Daily Digest: Tonko announces $487K grant for Rensselaer to construct timber bridge over Quackenderry Creek

Also: BH-BL’s Addisyn Knapik named to Capital District Sports Women of the Year Class of 2026 • NCAA HOCKEY: Capital District Mayor’s Cup moving to Glens Falls in 2027

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Happy Wednesday! Hope everyone is having a great week. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of iced 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 Tonko announces $487K grant for Rensselaer to construct timber bridge over Quackenderry Creek The City of Rensselaer has been awarded $487,174 in federal funding from the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) Timber for Transit program to design and construct a timber bridge over Quackenderry Creek. Read more → BH-BL’s Addisyn Knapik named to Capital District Sports Women of the Year Class of 2026 ALBANY, N.Y. — Addisyn Knapik, a senior at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, has been named as one of the 10 scholastic award recipients for 2026 by the Capital District Sports Women of the Year organization. Knapik, who competes in f… Read more → NCAA HOCKEY: Capital District Mayor’s Cup moving to Glens Falls in 2027 TROY, N.Y. — Due to a scheduling conflict with Disney on Ice, the annual Capital District Mayor’s Cup between the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Union College programs will not be held in downtown Albany at the arena f… Read more → Gillibrand leads bipartisan push to expand 9/11 cancer screening coverage U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, recently led a bipartisan group of 30 members of Congress in urging Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Health and Human Services to expand coverage of cancer screenings for the responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks under the World Trade Center Health Program. Read more → Entertainment calendar Please email entertainment listings to entertainment518@digitalfirstmedia.com. Thursday, June 18, 2026 SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 108 Avenue of The Pines, Saratoga Springs. Jelly Roll, 7 pm. www.spac.org. Friday, June 19, 2026 PROCTORS: 432 State Street, Schenectady. Kumar Sanu, 8 pm. www.atproctors.org RIVERS CASINO AND RESORT:  1 Rush St, Schenectady. Brass Transit, 7 pm. www.riverscasino.com/schenectady. SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 108 Avenue of The Pines, Saratoga Springs. Riley Green, 7 pm. www.spac.org. Saturday, June 20, 2026 PROCTORS: 432 State Street, Schenectady. ESYO, 1:30 pm. www.atproctors.org. Sunday, June 21, 2026 THE EGG:  1 Empire State Plaza, Albany. Demetri Martin, 7pm. www.theegg.org. Tuesday, June 23, […] Read more → Trump delays Clayton’s nomination for intelligence director to try to push Congress on voter ID bill Trump said he will keep Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. Read more → Knicks fans paying up to $750 for people to hold them a spot at ticker-tape parade Listings on Airtasker, an app that connects users with gig workers for odd jobs and errands, feature offers of up to $100 for anyone willing to wait hours in advance at the parade to hold a spot for their clients. Read more → A month-old pony moves to a 4th-floor apartment in Croatia. Neighbors don’t mind He needs care after surgery for a life-threatening infection. Read more → Judge rules transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms The judge ruled that portions of the law were too vague to enforce. Read more → Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom. Read more → RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine Angela Perryman, the passenger, has been symptom-free for five weeks. Read more → USDA steps up screwworm monitoring as cases expand in Texas Further spread in Texas or in other states “would be a very bad milestone.” Read more → In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in the case and dismiss the lawsuit. Read more →

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