Daily Digest: Troy celebrates ribbon-cutting of Staalsen Memorial Pedestrian Bridge

Also: Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ • Beagle School in Saratoga Springs celebrates $1.4 million renovation

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Sunday, July 26, 2026

Good morning! I hope you have a great weekend. Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor • Local news • Obituaries • E-edition • Sports • Troy celebrates ribbon-cutting of Staalsen Memorial Pedestrian Bridge TROY, N.Y — The Collar City recently celebrated the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Staalsen Memorial Pedestrian Bridge, connecting trails for residents to enjoy the outdoors and nature. Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello, donned with hiking boots and dressed for the occasion, said the new bridge will help connect trail systems for all. She thanked […] Read more → Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Read more → Beagle School in Saratoga Springs celebrates $1.4 million renovation The Beagle School recently celebrated the completion of a $1.4 million renovation of its “Little Red Schoolhouse.” Read more → Saratoga Race Course entries for Sunday, July, 26, 2026 Saratoga Race Course entries for Sunday, July, 26, 2026 Read more → Chief Wallabee leads the Listed Curlin SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Michael and Katherine Ball’s Kentucky homebred Chief Wallabee will drop out of graded stakes company for Wednesday’s Listed $150,000 Curlin presented by Casamigos, a nine-furlong test for sophomores who have not won a graded stakes, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the Constitution bay was an 8 1/2-length fourth to Golden Tempo last out in the 10-furlong Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets on June 6 here. Chief Wallabee, when adding blinkers, was previously fourth beaten three lengths by that same rival in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on […] Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 15 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $1,238.63 I like to provide whatever advice I can to aspiring writers and content creators, and I’ll use this space for a lesson on what not to do. This weekend, a writer named Frank Schuengel copy-pasted a tweet posted by Dustin Gouker, a prominent voice in the iGaming and prediction market spaces (and, coincidentally, one of the people who hired me back into the gambling industry several years after I thought I was done as a full-timer), and reposted it on LinkedIn as his own work. There was no attribution. Dustin caught him, and rather […] Read more → Snapshot: Tedisco honors Rotary Club of Clifton Park State Sen. Jim Tedisco (R,C-Ballston Lake) honored the Rotary Club of Clifton Park (formerly the Shenendehowa Rotary Club) with a New York State Senate Proclamation on the occasion of their official name change ceremony held at Wheatfields Restaurant in Clifton Park. Read more → Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: Animal instincts “I’m going into the MATRIX,” my son announced. “Or more accurately, I’m getting the matrix out of me,” he laughed. “And I’m just telling you because I’m probably going to need a few days off of work next week.” Read more → The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region welcomes new development associate The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region is pleased to welcome Ava Bashant as the organization’s new Development Associate. Read more →

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