Daily Digest: Keeler delivers State of the City in Cohoes

Also: Saratoga Springs varsity ice hockey team partners with local organizations to ‘Stick It To Cancer’ • HORSE RACING: Belmont Stakes Racing Festival tickets on sale Thursday

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Happy Thursday! 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 Keeler delivers State of the City in Cohoes COHOES, N.Y. — Mayor Bill Keeler delivered his State of the City address on Tuesday night, citing key achievements for Cohoes and plans moving forward to continue city development and progress. Amo… Read more → Saratoga Springs varsity ice hockey team partners with local organizations to 'Stick It To Cancer' SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — For the second year, the Saratoga Springs varsity ice hockey team hosted Stick It To Cancer night on Wednesday during a game versus Shenendehowa at the Weibel Ave Rink. The Blue Streaks partnered with three local organizations — Kelly's Angels, the Liv Like Liv foundation, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — to raise funds to fight cancer and bring Saratoga Springs together through a night of hockey that helps spread awareness of the disease. Kelly's Angels is a "charitable organization that provides grants to benefit children in the Capital Region of New York State […] Read more → HORSE RACING: Belmont Stakes Racing Festival tickets on sale Thursday SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Tickets and hospitality packages for the third and final Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at historic Saratoga Race Course will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12. Fans can purchase tickets exclusively at BelmontStakes.com. The 2026 festival marks the final opportunity to experience the third leg of the Triple Crown at Saratoga, closing a historic chapter at one of America's most celebrated sporting venues. The event will be highlighted by the 158th running of the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes, presented by NYRA Bets, on Saturday, June 6. The five-day […] Read more → Member of Trump's Religious Liberty Commission ousted in dispute over antisemitism The ousted member, Carrie Prejean Boller, had defended commentator Candace Owens. Read more → Lawyers of Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigations Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October while in her vehicle. Read more → A privacy breach at the IRS: Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says The revelation stems from a data-sharing agreement signed last April. Read more → Melania Trump says she doesn't eat 'much sweets' as she celebrates Valentine's Day with children It was her first visit of the second Trump administration to The Children's Inn. Read more → Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota ICE Out Minnesota called for sit-ins and other demonstrations to continue for a full week. Read more → House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke of White House agenda The vote the first time the House has confronted the president over a signature policy. Read more → Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it 'could break this institution' Sen. Chris Murphy called it a 'test for the Senate' that 'could break this institution permanently.' Read more → A Yale professor recommended a 'good-looking blonde' student for a job with Epstein. He's not sorry Professor David Gelernter has defended the email in messages to students and Yale officials. Read more →

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