Daily Digest: ‘Connectivity’: Amtrak to cap prices, Metro-North to extend to Albany

Also: Questionnaire with Troy City Council District 1 candidates • Questionnaire with Troy City Council District 2 candidates

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Friday, October 24, 2025

Happy Friday! Hope everyone is having a great week and is looking forward to having 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 ‘Connectivity’: Amtrak to cap prices, Metro-North to extend to Albany RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Though the tunnel reconstruction work and limited trains between Albany and New York City are continuing, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced several tweaks to help ease the burden. Star… Read more → Questionnaire with Troy City Council District 1 candidates TROY, N.Y. — Collar City residents can start heading to the polls this weekend as part of early voting and vote for who they want to represent them on the City Council. This year, all six district … Read more → Questionnaire with Troy City Council District 2 candidates TROY, N.Y. — Collar City residents can start heading to the polls this weekend as part of early voting and vote for who they want to represent them on the City Council. This year, all six district … Read more → Questionnaire with Troy City Council District 3 candidates TROY, N.Y. — Collar City residents can start heading to the polls this weekend as part of early voting and vote for who they want to represent them on the City Council. This year, all six district … Read more → HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' SOCCER: Shaker slashes Schenectady, scores seven goals in Section 2 Class AAA quarterfinals LATHAM, N.Y. — In the blink of an eye, the Shaker High School boys' soccer team led Schenectady 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the Class AAA Section 2 playoffs . The No. 1 seeded Blue Bison broke through in both the 3rd and 4th minute against the No. 8 seeded Patriots. Shaker scored its first […] Read more → Virginia Democrats will try to reshape US House districts in counter to Trump's redistricting push Virginia would become the second state with a Democratic-led legislature to take up redistricting. Read more → Target is eliminating 1,800 corporate jobs as it looks to reclaim its lost lustre The cuts represent about 8% of Target's corporate workforce globally. Read more → California union proposes one-time tax on billionaires to offset Medicaid cuts Voters could decide whether to impose a one-time tax to backfill federal funding cuts. Read more → What lawmakers are saying about Trump's demolition of the East Wing Members of Congress are predictably divided largely along party lines. Read more → Columbus Zoo welcomes second Asian elephant calf this year The 222-pound offspring is not yet on view to the public. Read more → Watch those texts! Smartphones emerging as a new way for public figures to get into hot water Poor choice in texting is leading politicians to put their careers at risk. Read more → Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers Homeland Security says the driver is from India and entered the U.S. illegally in 2022. Read more → Some furloughed workers will return to manage health insurance open enrollment as shutdown drags on The employees' return will be paid for by user fees from sharing data with researchers. Read more → Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling The plan fulfills a promise to open this portion of the refuge to possible development. Read more →

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