Also: Early voting surges in Rensselaer County • Higher risk of fires Friday in Capital Region, National Weather Service warns͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Friday, October 30, 2026
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Good morning!In case you missed it: Troy ready for Halloween. — Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor.
• Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • |
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With Election Day less than a week away, Gov. Kathy Hochul has expanded her lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, according to a new Siena Poll of likely New York State voters released on Oct. 28.
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Early voting in Rensselaer County, the Capital Region and New York State surged in the first four days of early voting, according to unofficial figures from the state Board of Elections.
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The National Weather Service warned of an elevated risk of fire spreading for much of the state on Friday, including Saratoga and Rensselaer counties.
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Bob Goepfert: Thanksgiving is less than a month away. In the world of entertainment that translates into “soon there will only be holiday shows available”.
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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Nevada Smith stayed up Wednesday night watching his former city celebrate a championship. By Thursday, Siena’s first-year men’s basketball coach was preparing to see what his own team could accomplish. The former Marquette assistant enjoyed watching the Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series, even if the ensuing celebration promised to complicate the […]
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TROY, N.Y. — The Capital Skates Trophy is on the line, conference points are up for grabs and two productive offenses are ready for their first rivalry test of the season. Union College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute open ECAC Hockey play with a home-and-home men’s hockey series this weekend, beginning Friday at 7 p.m. at […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Western Athletic Conference will host 19 boys varsity basketball games during the 2026 Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Classic, scheduled for Dec. 4-6 at Fulton-Montgomery Community College. The three-day fundraiser benefits the American Cancer Society and is expected to draw a record number of participating high schools. The event has raised more than $35,000 over the past six full seasons. Now in its 13th year, the classic has been held annually except during the 2020-21 school year, when it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams scheduled to participate include Northville, Sharon Springs, Richfield Springs/Owen […]
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Skidmore College men’s hockey team was picked to finish third in the SUNYAC preseason coaches’ poll, trailing defending conference champion Hobart and runner-up Oswego. The Thoroughbreds received 61 points in the voting after finishing their inaugural SUNYAC season with a 15-10-2 overall record. Skidmore went 11-6-1 in conference play, earned the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament and advanced to the semifinals. Skidmore drops the puck on its season this Saturday, Oct. 31, when the Thoroughbreds host the Western New England Golden Bears at the Saratoga City Rink at 4 p.m. Hobart topped the poll […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) and The New York Racing Association, Inc. (“NYRA”) announced on Thursday the expansion of the Thoroughbred Championship Series (“TCS”) in 2027 to include two distinct divisions – the Derby Division and the Oaks Division. The new Oaks Division will establish a four-race series for elite three-year-old fillies, joining the previously announced six-race Derby Division for the sport’s leading three-year-olds. Together, the two divisions will encompass 10 races offering more than $22 million in purses and prizes. All 10 races will be nationally televised on NBC or FOX networks. The Oaks […]
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TROY, N.Y. — Just under a year ago, the Mechanicville High School girls’ varsity soccer team took down Schuylerville in the Section II Class B championship game. The 3-2 victory crowned the Red Raiders back-to-back sectional champions and c…
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GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – The ECHL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, resulting from last year’s short-lived players’ strike, prohibits teams from using more than four veterans. Standout forwards Shane Harper, Brennan McManus, Brady Fleurent and defenseman Jacob Graves fill those slots for the Adirondack Thunder. But coach Sylvain Cloutier has a dilemma when making out lineups because some other players are nearing the 190-game threshold that would make them veterans, too. “We need to sit down and talk with these guys,” he said. “Do they want to become a veteran or are they okay with sitting out four or five games […]
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