Daily Digest: ‘Welcoming city’: Troy hosts Pride flag raising ceremony

Also: Saratoga Race Course set to host last Belmont Racing Festival • HORSE RACING: Kentucky Derby 1-2 finishers Golden Tempo, Renegade rematch in Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is having a great week. 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 ‘Welcoming city’: Troy hosts Pride flag raising ceremony The City of Troy hosted their annual Pride Flag raising ceremony on Monday, kicking off the beginning of Pride Month and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Read more → Saratoga Race Course set to host last Belmont Racing Festival SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The third and final Belmont Racing Festival taking place at the Saratoga Race Course is set to start on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know as the excitement grows and the five days of festivities get underway. … Read more → HORSE RACING: Kentucky Derby 1-2 finishers Golden Tempo, Renegade rematch in Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In what is expected to be a competitive and memorable renewal of the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, the final jewel in racing’s Triple Crown is set to be run for a third and final time at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, with the Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo and runner-up Renegade taking center stage amidst a field of nine sophomores. The 158th running of the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets is slated as Race 13 on the 14-race card with a post time of 7:04 p.m. Eastern. First post […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Saratoga Springs subdues Shen for Section 2 Class AAA title TROY, N.Y. — The Saratoga Springs softball team defeated Shenendehowa 10-8 to become Section 2 Class AAA champions at Lansingburgh High School on Monday. The Blue Streaks (10-12) went toe-to-toe with Shen (13-7) in the first inning, with b… Read more → ‘No quit’: Saratoga Springs varsity baseball overcomes adversity, wins back-to-back Section 2 Class AAA championships over Colonie TROY, N.Y. —  After suffering its second loss in a month in Game 1 of the Section 2 Class AAA best-of-three final versus Colonie at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, the Saratoga Springs varsity baseball team stayed calm, cool and collected. “I think that there really wasn’t any budge in the confidence of our team,” Blue Streaks senior Jack Rigabar said of the team’s mindset after the struggles in Game 1. “We knew what we can do.” Rigabar has seen it all. He was a major catalyst in Saratoga Springs’ success last season when Rigabar and the Blue Streaks won the […] Read more → Tens of thousands are making annual peony pilgrimage to University of Michigan’s garden The garden plant features showy red, pink and white blooms of many shades and varieties. Read more → African EV firm Spiro raises $215 million for electric mobility expansion Spiro says it has deployed 100,000 electric vehicles and 2,500 swap stations. Read more → 5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility U.S. health officials say they will complete monitoring at home after remaining symptom-free. Read more → Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, saying it has become a ‘classified space’ It was yet another move restricting journalists’ access to Pentagon officials. Read more → Scott Pelley of ’60 Minutes’ accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ the show, report says The longtime correspondent made the remarks during a tense meeting with new producer Nick Bilton. Read more → Berkshire Hathaway buys homebuilder Taylor Morrison in first deal under new CEO CEO Greg Abel hinted that he may depart from Warren Buffett’s longtime hands-off operating model. Read more → Sen. Bernie Sanders stands by Graham Platner after controversy over sexually explicit texts Platner posted a video over the weekend taken by his wife. Read more →

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