Daily Digest: Suspect in Cohoes homicide apprehended in Franklin County

Also: Windy Hill Orchard reopening next spring under new management • Fright Fest returns to Great Escape this weekend

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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone has a good 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. — Nicholas Buonanno, Assistant Senior Editor e-edition                            obituaries Suspect in Cohoes homicide apprehended in Franklin County COHOES, N.Y. — Around 7:30 a.m. Friday, state troopers and Franklin County sheriff deputies apprehended Anthony G. Bechand, a suspect in the Sept. 13 homicide in Cohoes. Bechand, 53, lived at 4 Ear… Read more → Windy Hill Orchard reopening next spring under new management CASTLETON ON HUDSON, N.Y. — Windy Hill Orchard will reopen in the spring of 2026 under new management. The orchard, which closed this season while the managerial transition was underway, welcomes N… Read more → Fright Fest returns to Great Escape this weekend LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Six Flags Great Escape's annual Scream Fest returns to the park beginning this weekend. The popular transformation of the theme park into a "scream park" will … Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Troy tucks Columbia in to earn first league victory of 2025 season EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — After allowing a 65-yard touchdown run in the opening drive to Columbia, the Troy High School football team knew it needed a quick response in its first league game of the season. The Blue Devils' faithful packed the stands Friday in support of their team, and they erupted when Kaiden Carey […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Coryea's four touchdowns jet Saratoga Springs past Shaker in signature win LATHAM, N.Y. — Behind a dominant performance from senior captain running back Ben Coryea and a physical offensive line, the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks (3-1, 1-1) defeated the Shaker Blue Bison (3-1, 1-1) 28-21 on Friday night at Shaker High School, handing the Blue Bison their first loss of the season. Saratoga Springs set the tone early with a punishing 90-yard opening drive that ended with Coryea's nine-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-nine, giving the Blue Streaks a 6-0 lead. Shaker responded quickly as Melvin Brown scored from 10 yards out to tie it 6-6 late in the first quarter. Momentum […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Saratoga Springs vs. Shaker (PHOTO GALLERY) LATHAM, N.Y. — The Saratoga Blue Streaks high school football team defeated the Shaker Blue Bison, 28-21, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Shaker High School, in Latham, N.Y. (MICHAEL GWIZDALA – MEDIANEWS GROUP). Read more →

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