Daily Digest: ‘Safely and effectively’: Hochul highlights police funding, tech upgrades

Also: Trump administration to award a no-bid contract to RPI on research into vaccines and autism • RITTNER: A ‘Sense of Place’ in the Capital District, Part 2

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone has 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 ‘Safely and effectively’: Hochul highlights police funding, tech upgrades EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Chief of Police Elaine Rudzinski in East Greenbush Friday morning to showcase and tour the updates made possible by state funding. “Keeping people sa… Read more → Trump administration to award a no-bid contract to RPI on research into vaccines and autism By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials intend to award a contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism, … Read more → RITTNER: A 'Sense of Place' in the Capital District, Part 2 There are many examples of local governments preserving a sense of place in their communities. In 2005, voters in Ogunquit, Maine, passed an ordinance banning chain stores in their four-square-mile coastal town. Approximately 79% of the town's 1,300 voters supported the measure. In 2006, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board denied a license for a slots-parlor […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Troy pounds Mohonasen in home opener, earns first victory of season TROY, N.Y. — The Troy High School football team came galloping out of the gates early and often against Mohonasen in the Flying Horses' home opener on Friday. Troy earned its first win of the season in a 54-19 thrashing. On the opening drive of the game, the Flying Horses pummeled Mohonasen on the ground. […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Balanced attack, stingy defense power Saratoga Springs past Burnt Hills-Ballston lake, 41-7 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — In a non-league crossover matchup, the Class AA Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks (2-0) high school football team showcased its versatility Friday evening, downing the Class A Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans (0-2), 41-7. A pair of heaves from quarterback Bobby Morris to wide receiver Gavin LaFrance staked the Blue Streaks to a 7-0 lead at 6:45 of the first quarter. In the second stanza, running back Ben Coryea powered in from the one-yard line to stretch the lead to 13-0. Momentum swung even further toward the Blue Streaks when their special teams blocked a Spartan's punt and […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake vs. Saratoga Springs (PHOTO GALLERY) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks defeated the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans, 41-7, in a high school football game on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Saratoga Springs High School, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (MIKE GWIZDALA – MEDIANEWS GROUP). Read more → Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims Documents showed that on a second form, she described the property as a "second home." Read more → Appeals court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for more than 400,000 migrants The ruling applies to migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Read more → Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter Every couple of months law enforcement officers use the incinerator to burn seized narcotics. Read more → Fans bid farewell to beloved California octopus Ghost as she cares for eggs in final stage of life The giant Pacific octopus named Ghost laid eggs earlier this week. Read more → The world's tallest sunflower blooms in an Indiana backyard as a tribute to Ukraine Nicknamed "Clover," the sunflower was confirmed by Guinness World Records as the tallest ever recorded. Read more → Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia The single-dose vaccine reduces symptoms and mortality by at least 65%. Read more →

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