Daily Digest: HBO’s ‘Gilded Age’ to return to Troy for filming

Also: Dr. Randy Cale’s Terrific Parenting: Why all this talking and processing isn’t helping your child • Upcoming calendar

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Monday, April 6, 2026

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend and has a great week ahead. 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 HBO’s ‘Gilded Age’ to return to Troy for filming Filming is coming back to the Collar City for HBO’s fourth season of the Gilded Age. Read more → Dr. Randy Cale’s Terrific Parenting: Why all this talking and processing isn’t helping your child Spend enough time around many households, or therapy offices, and you will hear a familiar and well-intentioned phrase: “Let’s talk about how you’re feeling. Or how do you feel about that?” Read more → Upcoming calendar FIELD OF FLAGS: The Latham-Colonie Columbiettes and our Brother Knights are again offering Memorial Flags in the “Field of Flags” for the Memorial Day and Veterans Day Displays in 2026. The Memorial Day Flags will be installed on Saturday, May 23rd for two weeks to honor our Military Family Members and Friends on the front […] Read more → Calendar Sunday, April 5, 2026 KOC BREAKFAST: The Waterford Knights of Columbus will host a Breakfast Buffet featuring our famous Omelet Station, Eggs cooked to order, Pancakes (Plain or Blueberry), French Toast, Sausage, Bacon, Seasoned Home Fries, Toast, Coffee, Tea, Orange and Apple Juices. Irish Coffee and Mimosas now available! Take a chance to win the […] Read more → SNAPSHOT: Capital Region BOCES Global Fashion teacher honored by local law firm A first-year Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education teacher is the recipient of a grant recognizing her excellence. Karen “Kema” Maxwell received a Teacher Appreciation Grant sponsored by the Meier Law Firm. Presented on March 27, the award recognizes “her dedication, hard work, and the positive impact she continues to have on her students and the school community,” representatives of the Latham law firm stated. A $500 award, flowers and balloons were presented to her during a surprise ceremony in her classroom. (Photo provided) Read more →

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Daily Digest: ‘De-Flock’ activists protest outside City Hall

Also: NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: UAlbany names Kelly Morrone head women’s basketball coach • NCAA MEN’S LACROSSE: UAlbany bounces Binghamton

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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Happy Sunday! Happy Easter to all those who celebrate. Hope everyone is 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 ‘De-Flock’ activists protest outside City Hall TROY, N.Y. — The “De-Flock” Troy movement alongside Troy Indivisible and Indivisible Albany hosted a rally outside of City Hall to protest against a recent move by Mayor Carmella Mantello issuing a declaration of emergency to prevent the removal of Flock Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs). Mantello said during an emergency press conference that the […] Read more → NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: UAlbany names Kelly Morrone head women’s basketball coach ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany and Director of Athletics Mark Benson have officially announced the hiring of Kelly Morrone as the next head coach of the Great Danes’ women’s basketball program. Morrone, who arrives in the Capital Region following a successful six years as the head coach at Merrimack College, takes the reins […] Read more → NCAA MEN’S LACROSSE: UAlbany bounces Binghamton ALBANY, N.Y. — The University at Albany men’s lacrosse team continued its strong run through conference play Saturday, pulling away for a decisive 16–5 victory over Binghamton at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. The Great Danes (6-4, 4-0 America East) used a balanced offensive attack and relentless defensive pressure to overwhelm the Bearcats (2-8, 1-2 […] Read more → NCAA MEN’S LACROSSE: Binghamton University vs. UAlbany (PHOTO GALLERY) ALBANY, N.Y. — The UAlbany men’s lacrosse team defeated Binghamton University, 16-5, on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Casey Stadium, in Albany, N.Y. Read more → Questions and answers from the ‘Car Doctor’ Q. I am a seasonal south Florida resident. I keep my 2017 BMW in an outdoor carport, where it sits for five months. I do not have access to electricity for a battery maintainer. I have heard conflicting advice for my best options to preserve the battery. Some say disconnect the negative cable. Others say by doing this it will lose the computerized setting and possibly damage some electronics. Your thoughts would be much appreciated. A. There are many computers in your BMW all which draw power even with the key off. Disconnecting the negative cable is the most common […] Read more → Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: Life lessons The headline grabbed my attention: How do you teach kids to be responsible? Oh, here we go. My hackles raised as I read through the vertical text from the anonymous writer who was complaining about their adolescent son’s repetitive forgetfulness in packing necessary sports equipment ahead of time, requiring (at least in the teen’s estimation) an abrupt delivery of gear as an emergency. With each unexpected delivery, however, it seemed apparent that the pair’s tolerance of each other’s patience grew increasingly tense. Naturally, the advisor assumed the parent was the mother and that the teen was a boy-child, and as […] Read more → READER’S VIEW: In darkness, democracy dies. New York taxpayers deserve transparency of an on-time, balanced budget It’s a part of our state constitution. The state budget deadline is April 1st. As we celebrate Easter Sunday today the budget is five days late with no projected timeline for its passage. The worst April Fool’s Joke ever perpetrated by a Governor and Majorities on a group of constituents would have been if they came out on April 1st and said, “April Fools, we’ve got the New York State budget done!” I’m sorry to say the only people who are fools are the ones that control all levers of power in our state government and can’t get the job […] Read more → Once a luxury for moms, doula care is going mainstream Insurance coverage for doula care is growing fast. Read more → SNAPSHOT: Area youth connected with careers. employers thanks to Capital Region BOCES The third Capital Region BOCES career fair of the 2025-26 school year connected businesses in search of workers with students looking to expand their options and help their finances. The Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center Career Fair was recently held, and more than 40 employers ranging from Milton CAT to the New York State Police, the Schoharie County Sheriff’s Department and Martin Electric to the UA Local 7 Plumbers and Steamfitters union were present. Business, government and union representatives said they value the opportunities to build their workforce. (Photo provided) Read more →

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