Daily Digest: ‘Very excited’: Wynantskill UFSD to merge with Troy CSD following vote

Also: Indivisible Albany, ADK/Saratoga hold Flock, ALPR educational session • RITTNER: RPI and NASA

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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone had a great week and has a great weekend ahead. 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 ‘Very excited’: Wynantskill UFSD to merge with Troy CSD following vote The Wynantskill Union Free School District (WUFSD) will be merging with the Troy City School District (TCSD) following a public vote. Read more → Indivisible Albany, ADK/Saratoga hold Flock, ALPR educational session Community members gathered at the Saratoga Springs Public Library on Thursday evening to attend an educational session led by Indivisible Albany members, in collaboration with Indivisible ADK/Saratoga, regarding Flock cameras and their presence/purpose in the Spa City. Read more → RITTNER: RPI and NASA There has been a lot of ink spilled on the fact that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) graduate Gregory “Reid” Wiseman (Class of 1997) is commanding NASA’s Artemis II mission. But my alma mater, RPI, has an even earlier pioneer who not only attended RPI but presided over it for several years. George M. Low (1926–1984) […] Read more → Children race to gather marshmallows dropped from a helicopter at pair of Michigan parks It rained marshmallows at two Detroit-area parks. Read more → Lawyers say up to 75 women expected to benefit from Bank of America settlement in Epstein sex abuse Lawyers for victims say bank ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Epstein. Read more → Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill Environmental groups slammed the reorganization as a replay of the agency’s troubled past. Read more → President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding The order also calls on Congress to “quickly” pass legislation to address these issues. Read more → Orcas never seen before in Seattle delight whale watchers with a visit The three weren’t in any catalogs of local whales. Read more → US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines Soon, data will reveal whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status. Read more → As freed prisoners celebrate in Cuba, human rights groups demand clarity and release of protesters It comes as Cuban government faces extreme pressure and crippling oil blockade. Read more →

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