Sunday, October 12, 2025

Daily Digest: NCAA FOOTBALL: RPI throttles Buffalo State for fourth straight win

Also: ‘Amazing food’: 10th annual FlavorFeast draws thousands to Spa City • NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: Engineers continue early-season learning curve
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Sunday, October 12, 2025

 
 

Happy Sunday!

Hope everyone is 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.

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NCAA FOOTBALL: RPI throttles Buffalo State for fourth straight win

TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers football team enjoyed an exhilarating homecoming game on Saturday at East Campus Stadium. RPI routed Buffalo State by a score of 57-13. The Engineers’ victory seemed all but certain midway through the second quarter, as RPI dominated in all facets of the game. Despite the outcome, […]

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'Amazing food': 10th annual FlavorFeast draws thousands to Spa City

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Thousands of people headed to the Spa City this weekend to sample cuisine inspired by cultures all over the world at the annual Saratoga International Flavorfeast. Saturday's event was the 10th year of the FlavorFeast that mother-daughter duo Fran and Ashley Dingeman organized, sharing their gratitude that so many come out each year to enjoy something that they pour so much time and effort into. "I think it's a mix (of new and returning people.) We definitely have those, from year one, come back every year, and then we also still get visitors who are in […]

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NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY: Engineers continue early-season learning curve

TROY, N.Y. — After being edged 5-3 in their home opener on Friday evening against the Miami University Red Hawks, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers fell to the same opponent on Saturday, 5-0. Sophomore goaltender Matteo Drobac stopped all 26 shots he faced for his first career shutout, while Ilia Morozov recorded his second […]

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NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY: Miami vs. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (PHOTO GALLERY)

TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers men's hockey team lost to the Miami University Red Hawks, 5-0, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at Houston Field House, in Troy, N.Y.

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Questions and answers from the 'Car Doctor'

Q. My question is about towing a 17-foot trailer that weighs 3500 pounds and is 10 feet tall and 8.5 feet wide. I am towing it with a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz limited with the turbo-charged 281 HP engine. The truck is rated for 5000-pound towing capacity. I can typically get 28 miles per gallon at 73 miles per hour. Towing the trailer the mileage drops to 12 miles per gallon at 65 miles per hour. My question, is this truck working too hard? The speed limits are 70mph where I live. Should I slow to just 60mph? Is that […]

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Siobhan Connally's Ittybits & Pieces: 'How was your day?'

It's been a month and 10 years since I've set eyes on my son. I'm not counting that single, solitary post on social media – a wobbly picture of him and some friends in the purple light of an all-ages night spot, which, after a few seconds of video vibing, freezes on the top-most section […]

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READER'S VIEW: Safe Pet Boarding Act needed to give families peace of mind about the care of their beloved pets

Families deserve the comfort of knowing and peace of mind that when they leave their beloved pets at a doggy day care or boarding facility, they will be cared for like the loving family members they are and not left to suffer and die. What we have right now in New York is the "Wild West" of animal care laws and that's led to some terrible tragedies. In the past few months, we have been witnessing what law enforcement tells me is an epidemic of animal cruelty cases in the Capital Region. Recently, 21 dogs died at a boarder in […]

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SNAPSHOT: Ballston Spa National Bank Community Day 2025

Employees of Ballston Spa National Bank form an assembly line outside their headquarters in Ballston Spa, N.Y., to build beds for children in need for the bank's annual community service day. Employees built 20 beds for the local chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit dedicated to providing local children with safe, comfortable places to sleep. Bank members from entry-level positions to the C-suite come together annually to participate in this day of giving back. (Photo provided)

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America's aging prison population is posing challenges for states

People 55 and over made up nearly 1 in 6 prisoners as of 2022, new report says.

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