Daily Digest: Permanent future: Troy Council approves last step for City Hall move to Proctor’s

Also: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Troy quells Queensbury to clinch spot in Section 2 Class A Super Bowl • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Coryea’s three-touchdown night spurs Saratoga Springs past Shenendehowa into Class AA Super Bowl

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Saturday, November 8, 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 Permanent future: Troy Council approves last step for City Hall move to Proctor’s TROY, N.Y. — Troy’s next City Hall will be Proctor’s Theater. In a 4-3 vote along party lines, the City Council approved a lease with Troy’s Local Development Corporation (LDC). It locks the city i… Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Troy quells Queensbury to clinch spot in Section 2 Class A Super Bowl QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — For the first time since 2021, the Troy Flying Horses high school football team will be playing for the Section 2 Class A title. To clinch, No. 2-seeded Troy needed to upset No. … Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Coryea's three-touchdown night spurs Saratoga Springs past Shenendehowa into Class AA Super Bowl CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Behind a commanding performance from senior running back Ben Coryea, the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks (8-2) defeated rival Shenendehowa (8-2), 26-21, on Friday night at Shenendehowa High School to advance to the Section 2 Class AA Super Bowl. Much like their regular-season meeting two weeks earlier, Saratoga Springs started fast. On the second play from scrimmage, Coryea broke free for a 52-yard touchdown run to give the Blue Streaks a 6-0 lead a mere 35 seconds into the game. Shenendehowa responded quickly as quarterback Jack Clawson took off for a 49-yard touchdown run on third-and-six to […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Schuylerville out-paces Hoosick Falls/Tamarac to clinch spot in Class C Super Bowl SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. — Behind a balanced offensive attack and a standout performance from quarterback Ben VanVeghten, the Schuylerville Black Horses defeated Hoosick Falls/Tamarac, 42–28, on Friday night to advance in Section 2 Class C postseason play. VanVeghten accounted for four total touchdowns, two rushing and two passing, as Schuylerville's offense racked up 378 total yards, including 287 on the ground. The Black Horses opened strong in the first quarter, as VanVeghten punched in a 7-yard touchdown run, followed by a successful two-point conversion from Ernie DaCosta. Hoosick Falls/Tamarac responded with a 4-yard scoring run from August Lee, but missed the […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: CBA advances to fifth successive Class AA Super Bowl ALBANY, N.Y. — The Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) Brothers high school football team advanced to its fifth successive Section 2 Class AA Super Bowl with a decisive 38-6 victory against the Colonie Central Wolf Pack on Friday evening. CBA running back Tommy Toher toted a pair of touchdowns in the first frame. Quarterback Archie Jones connected with Gavin Potter to increase the advantage to 19-0. The Wolf Pack's lone score came courtesy of a touchdown rush by quarterback Steve Thomas Jr. in the second stanza to pull within 13. Yet, Toher scored again ahead of halftime, and second-half touchdown rushes […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Averill Park advances to Class B Super Bowl RAVENA, N.Y. — The Averill Park Golden Knights are headed back to familiar territory. Behind a pair of second-half touchdown passes from quarterback Mason Sansone, Averill Park defeated Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, 20-14, on Friday night to advance to the Section 2 Class B Super Bowl. It marks their fourth consecutive sectional Super Bowl appearance. Trailing the Ravens […] Read more → HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Columbia sweeps Bethlehem to capture Section 2 Class AA volleyball title SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Columbia High School girls' volleyball team claimed its third Section 2 Class AA championship in program history, and second in the last three years, with a decisive 3-0 sweep over Bethlehem on Friday night. The Blue Devils took the match by scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-13. Senior standout Keira Cook […] Read more → RITTNER: Defending the 'box within a box' The proposal to create a "box within a box" working office structure inside Proctor's Theater in Troy is not an act of intrusion, but one of stewardship and imagination. It represents a model of adaptive reuse that honors the integrity of Troy's historic fabric while ensuring its continued vitality in a changing urban and economic […] Read more → Rare footage shows sucker fish as they whale-surf in the ocean's wildest joyride The footage shows these fish peeling away just before the whale breaches. Read more → Progressives warn Democrats against alienating the left and blast Schumer's Senate leadership "There's just a lot of fear around progressive policies that's misunderstood." Read more → Letitia James calls mortgage fraud case against her vindictive and asks judge to dismiss it The filing is similar to one from another of Trump's perceived adversaries, James Comey. Read more →

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