Daily Digest: ‘Wear your best flannels’: Troy’s Chowderfest returns Sunday

Also: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL: Columbia bounces back with sweep of Maple Hill • ‘A Murder Is Announced’ by Home Made Theater is Agatha Christie at her best

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Happy Thursday! 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 ‘Wear your best flannels’: Troy’s Chowderfest returns Sunday TROY, N.Y. — Troy’s Chowderfest is back in downtown Troy on Sunday. Put on by the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District (BID), Executive Director Olivia Clemente said it’s the most vendors — … Read more → HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: Columbia bounces back with sweep of Maple Hill EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — On Tuesday, the Columbia High School girls' volleyball team lost for the first time in almost three weeks. Including tournament games, the Blue Devils went 11-2 in their last 13 appearances. Columbia, though, was swept by Guilderland in three sets in a Tuesday meeting on the road. "We were just very […] Read more → 'A Murder Is Announced' by Home Made Theater is Agatha Christie at her best SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Home Made Theater is doing a very unscientific survey trying to determine who is the more popular playwright – William Shakespeare or Agatha Christie. Directing a Chr… Read more → 'Becky Nurse of Salem' at The Rep is occasionally funny and rarely touching ALBANY, N.Y. — When you leave the production of "Becky Nurse of Salem" at Capital Repertory Theatre you'll remember the dynamic performance of Brenny Campbell in the lead role. Oddly, you'll not be… Read more → 2025 Acura ZDX is back with EV revenge As an original Acura ZDX owner myself back in 2010, the historically ugly SUV failed due to its futuristic design and coupe-like tail, which was lightyears ahead of its time. Now consumers love the coupe-like shaped SUV and thrive over the German automakers stylish designs when meanwhile, Acura was a leading force in that release and was ahead of its time. Speaking of ahead of its time, the ZDX name plate is back for 2025, but this time, as an EV and one that continues to check boxes in exponential fashion. I give you the 2025 Acura ZDX, an all-electric 5-passenger […] Read more → Trump to undergo physical exam Friday as health questions linger The 79-year-old president had an annual exam just six months ago, on April 11. Read more → Meme stock resurgence prompts return of central meme investment fund Roundhill Investments is launching a meme ETF, an exchange-traded fund consisting solely of meme stocks. Read more → How Gen Z protesters brought down Madagascar's government and now want the president out The protests led by a group calling itself "Gen Z Madagascar" began Sept. 25. Read more → Retired Justice Kennedy laments coarse discourse of Trump era and its effects on the Supreme Court Kennedy spoke in advance of next week's publication of his memoir, "Life, Law & Liberty." Read more → Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: 'I'm not dying' Dolly Parton says not to worry, she "ain't dead yet." Read more → Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say The administration has only shared unclassified video clips of the strikes. Read more → Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels Senators are trying to counter Trump's extraordinary assertion of presidential war power. Read more → Arrivals of international students to the US dropped almost a fifth in August, data shows International students are a source of key revenue for tuition-driven colleges. Read more →

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