Daily Digest: ‘There’s a vision’: McLaughlin delivers proposed 2026 Rensselaer County budget

Also: HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Bethlehem, Burnt Hills, Hoosick Falls earn top seeds in respective sectional playoff brackets • HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Shenendehowa, Mohonasen, Schalmont, Mechanicville, Stillwater, Fort Ann, earn top seeds in respective sectional brackets

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Happy Tuesday! 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 e-edition                            obituaries ‘There’s a vision’: McLaughlin delivers proposed 2026 Rensselaer County budget EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Rensselaer County has proposed another decrease in property taxes for the eighth straight year. The proposed 2026 budget would reduce taxes by another 9.1 percent, Rensselaer… Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Bethlehem, Burnt Hills, Hoosick Falls earn top seeds in respective sectional playoff brackets TROY, N.Y. — Bethlehem (A), Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (B) and Hoosick Falls (C) all earned top seeds in their respective classes as field hockey sectional playoff brackets were released by Section … Read more → HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Shenendehowa, Mohonasen, Schalmont, Mechanicville, Stillwater, Fort Ann, earn top seeds in respective sectional brackets TROY, N.Y. — Shenendehowa (AAA), Mohonasen (AA), Schalmont (A), Mechanicville (B), Stillwater (C), and Fort Ann (D), all earned top seeds in their respective classes as Section 2 unveiled the high … Read more → HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Shaker, Columbia, Ichabod Crane, Greenville, Maple Hill, Northville, earn top seeds in sectional brackets TROY, N.Y. — Shaker (AAA), Columbia (AA), Ichabod Crane (A), Greenville (B), Maple Hill (C), and Northville (D), all earned top seeds in their respective brackets as Section 2 unveiled the high sch… Read more → Gas prices drop in Capital Region CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — Average gasoline prices in the area have fallen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.10 a gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 546 stations in Albany. Prices in the region are 8.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 7.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 3.7 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.591 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Albany was priced at $2.88 a gallon while the most expensive was […] Read more → Biden completes a round of radiation therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment Biden finished treatment Monday at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia. Read more → Cards Against Humanity and Elon Musk's SpaceX reach settlement over alleged trespassing in Texas Texas court records show a settlement was reached in the case last month. Read more → Giant, floating pumpkin races draw large crowds to annual event in Oregon The Portland suburb has hosted the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta since 2004. Read more → Authorities charge 2 more suspects with attack on prominent DOGE employee Two 15-year-old suspects from Maryland previously were charged with Coristine's beating. Read more → North Carolina GOP advances congressional map to secure another House seat for Trump The state Senate voted Monday along party lines for new boundaries for two eastern districts. Read more → Government shutdown means many CDC experts are skipping a pivotal meeting on infectious disease The CDC typically sends scores of researchers and outbreak investigators to IDWeek. Read more → Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta's airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say Officers found an AR-15 and 27 rounds of ammunition in the suspect's pickup truck. Read more → Man who sent 'So I raped you' message sentenced to 2 to 4 years for 2013 campus assault Ian Cleary faced up to 10 years for the 2013 attack on a Pennsylvania campus. Read more → US man arrested in Scotland and convicted of Utah rape gets at least 5 years in prison It took more than a decade from the time of the rapes to his convictions. Read more →

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