Daily Digest: Several Flock ALPRs vandalized in Troy

Also: Tonko, Fitzpatrick introduce bipartisan Disability Community Act • Watervliet Arsenal welcomes 65th commander

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Saturday, July 25, 2026

Good morning! I hope you have a great weekend. Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe. — Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor • Local news • Obituaries • E-edition • Sports • Several Flock ALPRs vandalized in Troy Several Flock Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) were vandalized Thursday night, as heated debate continues regarding the operation and usage of the systems. Read more → Tonko, Fitzpatrick introduce bipartisan Disability Community Act Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) introduced the Disability Community Act, legislation that would bolster workers who support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Read more → Watervliet Arsenal welcomes 65th commander The Watervliet Arsenal installed its 65th commander, Colonel Danilo Green, at a recent change of command ceremony. Read more → Erie Canalway Junior Ranger Day to be held on August 1 at 15 canal sites Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the NYS Canal Corporation invite youth and families from across New York State to participate in Erie Canalway Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, August 1. Read more → Local author’s book available at Impressions Saratoga; benefiting Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga Local author Melissa Trombetta, Saratoga Springs High School graduate (’91), is a writer of “emotionally grounded contemporary romance about second chances, reinvention and the kind of love that shows up when you least expect i… Read more → Don Rittner: Lessons from Vietnam and the Boys from Troy In Troy’s working-class neighborhoods, where iron factories used to roar, Vietnam wasn’t just a chapter in a history book; it was real life. For guys like me coming of age in the ‘60s and early ‘70s, it wasn’t about debates on TV or heated arguments in college lecture halls. It was about draft letters showing up on 8th Street, friends saying goodbye at the bus station, and the knowledge that some wouldn’t make it back home. Read more → Saratoga Race Course entries for Saturday, July 25, 2026 Saratoga Race Course entries for Saturday, July 25, 2026 Read more → Fully Subscribed up in time in G2 Shuvee SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Klaravich Stables’ Fully Subscribed, expertly handled by Flavien Prat, overtook dual Grade 1-winner Scottish Lassie in the final jumps to capture Friday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Shuvee, a nine-furlong route for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by five-time Eclipse Award-winner Chad Brown, the 4-year-old Tiz the Law chestnut maintained her perfect 8-4-3-1 in-the-money record, rallying stoutly down the center of the track to capture her third graded win following past successes in the Grade 2 Mother Goose and Grade 3 Comely last winter at Aqueduct Racetrack. “I wasn’t sure she’d get there, because […] Read more → G2-winner Kappa Kappa ships in for G2 Honorable Miss SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — LC Racing and Wellesley Stable’s Kappa Kappa will look to secure her second Grade 2 score in Sunday’s $250,000 Honorable Miss presented by Mionetto, a six-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares, at Saratoga Race… Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 14 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $1,277.63 I liked Chase Sessoms, better known in podcast circles as “The Wolf of Oaklawn,” from the moment I met him. He doesn’t take himself seriously, but he took his work with “The Notorious OTB” and al… Read more →

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