Daily Digest: ‘Big win’: Watervliet receives $7.4 million grant for pool improvements

Also: Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office probe fatal motor vehicle crash in Brunswick • NCAA WOMEN’S HOCKEY: RPI’s Keating named ECAC Goaltender of the Month

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Happy Friday! Hope everyone is having a great week and has a great weekend ahead. 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 ‘Big win’: Watervliet receives $7.4 million grant for pool improvements WATERVLIET, N.Y. — The City of Watervliet received approximately $7.4 million last week from New York State’s NY SWIMS grant program to replace the existing pool and bathhouse with a modern f… Read more → Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office probe fatal motor vehicle crash in Brunswick BRUNSWICK, N.Y.  — The Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal, single-vehicle motor vehicle crash that occurred Thursday on State Route 351 in the Town of Brunswick. Preliminar… Read more → NCAA WOMEN'S HOCKEY: RPI's Keating named ECAC Goaltender of the Month DANBURY, CONN. – ECAC Hockey announced the women's monthly award winners for games played in December: Mackenzie Alexander (So. Princeton), Hailey Maguire (So., Dartmouth), Carla McSweeney (F… Read more → Saratoga Springs grad Anthony Weaver lands interview with franchise he played, coached for Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver landed his third interview request this hiring cycle, and this one has close ties to him. Read more → ECHL: Red hot Thunder win sixth straight GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — The Adirondack Thunder takes a season-high, six-game win streak into a two-game set against the Norfolk Admirals this Friday and Saturday. Opening face-off is at 7 p.m. both nig… Read more → Vance calls killing of Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer 'a tragedy of her own making' Vance said he wasn't worried about prejudging the investigation into the death of Renee Good. Read more → China to probe Meta's acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus "Security has become the top concern for Chinese policymakers." Read more → Google adds new AI features to Gmail, turning it into a personal assistant Gmail's new AI options will only be available in English within the U.S. for now. Read more → Elon Musk's xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi xAI CFO Anthony Armstrong says it will house the world's largest supercomputer. Read more → After delays, the missing Jan. 6 plaque will be displayed at the Capitol Senators said police must be honored for defending democracy. Read more → Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say The Portland Police Bureau said its officers found a man and woman with gunshot wounds. Read more → 'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells The "Worst in Show" awards highlighted products seen as invasive, fragile or wasteful. Read more → 100 skulls and mummified body parts found in a Pennsylvania grave robbery case, police say Jonathan Christ Gerlach faces 100 counts of abuse of a corpse and other crimes. Read more → The shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say Police said they do not believe the shooting was random or targeting Mormons. Read more → FACT FOCUS: Minneapolis shooting prompts spread of misrepresented and fabricated images online Soon after the shooting, fabricated and misrepresented photos emerged spread widely. Read more →

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