Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Daily Digest: ‘As a region’: Chamber hosts Meet the Mayors with four municipalities

Also: Troy, CSEA reach tentative agreement on three-year contract • HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER: Shenendehowa overwhelms CBA with second-half surge on senior night
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

 
 

Happy Wednesday!

Welcome to October! 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


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‘As a region’: Chamber hosts Meet the Mayors with four municipalities

TROY, N.Y. — Four local mayors shared their updates, plans, and thoughts with Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce members and Hudson Valley Community College honor students during a brea…

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Troy, CSEA reach tentative agreement on three-year contract

TROY, N.Y. — The City of Troy and CSEA Local 1000 AFSCME, AFL-CIO for the City of Troy Unit of the Rensselaer County Local 842 have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labor contract …

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' SOCCER: Shenendehowa overwhelms CBA with second-half surge on senior night

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. —  You could feel the energy at Shenendehowa Soccer Senior Night, as the boys' soccer team took on Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) Tuesday under the lights. Families, students and members of Shenendehowa's girls', junior varsity and modified teams packed the stands to cheer on the home squad. "You hope to play in front of your home crowd at a night game. You don't get a lot of them," Shenendehowa head coach Jonathan Bain said. "You can't ask for much more." To celebrate the night, there were green and white balloons strung up everywhere, cardboard cutouts of the […]

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Entertainment calendar

Please email entertainment listings to entertainment518@digitalfirstmedia.com. Thursday, October 2, 2025 UNIVERSAL PRESERVATION HALL:  25 Washington St, Saratoga Springs. Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, and Antonio Sánchez, 7:30 pm. www.atuph.org CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Becky Nurse of Salem, 7:30 pm. www.attherep.org. Friday, October 3, 2025 CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Becky Nurse of Salem, 8 pm. www.attherep.org. PALACE THEATRE: 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. Toad The Wet Sprocket, 8pm. www.palacealbany.org. Saturday, October 4, 2025 SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 108 Avenue of The Pines, Saratoga Springs. Caffe Lena @ SPAC, 12 pm. www.spac.org. UNIVERSAL PRESERVATION HALL:  25 […]

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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be […]

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Justice Department sues New Jersey synagogue protesters using law meant to protect abortion clinics

The Trump administration had previously signaled it would use the 1994 law against pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

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Trump administration blames Democrats for shutdown in official government warnings as deadline nears

By MEG KINNARD HOUSTON (AP) — With the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years looming, the Trump administration is using official government communications to blame Democrats and promote the president's policies. At least one agency has posted a public warning blaming "the massive pain" of any shutdown on "The Radical Left," provoking questions […]

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Trump pulls nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics, AP source says

Antoni's nomination was an attempt to gain control over the federal agency.

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Scientists find ancient life-size animal rock carvings in the Saudi Arabian desert

The carvings date back around 12,000 years and many are over 6 feet tall.

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Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming

Schwarzenegger was at the Vatican to headline a three-day climate conference.

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'AI actor' Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

Tilly Norwood is the product of a company named Xicoia.

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FTC sues Zillow and Redfin over deal it accuses of supressing competition in rental ads

The FTC claims a February deal violates federal antitrust laws.

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