Thursday, June 19, 2025

Daily Digest: ‘Vote no’: Abstention for Fire Department bonding at Troy City Council

Also: NCAA FOOTBALL: UAlbany football season tickets on sale, new home game added • ValleyCats announce itinerary for Frontier League All-Star Game
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Thursday, June 19, 2025

 
 

Happy Thursday!

Hope everyone is having a great week. Watch out for some nasty storms later today. 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


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‘Vote no’: Abstention for Fire Department bonding at Troy City Council

TROY, N.Y. — Though the Troy City Council’s Monday night agenda called for $25 million in bonding, the council authorized the city to bond for $23.1 million and almost authorized just half of that.…

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NCAA FOOTBALL: UAlbany football season tickets on sale, new home game added

ALBANY, N.Y. — Season tickets for the 2025 University at Albany football season are officially on sale. In addition, the Great Danes have added a game to the 2025 calendar with a home matchup again…

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ValleyCats announce itinerary for Frontier League All-Star Game

TROY, N.Y. — The Tri-City ValleyCats have announced the Frontier League All-Star Game itinerary. The All-Star Game will take place at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on Wednesday, July 16. Gates open at "T…

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Hochul announces $325M in clean water infrastructure grants

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that $325 million in new funding is available for the next round of the Water Infrastructure Improvement and Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure Grants program. According to a press release from the governor's office, the significant investment will help municipalities across the state repair, upgrade and modernize the drinking water and sewer systems, directly safeguarding public health, improving water quality, and driving economic growth. This funding underscores Governor Hochul's ongoing commitment to clean water, public health and affordability. By improving infrastructure, the state is not only protecting drinking water and the environment, but also creating […]

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2025 Lexus RX has the prescription that consumers deserve

In 2025, the large array of SUVs on the market is astounding. All manufacturers have a compact, a mid-size and a large SUV in the fleet now trying to earn consumers business across the globe. From reliability, to technology and safety, SUVs are all you see on the roads anymore. When it comes to Grasso's Garage, our passion for upscale luxury SUVs is no secret, but they must include good pricing, luxury, comfort and storage, with reliability topping the list of needs. This mix of needs and must-haves is not the easiest to prescribe, but when you find something that […]

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In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money

The projects come at a precarious time for renewable energy transition in the United States.

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New York Daily News and other outlets ask judge to reject OpenAI effort to keep deleting data

The newspapers say ChatGPT's parent company has used every trick in the book to hide its plagiarism.

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Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come

Earth keeps absorbing more and more heat than it releases.

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The US plans to open a fly factory in Texas to fight a flesh-eating parasite

The USDA said the flies were detected as close as 700 miles from the border.

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Justice Department challenges Kentucky regulation allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in a federal court in Kentucky.

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NTSB urges quick fix on Boeing plane engines to prevent smoke from filling cabin after a bird strike

The problem emerged after two bird strikes involving Southwest Airlines planes in 2023.

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Trump remakes the White House with new flagpoles

Massive new flagpoles were erected on the North and South Lawns of the White House.

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Buss family to sell controlling stake of Lakers to Mark Walter for $10B valuation, AP source says

$10 billion is not just a record, but a total smashing of the previous mark.

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