Daily Digest: ‘It’s going to happen’: Troy City Council unanimously approves Good Cause Eviction legislation

Also: Back to the chip: Stillwater girls’ basketball advances to Section 2 Class C championship for second straight season • RITTNER: Remembering local figures and the history of Troy

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Saturday, March 7, 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 ‘It’s going to happen’: Troy City Council unanimously approves Good Cause Eviction legislation TROY, N.Y. — The Troy City Council unanimously voted to approve Good Cause Eviction legislation on Thursday after passionate calls for the measure to be adopted, 7-0; however, Mayor Carmella Mantel… Read more → Back to the chip: Stillwater girls' basketball advances to Section 2 Class C championship for second straight season TROY, N.Y. — Coming off a season that featured the program's first-ever Section 2 Class C championship and a trip to the state finals, the Stillwater High School girls' varsity basketball team has been putting on an encore, and it now sits one win away from back-to-back sectional titles. The Warriors impressed during the 2025-2026 regular season, amassing a resolute 18-2 overall record along with a 12-2 Wasaren League record. No. 2-seeded Stillwater entered the Section 2 Class C playoff tournament riding a 10-game win streak. Victories against No. 15-seeded Bishop Gibbons in the first round and No. 7-seeded Maple […] Read more → RITTNER: Remembering local figures and the history of Troy Let's face it. Some famous people should not be, and there are those who, while unknown now, should be. Troy is one of America's enduring small-city stories, born of early settlement in the post-Revolutionary era, shaped by industrial innovation in the 19th century, and continually renewed by the people who lived, worked, and built their […] Read more → Man accused of tricking hundreds of teens into sending him pornographic images is brought to US Zobaidul Amin pleaded not guilty during an initial court appearance in Anchorage on Thursday. Read more → Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare Anthropic has vowed to sue over the designation. Read more → Man convicted in political assassination plot he tied to Iranian paramilitary A jury delivered its verdict against Asif Merchant on Friday. Read more → Georgia Republicans push more bills aimed at Fulton County DA Fani Willis Several of the state senators are running for statewide office, with primaries on May 19. Read more → Saks Global to shutter 15 more department stores in bankruptcy restructuring The shuttered Saks include stores in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Chicago and Las Vegas. Read more → Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time Dr. Vinay Prasad will depart at the end of April, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said. Read more → Justice Department official eyes cases against Cuba leaders as Trump floats 'friendly takeover' The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials. Read more → A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem's DHS tenure Keeping the spotlight on herself may have pushed the president over the edge. Read more →

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Daily Digest: SIENA POLL: State voters favor raising taxes on NYC residents earning $1 million

Also: Six Flags agrees to sell 7 parks, including Great Escape • HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Troy trips up in Section 2 Class AA semifinals, falls to Amsterdam 67-62

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Friday, March 6, 2026

Happy Friday! Hope everyone is having a great week and is looking forward to 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 SIENA POLL: State voters favor raising taxes on NYC residents earning $1 million LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — By a 54-29% margin, New York state voters support the Governor and Legislature allowing New York City to raise personal income taxes on city residents earning at least $1 millio… Read more → Six Flags agrees to sell 7 parks, including Great Escape QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — EPR Properties announced Thursday that it has entered into agreements to acquire a portfolio of seven regional parks from Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, including Six Flags… Read more → HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: Troy trips up in Section 2 Class AA semifinals, falls to Amsterdam 67-62 GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Senior guard Kayne Behan and the Troy boys' varsity basketball team were on fire to start their Section 2 Class AA semifinals matchup versus Amsterdam on Thursday at Harding Mazzotti Arena. Behan couldn't stop hitting threes. About a minute and a half in, two Behan triples and a floater by senior […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: Lansingburgh leaps over Glens Falls to clinch spot in Section 2 Class A championship GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — The Lansingburgh boys' varsity basketball team was on a mission in the Section 2 Class A semifinals against reigning Class A state champion Glens Falls on Thursday at Harding Mazzotti Arena. The No. 3-seeded Knights were out for blood after falling short to the No.2-seeded Black Bears in the same spot […] Read more → Lionel Messi and Inter Miami feted by President Donald Trump at the White House for MLS Cup title Inter Miami was the first MLS team Trump invited to the White House. Read more → Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk 'effective immediately' The decision appeared to shut down the opportunity for further negotiation with Anthropic. Read more → Bloodhounds in North Dakota are blazing a trail in the Midwest These bloodhounds have been called to Montana, South Dakota and Utah to help searches. Read more → Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care New research found that for nearly three months, Tylenol orders for pregnant women dropped. Read more → Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump The department said those files had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative." Read more → US and Venezuela agree to reestablish diplomatic relations in major shift after Maduro's ouster Relations between the two countries were cut off following another geopolitical debacle in 2019. Read more → Mexico and US will start talks March 16 on reviewing their free trade agreement The bilateral talks are ahead of a scheduled review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Read more → Trump turns to an Oklahoma senator with a fighter's reputation as his next choice to lead DHS The former plumber has become one of Trump's fiercest defenders in the U.S. Senate. Read more →

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