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Daily Digest: DeWolf, Donnelly comment on proposed Flock ALPR legislation

Also: RITTNER: A church for the community • Museum events highlight Belmont Festival (June 3-7)
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Saturday, May 23, 2026

 
 

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DeWolf, Donnelly comment on proposed Flock ALPR legislation

TROY, N.Y. — The all-Democratic Troy City Council met with Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, Police Chief Dan DeWolf, and members of the city administration to discuss pending Flock Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR)…

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RITTNER: A church for the community

When you walk through downtown Troy, there’s one building that really stands out: Christ Church United Methodist, sitting right at State and Fifth Ave.

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Museum events highlight Belmont Festival (June 3-7)

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will open two new special exhibitions and host several exciting public events coinciding with the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival from June 3-7. On Wednesday, June 3, the Museum’s latest exhibits, Capturing and Preserving Greatness: A Life’s Passion (The Photography and Historic Collections of Barbara D. Livingston, presented by Daily Racing Form) and A Discerning Eye: The Art of Sir Alfred Munnings (Selections from a Private Collection), open to the public. On exhibition in the Museum’s McBean Gallery, Capturing and Preserving Greatness: A Life’s Passion (The Photography and […]

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Troy scoots past Queensbury into semis (SECTIONAL PLAYOFF RECAPS)

TROY, N.Y. — In this edition of the Section 2 high school baseball roundup, we recap some of Friday’s sectional Class AAA semifinals and other quarterfinal playoff action around the diamond. CLASS AAA SHAKER 2, SARATOGA SPRINGS 4: No. 1 Saratoga Springs walked off No. 4 Shaker, 4-2, at Shuttleworth Park after Owen Fear blasted […]

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‘I just show up, do my job’: Columbia flag football backup quarterback Taylor Lawrence comes up clutch in Section 2 Class B title game

ALBANY, N.Y. — There’s no bigger situation in football than do-or-die overtime in a championship game. The pressure is at an all-time high with the game on the line, and that pressure is increased tenfold for a backup quarterback playing in their third full game as a starter. But the lights were not too bright […]

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL: Section 2 Class B sectional championship game, Columbia vs. Troy (PHOTO GALLERY)

COLONIE, N.Y. — The Columbia Blue Devils defeated the Troy Flying Horses, 12-6, in the Section 2, Class B, high school girls flag football sectional championship game on Friday, May 22, 2026, at CBA High School in Colonie, N.Y. (Mike Gwizdala – MediaNews Group).

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ FLAG FOOTBALL: Holy Trinity stunned by Catskill in Section 2 Class C championship

ALBANY, N.Y. — Coming into its Section 2 Class C matchup against Catskill, the defending sectional champion Holy Trinity (Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons/Catholic Central) girls’ flag football team was not expecting to lose. Having gone 13-0 before the title game and shutting out opponents in seven of those contests, it was hard not to feel confident […]

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Giant inflatable artworks have taken over The Hague

The BlowUp Jubilee features 24 inflatable artworks in parks, on buildings and a train station.

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San Francisco immigration court shuts down after purge of judges, leaving asylum cases in chaos

The court had only two judges left when it shut down on May 1.

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Behavior of teen in mosque shooting led police to seize family guns a year before attack

Teen who shot three at San Diego mosque was flagged for neo-Nazi beliefs; guns seized.

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Why a Mexico City nightclub charges Americans $300 just to enter

The door policy at Japan nightclub has gone viral, triggering anger and even death threats.

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