Daily Digest: Troy Downtown Marina open for the season

Also: PHOTO: Boaters able to access NYS Canal System once again as Lock 2 officially opens for the season • RITTNER: WTF: What the Flock?

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Saturday, May 16, 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 Troy Downtown Marina open for the season The Troy Downtown Marina is open for the 2026 season. Read more → PHOTO: Boaters able to access NYS Canal System once again as Lock 2 officially opens for the season Friday morning served as the 201st opening of the Erie Canal lock system travel season at Lock 2 in Waterford, once again granting boaters access to the NYS Canal System. From May 15 through Oct 14, 2026, sailors in vessels big and small,… Read more → RITTNER: WTF: What the Flock? Smile, you are on camera, and that camera, and this camera, and… There has been a lot of commotion about Troy’s Flock cameras. Read more → FRONTIER LEAGUE: Why star catcher Oscar Campos is not with the Tri-City ValleyCats in 2026 TROY, N.Y. — Tri-City ValleyCats fans in attendance for the 2026 home opener of their favorite Capital Region baseball team likely had the same question in mind at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on Friday: Where in the world was former catcher and longest-tenured ValleyCat Oscar Campos? For five seasons with Tri-City (2018, 2021, 2023-25), Campos, […] Read more → FRONTIER LEAGUE: Québec Capitales spoil Tri-City ValleyCats’ 2026 homecoming with 4-3 victory TROY, N.Y. — Back at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium for the first time in 2026, the Tri-City ValleyCats fell to the reigning Frontier League-champion Québec Capitales by a score of 4-3, dropping them to 2-5 on the young season. After two scoreless frames with both teams tallying just one single apiece, the Capitales struck first […] Read more → PHOTO ESSAY: Glitter, wings and whimsy: Black cosplayers turn Georgia woods into a fae wonderland ATL Black Fae Fest is a three-day event where participants celebrate their love of fantasy. Read more → Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free Workers discovered the owl in late October and quickly took action to save it. Read more → Plane carrying pickleball players to Texas tournament broke apart midair, report finds The pilot reported problems with the plane’s anti-icing system that protects onboard instruments. Read more → Berkshire Hathaway triples Alphabet stake and invests in Delta and Macy’s under new CEO Greg Abel appears to be more comfortable investing in tech companies than his predecessor. Read more → UnitedHealth tracks workers’ AI use in push to transform company AI is central to UnitedHealth’s plan to rebuild confidence after profits collapsed last year. Read more → Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats The court’s order is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competition. Read more → State officials demand transparency as businesses get billions in Trump tariff refunds State leaders estimated the tariffs cost Illinois consumers nearly $9 billion. Read more →

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