Daily Digest: SPAC celebrates 60th anniversary with season-long initiatives

Also: SNAPSHOT: Walsh honors Women of Distinction in 112th Assembly District • Shenendehowa graduate Evan Grimes guides Russell Sage baseball to Empire 8 Conference championship win, trip to NCAA Division III Tournament

 ‌

Tuesday, May 12, 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 SPAC celebrates 60th anniversary with season-long initiatives As it gets set to mark six decades as a “premier cultural destination,” Saratoga Performing Arts Center recently announced a series of special initiatives and promotions to celebrate its landmark 60th anniversary season – including the debu… Read more → SNAPSHOT: Walsh honors Women of Distinction in 112th Assembly District Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh recently hosted her sixth annual Women of Distinction event at The Edison Club, honoring 11 remarkable women whose service, leadership, and compassion have strengthened families, communities, and lives across… Read more → Shenendehowa graduate Evan Grimes guides Russell Sage baseball to Empire 8 Conference championship win, trip to NCAA Division III Tournament ALBANY, N.Y. — Senior left-handed pitcher Evan Grimes of the Russell Sage College baseball team had a dream the night before the No. 23/25 Gators faced St. John Fisher University last Saturday in the Empire 8 Conference Tournament C… Read more → Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government Eileen Wang was charged with acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government. Read more → Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands Industry groups and their allies in Congress strongly opposed the rule and lobbied against it. Read more → Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington The project, located between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, has sparked controversy. Read more → Alabama attorney general announces civil probe of Southern Poverty Law Center The probe announced Monday follows the recent federal indictment of the organization. Read more → Michigan groom will spend decades in prison for killing his best friend on his wedding night The 24-year-old says he will forever be sorry. Read more → Supreme Court clears way for Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 Black congressional districts Alabama has been under a court order to use two largely Black districts. Read more → The MD-11 cargo planes involved in last fall’s deadly UPS crash in Louisville return to the air FedEx started flying them to deliver packages again Sunday. Read more → Trump nominates David Cummins to head the TSA after a rocky period for the agency The agency has faced challenges recently, with employees going unpaid and long airport security lines. Read more → The possibility of a ‘super’ El Niño is starting to make coastal California nervous The temporary form of climate change has inflicted lots of damage over the years in San Diego County. Read more → Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill The court is reviewing the Louisiana lawsuit that questions the FDA-approved drug’s safety. Read more →

This newsletter is brought to you by P.O. Box 4470  |  Kingston, NY 12401 Copyright © 2026 The Record If you do NOT want to receive this email in the future, please click Unsubscribe.