Daily Digest: Troy City Council to hold public hearing on ‘Good Cause Eviction’ legislation

Also: ‘They’re like superheroes’: Lansingburgh varsity football team participates in Super Bowl celebration at Troy’s Unity House school • NYRA to host job fair for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga

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Saturday, February 7, 2026

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone has a great weekend. Bundle up if you're heading out and about today. 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 Troy City Council to hold public hearing on ‘Good Cause Eviction’ legislation TROY, N.Y. — The Troy City Council voted unanimously to officially introduce legislation for Good Cause Eviction, eliciting broad support from residents and calls for the council to continue to pur… Read more → 'They're like superheroes': Lansingburgh varsity football team participates in Super Bowl celebration at Troy's Unity House school TROY, N.Y. — On Friday, the Lansingburgh High School varsity football team continued a tradition that's lasted over two decades. Select players skipped classes and dropped by A Child's Place at Unity House in Troy to interact with its young students, ages 3-5, playing games, participating in football drills and assisting them in their day-to-day […] Read more → NYRA to host job fair for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced it will host a job fair on Thursday, February 26, to recruit employees for the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at… Read more → RITTNER: RPI Warned Us, Part 2 As mentioned in last week's column, RPI put out an RFP in early January to move the Gingerbread house, or demolish it. Local developer Sandy Horowitz and I sent the following proposal to RPI. "Mt. Ida Gatehouse Restoration Project A Community Service Project by Sandy Horowitz for the Citizens of Troy. The Vail or Warren […] Read more → Security concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum Many experts have expressed security concerns about the platform. Read more → Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries The judge said the government relied on "lies, deception and coercion" to deport them. Read more → Norwegian crown princess apologizes to royals and all 'disappointed' by her Epstein contacts The Epstein files contained several hundred mentions of the crown princess. Read more → Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files To access the files, lawmakers will need to give the Justice Department 24 hours' notice. Read more → Feds can't withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules The affected states include California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. Read more → Massive Washington sewage leak will take weeks longer to fix, water company says A video inspection revealed a significant rock dam inside the collapsed sewer line. Read more → New York City police officer convicted of manslaughter in cooler throwing death The verdict was delivered against Sgt. Erik Duran for the 2023 death of Eric Duprey. Read more → Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction and lying to federal officials Puig now faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Read more →

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