Daily Digest: ‘It’s going to happen’: Troy City Council unanimously approves Good Cause Eviction legislation

Also: Back to the chip: Stillwater girls’ basketball advances to Section 2 Class C championship for second straight season • RITTNER: Remembering local figures and the history of Troy

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Saturday, March 7, 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 ‘It’s going to happen’: Troy City Council unanimously approves Good Cause Eviction legislation TROY, N.Y. — The Troy City Council unanimously voted to approve Good Cause Eviction legislation on Thursday after passionate calls for the measure to be adopted, 7-0; however, Mayor Carmella Mantel… Read more → Back to the chip: Stillwater girls' basketball advances to Section 2 Class C championship for second straight season TROY, N.Y. — Coming off a season that featured the program's first-ever Section 2 Class C championship and a trip to the state finals, the Stillwater High School girls' varsity basketball team has been putting on an encore, and it now sits one win away from back-to-back sectional titles. The Warriors impressed during the 2025-2026 regular season, amassing a resolute 18-2 overall record along with a 12-2 Wasaren League record. No. 2-seeded Stillwater entered the Section 2 Class C playoff tournament riding a 10-game win streak. Victories against No. 15-seeded Bishop Gibbons in the first round and No. 7-seeded Maple […] Read more → RITTNER: Remembering local figures and the history of Troy Let's face it. Some famous people should not be, and there are those who, while unknown now, should be. Troy is one of America's enduring small-city stories, born of early settlement in the post-Revolutionary era, shaped by industrial innovation in the 19th century, and continually renewed by the people who lived, worked, and built their […] Read more → Man accused of tricking hundreds of teens into sending him pornographic images is brought to US Zobaidul Amin pleaded not guilty during an initial court appearance in Anchorage on Thursday. Read more → Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare Anthropic has vowed to sue over the designation. Read more → Man convicted in political assassination plot he tied to Iranian paramilitary A jury delivered its verdict against Asif Merchant on Friday. Read more → Georgia Republicans push more bills aimed at Fulton County DA Fani Willis Several of the state senators are running for statewide office, with primaries on May 19. Read more → Saks Global to shutter 15 more department stores in bankruptcy restructuring The shuttered Saks include stores in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Chicago and Las Vegas. Read more → Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time Dr. Vinay Prasad will depart at the end of April, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said. Read more → Justice Department official eyes cases against Cuba leaders as Trump floats 'friendly takeover' The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials. Read more → A $220 million ad blitz and a public split with Trump mark the end of Kristi Noem's DHS tenure Keeping the spotlight on herself may have pushed the president over the edge. Read more →

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