Daily Digest: ‘Smart investments’: Troy City Council approves resolution for Frear Park improvements

Also: Outlook forecasts $2.97 per gallon national average for 2026 • Siena basketball volunteers at Regional Food Bank (PHOTO GALLERY)

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Happy Tuesday! 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 ‘Smart investments’: Troy City Council approves resolution for Frear Park improvements TROY, N.Y. — Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello recently announced that new investments are coming to Frear Park after the former City Council approved a bipartisan resolution, 5-2, authorizing the city … Read more → Outlook forecasts $2.97 per gallon national average for 2026 DALLAS — GasBuddy released its 2026 Fuel Price Outlook, forecasting the yearly national average price of gasoline to fall back below $3 per gallon for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release, the yearly U.S. average is projected to be $2.97 per gallon, down 13 cents from 2025's average of $3.102 and marking the lowest yearly average since 2020. Despite the welcome relief from the highs seen earlier in the decade, GasBuddy expects 2026 to still bring familiar bouts of volatility tied to seasonal demand, refinery maintenance, hurricane season and ongoing geopolitical risks. Diesel prices […] Read more → Siena basketball volunteers at Regional Food Bank (PHOTO GALLERY) LATHAM, N.Y. — Siena men's and women's basketball players assisted at the Regional Food Bank in advance of the annual food drive. The programs continued their fight against food insecurity across the Capital Region by sending players and coaches to volunteer at the Regional Food Bank on Monday. The volunteer event precedes Siena Basketball's annual […] Read more → A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct Scientists say the whales have gained more than 7% of their 2020 population. Read more → Military action in Venezuela emerges as an issue in a closely watched GOP primary in Kentucky The campaign pits a Trump antagonist against a retired Navy SEAL officer supported by Trump. Read more → Record $9.6 million fine for Third Coast after substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Third Coast, which operates 1,900 miles of pipelines, recently secured a nearly $1 billion loan. Read more → Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents' rooms DHS accused Hilton of a "coordinated" effort to refuse service to its employees. Read more → Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition Once-sleepy municipal board meetings now feature crowded rooms of angry residents. Read more → Edith Renfrow Smith, part of Northwestern's 'SuperAgers' study, dies at 111 She was the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa and a longtime Chicago schoolteacher. Read more → Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES The life-sized robot walked and waved to the crowd. Read more →

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