Ensign and Lady’s Secret four decades ago? Or finally, would reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty, who had failed to win in his first two starts of 2026, flash the championship form that propelled him […] Read more → Fahy, McDonald, urge Hochul to sign Mohawk Basin bill State Sen. Patricia Fahy (D—Albany) and Assemblymember John T. McDonald III, RPh (D—Cohoes) were recently joined by environmental advocates and community leaders to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign their legislation establishing a Mohawk River Basin District and Mohawk River Basin Management Program. Read more →

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