Daily Digest: Democrats take every Troy City Council seat

Also: McLaughlin delcares victory in Rensselaer County executive race • Small Business Spotlight: Spiritri offers personalized gifts with an environmentally-forward focus

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Happy Wednesday! 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 Democrats take every Troy City Council seat TROY, N.Y. — The entire Troy City Council will be Democrats starting in January. With 100% of precincts reporting, Trojans flipped the four Republican Council seats in what candidates and Council President Sue Steele called a “mandate” on the current administration. The council has seven voting members. Six are two-term district seats — which were […] Read more → McLaughlin delcares victory in Rensselaer County executive race TROY, N.Y. — Republican Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin earned himself another four-year term after declaring victory Tuesday night in front of supporters at the Franklin Terrace Ballroom. According to unofficial results on the Rensselaer County Board of Elections website on Tuesday evening, McLaughlin received 20,525 votes (53.72 percent) over his Democratic challenger, Tiffani Silverman, […] Read more → Small Business Spotlight: Spiritri offers personalized gifts with an environmentally-forward focus CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — The start of the holiday shopping season is looming, and for handmade, personalized gifts with an environmentally-forward focus, you can't go wrong with Spiritri. Found… Read more → HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' SOCCER: Eighth grade star scores OT goal to help Stillwater capture Class C crown TROY, N.Y. — One might think an eighth grader scoring the golden goal in the sectional finals would be unfathomable. But that scenario played out exactly for the Stillwater Warriors high school girls' soccer team in the Section 2 Class C championship game versus Lake George on a cold Tuesday night at Lansingburgh High School. After a 40-minute stalemate between the Warriors and the Wolverines, with limited opportunities, the game went to overtime. At the 7:21 mark, Stillwater struck gold. Senior forward Bridget Coon charged the net on a rush and took a shot that bounced off the goalkeeper. Luckily […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Lake George vs. Stillwater (PHOTO GALLERY) LANSINGBURGH, N.Y. — Stillwater defeated Lake George, 1-0, in overtime of the high school girls Section 2, Class C sectional championship game on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at Lansingburgh High School, in Troy, N.Y. (MIKE GWIZDALA – MEDIANEWS GROUP) Read more → Trump heads to Miami to speak about his economic agenda on the anniversary of his election win Miami is playing a key role in Trump's second term. Read more → Trump tariffs face Supreme Court test in trillion-dollar test of executive power Lower courts have struck down the bulk of his tariffs as an illegal use of emergency power. Read more → Excessive force allegations will be the focus of a Chicago court hearing U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis has already banned agents from using certain riot-control techniques. Read more → Young homebuyers lose more ground in housing market as states struggle to help Older repeat homebuyers dominated the housing market in the year ending in June. Read more → Government shutdown becomes the longest on record as fallout spreads nationwide Trump is set to meet early Wednesday with GOP senators. Read more → Trump nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman again to serve as NASA administrator Trump withdrew the tech billionaire's nomination because of concerns about Isaacman's political leanings. Read more →

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