Daily Digest: Troy Rewind welcomes arcade lovers for fun ‘on a budget’

Also: Gas prices in Albany shows slight increase • Saratoga Hospital Family Medicine Residency celebrates inaugural graduates

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone has a great week. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of iced coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor e-edition                            obituaries Troy Rewind welcomes arcade lovers for fun ‘on a budget’ Need a fun way to spend an evening without breaking the bank? Come to Troy Rewind, the city’s newest small business, for family-friendly arcade fun that won’t put holes in your wallet. Read more → Gas prices in Albany shows slight increase Average gasoline prices in Albany have risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.97/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 546 stations in Albany. Prices in Albany are 41.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago… Read more → Saratoga Hospital Family Medicine Residency celebrates inaugural graduates Saratoga Hospital is celebrating the inaugural class of six physicians graduating from its Family Medicine Residency Program. Read more → US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war Fighting has once again engulfed the region and threatened the global economy. Read more → Olive Garden brings back Pasta Pass for first time in 6 years The Pasta Pass is offered for unlimited dine-in visits to Olive Garden starting on Aug. 24 and lasting for 13 weeks. Read more →

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Daily Digest: Russell Sage receives $810K gift from dissolving memorial education foundation

Also: New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78, his family says • Snapshot: McDonald recognizes Testo’s Restaurant

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Monday, July 13, 2026

Happy Monday! Hope everyone has a great week. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of iced coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor e-edition                            obituaries Russell Sage receives $810K gift from dissolving memorial education foundation Russell Sage College is receiving an $810,000 gift from the dissolving Julia O. Wells Memorial Education Foundation, Inc. Read more → New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78, his family says By MARK KENNEDY and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” to playing Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He was 78. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed […] Read more → Snapshot: McDonald recognizes Testo’s Restaurant Assemblymember John T. McDonald III, RPh, hosted a press conference to recognize Testo’s Restaurant for its inclusion in the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. This honor celebrates Testo’s more than 50 years of continuous operation and its lasting contributions to the identity of the Capital Region. Founded in 1976 by Charles and Philomena Testo and their 4 children, Testo’s Restaurant has been feeding the Lansingburgh neighborhood and beyond for 50 years. Specializing in authentic, homecooked Italian food, Testo’s has long been a fan favorite. Testo’s induction into the Historic Business Preservation Registry highlights the restaurant’s historic roots, dedication […] Read more → These church members disagree on politics. Together they’re wiping out medical debt The little church’s success highlights a patch of common ground in American healthcare. Read more → Don Rittner: Seeing isn’t always believing I love illusions. Funny how the brain is tricked into seeing reality. Read more → He was nation’s most famous traitor. Why the utter loathing lives on 250 years later. History professor Dr. Matt Warshauer said the “loathing” is not unexpected. Read more → Dr. Randy Cale’s Terriffic Parenting: The sacred pause Almost everything I have ever regretted saying came from the same mistake: I failed to pause. The words usually arrived quickly, confidently and with impressive internal justification. In that moment, my mind assured me that the truth needed defending, the misunderstanding needed correcting, or someone desperately needed my superior insight. Life never became better because I delivered that ‘wise’ rebuttal. Most of us know this experience. Something is said, a tone is detected, or a nerve is touched. Before we understand what is happening, the reactive, all-knowing mind has grabbed the microphone. It begins arguing a case, assigning motives and […] Read more →

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