Daily Digest: DeFazio’s added to Siena’s Maddalone Wall of Success

Also: Hochul legislation honors veterans • NCAA FOOTBALL: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College prepare for 75th Dutchman Shoes Game

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Friday, November 14, 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 DeFazio’s added to Siena’s Maddalone Wall of Success TROY, N.Y. — Local entrepreneur Rocco DeFazio was recently honored with his pizzeria’s inclusion on the Maddalone Wall of Success at Siena University. The Wall, located at the Stack Center fo… Read more → Hochul legislation honors veterans In honor of Veterans Day, Governor Kathy Hochul has highlighted legislation she recently signed to demonstrate the state's appreciation of the service and sacrifice of New York's veterans. The legi… Read more → NCAA FOOTBALL: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College prepare for 75th Dutchman Shoes Game SCHENECTADY, N.Y.  — One of the oldest football rivalries in the country will be renewed on Saturday. Since 1883, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers and the Union College Garnet Charger… Read more → Zanzibar's 'solar mamas' are trained as technicians to help light up communities One program is training local women to help light up Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago. Read more → Homebuilders bet on 1% mortgage rates to wake up US buyers These aren't the perks of a healthy housing market. Read more → Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve The U.S. Interior Department said the final rule would be published next week. Read more → Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer's boat The orcas tried to knock the seal back into the water. Read more → Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing confidential housing data The emails show the data was shared with rival Freddie Mac. Read more → Trump administration says it has trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala The frameworks are expected to be signed within two weeks. Read more → Congress pushes hemp crackdown after pressure from states, marijuana industry The hemp industry says the federal change poses an existential threat. Read more → You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can't reopen a government that fast The disruption of the closure, clocking in at 43 days, varied in its impact. Read more → Google accused in suit of using Gemini AI tool to snoop on users The suit alleges that Google is violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act. Read more → Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city's heart on social media The officials say the animal was most likely an escaped pet. Read more →

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