Daily Digest: ‘Positive impact’: East Greenbush Central School District thriving with mobile device ban

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Happy Wednesday! Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving 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 ‘Positive impact’: East Greenbush Central School District thriving with mobile device ban EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Over the summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul passed Education Law §2803, also known as the “Distraction Free Schools Law,” banning all cell phones, tablets, and other inter… Read more → ECHL: Homestand gives Adirondack Thunder a chance to gain ground GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – The Adirondack Thunder finally have an extended homestand on tap after playing nine of their first 12 games on the road. It starts Wednesday against the defending Kelly Cup cham… Read more → Entertainment calendar Please email entertainment listings to entertainment518@digitalfirstmedia.com. Friday, November 28, 2025 PALACE THEATRE: 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. Sesame Street Live, 6 pm. www.palacealbany.org. CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Murder For Two: Holiday Edition, 8 pm. www.attherep.org. Saturday, November 29, 2025 CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Murder For Two: Holiday Edition, 2 pm and 8 pm. www.attherep.org. Sunday, November 30, 2025 UNIVERSAL PRESERVATION HALL:  25 Washington St, Saratoga Springs. Chris Bottii, 7:30 pm. www.atuph.org CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE: 251 North Pearl St., Albany. Murder For Two: Holiday Edition, 2 pm. www.attherep.org. Tuesday, December 2, 2025 TROY SAVINGS […] Read more → Federal judge says immigration officers in Colorado can only arrest those at risk of fleeing The judge said each of those who sued had longstanding ties to their communities. Read more → Lawsuit challenges arrests of people showing up to ICE check-ins in San Diego By ELLIOT SPAGAT and VALERIE GONZALEZ SAN DIEGO (AP) — A week before Chancely Fanfan was scheduled to attend an immigration court hearing in San Diego, he received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security instructing him to show up for what he thought would be a routine check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs […] Read more → Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close a prison near Los Angeles The decision to close the facility "is not easy, but is absolutely necessary." Read more → Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds The Florida Democrat is accused of stealing funds mistakenly overpaid to her family's company. Read more → FACT FOCUS: Trump gets it wrong claiming no murders in DC for the last six months There have been 62 homicides in Washington since May 25, including one last week. Read more → Judge gives Justice Department a day to detail Ghislaine Maxwell trial materials to be released Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence after her 2021 conviction. Read more → Joan Branson, wife of British billionaire Richard Branson, dies at 80 "Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away." Read more → BP finds leak in major Pacific Northwest pipeline, resumes delivering fuel to Seattle-Tacoma airport Officials and BP are still assessing how much gasoline leaked. Read more → NYC judge: OpenAI must turn over communication with lawyers about deleted databases The judge is overseeing a massive consolidated class-action lawsuit against OpenAI, which includes the Daily News, affiliated newspapers at Tribune Publishing and MediaNews Group and other news outlets that are accusing the technology giant of hiding evidence of copyright infringement. Read more →

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