| | | | Good Monday morning!Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day 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 | | | | TROY, N.Y. — Dr. Matthew Shaftel has a lot to be excited about as he enters his second year as Russell Sage College (Sage) President. For starters, enrollment is up — again. “We are at our largest enrollment in a decade,” Shaftel said. “As of (last week), we passed 2,830 students, about 1,500 of which […] | | | | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The newest class of Thoroughbreds has officially moved onto Skidmore's Campus and is ready to begin their next chapters in the Spa City. These freshmen hail from all over the country and world, and will be welcomed additions to Skidmore's community. "It's definitely an exciting time. We love to see campus coming back to life after a much slower summer," Britany Gallagher with Residence Life shared with The Saratogian on Sunday. "We're excited to welcome almost 700 first-year students to campus between this past Thursday and today." After moving in and getting settled in their new […] | | | | | FIRST RACE Winning Method (KY); F Prat; C C Brown; 4/1 Grunge (KY); K Carmouche; M Clement; 6/1 The Pauly Factor (NJ); R R Maragh; R R Rodriguez; 20/1 Oscar's Hope (KY); J L Ortiz; T M Amoss; 2/1 Epic Quest (MD); M Franco; T A Pletcher; 7/2 Stream It (KY); J Lezcano; L Rice; 10/1 Rockies Balboa (FL); J Alvarado; D L Romans; 12/1 Scrutinator (KY); I Ortiz, Jr.; T A Pletcher; 5/1 SECOND RACE Private Flight (KY); J R Velazquez; M A Hennig; 10/1 Duration (KY); M Franco; C C Brown; 5/2 Barb (KY); R Santana, Jr.; M […] | | | | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Centennial Farms' Antiquarian stalked and pounced to earn his first top-level score in Sunday's Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup, a 10-furlong test for 3-year-olds and up, at Saratoga Race Course. The Jockey Club Gold Cup awarded Antiquarian a "Win and You're In" berth into the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic in November at Del Mar. The Hall of Fame trainer-jockey duo of Todd Pletcher and John Velazquez won the Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Saturday at Del Mar with Fierceness and repeated the older dirt male success less than 24 hours later with Antiquarian, […] | | | | | OTTAWA — The Tri-City ValleyCats (62-34) fell to the Ottawa Titans (51-45) 9-1 on Sunday at Ottawa Stadium. Liu Fuenmayor served as the opener, received a no-decision, and retired the side in order in the first. The ValleyCats opened the scoring in the third. Kaleb Hill walked Javeyan Williams. JanCarlos Colon laid down a sac […] | | | | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher will send out a pair of promising juveniles in search of his fifth victory in the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes, a $300,000 seven-furlong sprint, on Monday afternoon on the 40th and final card of the Saratoga Race Course meeting. Pletcher, who won his most recent Hopeful with champion Forte in 2022, has entered sharp Saratoga debut winners Ted Noffey (post 8, John Velazquez, 9-2) and Emphasis (post 7, Ricardo Santana, Jr., 12-1). Ted Noffey, named after Spendthrift Farm general manager Ned Toffey, won a 6 1/2-furlong maiden on Aug. 2 […] | | | | | The FAA continues to work to reduce dangerous laser strikes during its Laser Enforcement Month. During the month of August the Federal Aviation Administration's Law Enforcement Assistance Program agents conducted targeted outreach, training, and collaboration with local, state, and federal law enforcement to combat laser strikes in areas with the highest incident rates. The areas listed below were included in the month's outreach efforts based on reported laser strikes in 2025: – California: 697. – Texas: 557. – Florida: 395. – Arizona: 311. – Illinois: 289. – Tennessee: 229. – New York: 209. – Indiana: 206. – Virginia: 178. – Georgia: […] | | | | | It's safe to say that we rarely set out to mislead our children. In fact, most of us work tirelessly to help them thrive, to give them every opportunity, and to see them happy. But parenting today is no easy task. The pressures are immense — college admissions are cutthroat, social media magnifies comparison, and cultural messages push us all toward achievement as the ultimate goal. Thus, it is understandable that many parents lean heavily on academics, athletics, and financial success as signs of progress. We want our children to stand out, to feel secure, and to have choices. Yet, […] | | | | | In early August, Governor Kathy Hochul stated, "I have a newsflash for Republicans in Texas. This is no longer the Wild West. We're not going to tolerate our democracy being stolen in a modern-day stagecoach heist by a bunch of law-breaking cowboys." Yet, just three weeks later, she appears to be plotting her own "stagecoach heist," raising serious concerns about the legitimacy of this process. The roots of this controversy lie in a 2014 vote by New Yorkers to amend the New York State Constitution and establish an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), designed to remove partisan influence from the redistricting […] | | | | | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Forest rangers work with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups to locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. As of July 1, Rangers have conducted 139 search and rescue missions in 2025. They have also extinguished 82 wildfires covering nearly 705 acres and participated in 56 prescribed fires that rejuvenated 1,514 acres of land. In 2024, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 362 search and rescue missions and extinguished 122 wildfires covering nearly […] | | | |
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