Daily Digest: ‘Pretty lean’: Cohoes 2026 budget released, zero tax increases

Also: RITTNER: The Forgotten Founder of American Democracy • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Black Horses gallop past Cannoneers

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Saturday, October 11, 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 ‘Pretty lean’: Cohoes 2026 budget released, zero tax increases COHOES, N.Y. — The City of Cohoes released its proposed 2026 budget. It makes the sixth straight year of no property tax increases, a trend that Mayor Bill Keeler said they would like to keep prior… Read more → RITTNER: The Forgotten Founder of American Democracy There has been much talk about democracy lately. When we think about democracy's origins, we automatically point to our 18th-century founding fathers. Yet more than a century before, Adriaen van der Donck, a Dutch lawyer, was already challenging autocratic power, articulating the rights of citizens, and laying the intellectual groundwork for representative self-government in what […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Black Horses gallop past Cannoneers WATERVLIET, N.Y. — On Senior Night at Watervliet High School, the Cannoneers (3-3, 1-3) entered with momentum after a win over Mechanicville, but the defending Class C state champion Schuylerville Black Horses (6-0, 4-0) quickly showed why they remain the team to beat, dominating in all phases en route to a 56-0 victory Friday evening. The Black Horses scored on every possession of the first half, building a 42-0 lead by halftime. Max Montgomery opened the scoring with a six-yard touchdown run, followed by Blake Cumm's 10-yard scoring run and extra point to make it 14-0. In the second stanza, […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Schuylerville vs. Watervliet-Heatly (PHOTO GALLERY) WATERVLIET, N.Y. — The Schuylerville Black Horses defeated the Watervliet-Heatly Cannoneers, 56-0, in a high school football game, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at Watervliet High School, in Watervliet, N.Y. (MIKE GWIZDALA – MEDIANEWS GROUP). Read more → North Korea displays new long-range missile at military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un's leadership He may be preparing to test the intercontinental ballistic missile in coming weeks. Read more → AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal The deal follows a similar agreement Pfizer announced late last month. Read more → US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says Democratic U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum said she was 'infuriated' by what happened to her constituent. Read more → Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot put conditions on domestic violence grants That includes barring groups from promoting DEI or providing abortion resources. Read more →

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