Daily Digest: Flower Garden Expo returning to HVCC March 27-29

Also: PHOTO: St. Patrick’s Day at Ryan’s Wake in Troy • Entertainment calendar

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Happy Wednesday! 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 Flower Garden Expo returning to HVCC March 27-29 The 37th annual Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo is returning to Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) at the end of the month. Read more → PHOTO: St. Patrick's Day at Ryan's Wake in Troy Ryan's Wake General Manager Jared Kingsley toasts with a Guinness to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday. The bar also had entertainment later in the day on Tuesday with performers Scot and Jake, as well as bagpipers, and a Slaine Irish … Read more → Entertainment calendar Please email entertainment listings to entertainment518@digitalfirstmedia.com. Thursday, March 19, 2026 THE EGG:  1 Empire State Plaza, Albany. Turn To Stone, 7pm. www.theegg.org PROCTORS: 432 State Street, Schenectady. The Sound of Music, 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm. www.atproctors.org. CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Archduke, 7:30 pm. www.attherep.org. Friday, March 20, 2026 THE EGG:  1 Empire State Plaza, Albany. Ballet Hispanico New York, 7pm. www.theegg.org TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL:  30 Second St, Troy. Direct From Sweden, 7:30 pm.  www.troymusichall.org. PROCTORS: 432 State Street, Schenectady. The Sound of Music, 8 pm. www.atproctors.org. CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., […] Read more → Jet fuel prices and airfares are rising. Travelers are still booking flights, US airlines say Delta, American and United are reporting record bookings this year. Read more → Judge strikes down Arkansas law mandating schools display the Ten Commandments. Here's what to know Arkansas isn't the only state where Republican-led legislatures have enacted such law. Read more → Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJ's US Attorney's Office to testify Philip Lamparello, Jordan Fox and Ari Fontecchio, have remained in charge pending an appeal. Read more → Arizona hits Kalshi with criminal charges, escalating fight between states and prediction markets Arizona became the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi. Read more → Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the war, is killed in a strike Larijani was a top security official and a hard-liner. Read more → Live Nation ticketing worker regrets calling customers stupid, he says at antitrust trial Ticketing worker Benjamin Baker testified at the company's antitrust trial. Read more → Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it a 'hotspot' Oz said Florida has long been a hotspot for health care fraud. Read more → Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work U.S. Agency for Global Media has a week to put together a plan. Read more → As Trump keeps Texas guessing, neither Cornyn nor Paxton backs down from Republican Senate runoff Tuesday is the deadline for a candidate to withdraw from the race. Read more →

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URGENT: Stand with Child Care Educators on 3/20

Hi Ashley​, We invite you to join AQE on Friday for a press conference outside Governor Hochul's New York City office, to send a clear message to Albany: The time to act to protect child care educators and families is now.​ Friday: NYC Press Conference for Child Care ​WHAT: Press conference to demand that New York State invest in child care educators and working families in the state budget WHEN: March 20th at 11AM WHERE: Outside Governor Hochul's Manhattan office, 919 3rd Ave, New York City The press conference is being organized by Providers Organized for Power, a coalition of child care provider and parent organizations​ that includes AQE as well as Early Childhood Educators on the Move, Las Doñas, Make the Road New York, Citizen Action of New York and more. RSVP to join in person > Email State Leaders Whether or not you are able to join the press conference in person, take a minute now to send an email to your State Legislators telling them the final budget MUST invest in child care educators and working families. Send an email now > In solidarity, Marina and Zakiyah Co-Executive Directors Alliance for Quality Education AQENY.org   Facebook   Instagram    Bluesky Donate

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