Daily Digest: ‘Top priority’: Mantello, DeWolf report significant crime decrease for 2025

Also: Rensselaer County Chamber announces relocation • ‘Nothing better’: RPI women’s hockey captain Nina Christof prepares for trip of a lifetime to 2026 Winter Olympics

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

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 ‘Top priority’: Mantello, DeWolf report significant crime decrease for 2025 TROY, N.Y. — Mayor Carmella Mantello announced a significant reduction in violent crime, property crime and gun-related incidents compared to both 2024 and the five-year average, according to the 2… Read more → Rensselaer County Chamber announces relocation TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced it is relocating to downtown Troy. The new office will be in the Quackenbush Building at 333 Broadway. Official operations at the new location will begin at the end of the month, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the new facility […] Read more → 'Nothing better': RPI women's hockey captain Nina Christof prepares for trip of a lifetime to 2026 Winter Olympics TROY, N.Y. — Next month, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute senior and women's ice hockey captain Nina Christof will fulfill every athlete's fantasy by honoring her heritage in the grandest fashion. … Read more → FROM OFF THE PACE: Notes on Pedigree SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The 404th and final graded-stakes race of 2025, the Joe Hernandez Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita, was won by Gas Me Up, a five-year-old Hard Spun gelding who rallied from last … Read more → HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: Lansingburgh rides high of nine-game winning streak, defeats Cohoes by 40 points TROY, N.Y. — The Lansingburgh high school boys' varsity basketball team improved its winning streak to nine games following a 77-37 rout of Cohoes at home on Friday. Now, the Knights are hopeful more people will be aware of how dangerous they can be on the hardwood. They are definitely not the 5-16 squad from […] Read more → RITTNER: The End of the (RR) Line, Part 2 The new space for RPI Students' Railroad layout was actually not big enough to fit the layout as it was, which would have required wholesale rebuilding. Some sections would have had to be replaced with new ones built from scratch, likely taking years or even decades to get the layout presentable again. Initially, it had […] Read more → YouTube relaxes monetization policy on videos with controversial content The update allows creators to earn when they tackle sensitive issues in a nongraphic way. Read more →

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