Daily Digest: ‘Friendly reminder’: Substance-free signs up in Troy parks

Also: Hochul signs Executive Order to expand access to vaccines • Blink-182 rocks SPAC stage at Spa City stop

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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 ‘Friendly reminder’: Substance-free signs up in Troy parks TROY, N.Y. — The Drug Free Community Coalition and the City of Troy hung up new “friendly reminder” signs in several city parks: This property is substance-free. “You’ll see in parks, people are va… Read more → Hochul signs Executive Order to expand access to vaccines NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently took steps to protect vaccine access across New York State. According to a press release from the governor's office, Hochul signed an Executive Order that will allow pharmacists to administer COVID vaccines, providing access for all New Yorkers who wish to be vaccinated. The Executive Order will be in place for at least 30 days while a long-term legislative solution is developed to address access to all vaccines in order to combat the Trump Administration's misguided attack on immunization and healthcare. "I promised New Yorkers that their family would be my fight. In […] Read more → Blink-182 rocks SPAC stage at Spa City stop SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Blink-182 brought its raunchy humor and incredible discography to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday night, performing for a crowd ready to enjoy the rock show. … Read more → FRONTIER LEAGUE POSTSEASON PREVIEW: ValleyCats ready to clash with Capitales TROY, N.Y. — In the words of The Nature Boy, Ric Flair, "To be the man, you gotta beat the man!" That's what's in front of the Tri-City ValleyCats (2-0) as they host the three-time defending Frontier League champion Quebec Capitales (2-0) in Game 1 of their best-of-five Atlantic Conference Finals series, Tuesday evening at […] Read more → Sweden's plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders Sami Indigenous reindeer herders say they need more geographic flexibility to ensure the animals' survival. Read more → AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans While AI can handle routine tasks, it struggles with more intricate issues, like identity theft. Read more → US upends its role as the high-seas drug police with a military strike on Venezuelan boat One professor said "extrajudicial killing" would be a better term to describe the strike. Read more → Decades-old mystery solved: girl identified as New Hampshire serial killer's daughter The 1985 case started with two bodies found in barrels at Bear Brook State Park. Read more → Man accused of trying to assassinate Trump apologizes to potential jurors Jury selection started Monday, with three batches of 60 jurors arriving in Fort Pierce. Read more → Police open fire on protests of Nepal's social media policy, killing at least 17 Rallies swept the streets Monday around the Parliament building. Read more → ICC presents evidence against warlord Joseph Kony in first in absentia hearing Kony faces dozens of counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Read more → US firm agrees $500 million investment deal with Pakistan for critical minerals Pakistan hoped a trade agreement would attract American investment in its minerals and oil reserves. Read more →

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