Also: Saratoga County Fair touts more than 53K visitors in 2026 • Hudson Valley Credit Union’s foundation gives over $86K to 14 Capital Region organizations
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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Good morning!Check out some of our top stories. — Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor.
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The Capital Region’s first Costco is open to the public, and it’s already committed to an important local partnership.
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More than 53,000 visitors attended the 2026 Saratoga County Fair, which ran from July 21 to July 26, as the Saratoga County Agricultural Society concluded another successful year celebrating agriculture, education, entertainment and community, officials announced.
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The Hudson Valley Credit Union’s Charitable Foundation has awarded $550,000 in grants to 80 nonprofits across its 13-county footprint, with $86,800 distributed to 14 Capital Region-based organizations, the credit union announced.
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A 27-year-old woman was arrested after stabbing a person ‘multiple times in the presence of their child,’ The Watervliet Police Department said on Tuesday.
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Eventgoers tour The Mansion of Saratoga in Rock City Falls during the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Connect & Clink Social. More information on the chamber’s upcoming networking events is available at saratoga.org.
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Saratoga Race Course entries for Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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TROY, N.Y. — Just over two months ago, new Tri-City ValleyCats center fielder Jon LeGrande celebrated a BIG EAST Baseball Championship and advanced to the Super Regionals of the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament with the St. John’s baseball team. Now, he’s trying to make a name for himself as a professional baseball player […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL BANKROLL: $1,129.43 It’s tough to discuss what happened Sunday and Monday concisely, but I’ll do my best. Connections with horses at Fair Hill, in Maryland, sent several runners to Saratoga and Monmouth for races on Sunday. They won four races with five entrants, and in multiple instances, these horses blew the doors off their competition at big prices. Back-to-back such winners at Monmouth, though, combined for a record-low daily double given the win prices involved. This means someone (or some group) absolutely, positively hammered that particular wager and, presumably, knew something the general public did […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — In the days leading up to the Whitney Stakes, three main storylines were competing for attention. First, would older-horse division leader Magnitude extend his winning streak to four against what was widely considered the year’s strongest, most competitive field? Or second, would 2025 champion three-year-old filly Nitrogen become the first of her sex to win the Whitney since all-time greats Personal Ensign and Lady’s Secret four decades ago? Or finally, would reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty, who had failed to win in his first two starts of 2026, flash the championship form that propelled him […]
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State Sen. Patricia Fahy (D—Albany) and Assemblymember John T. McDonald III, RPh (D—Cohoes) were recently joined by environmental advocates and community leaders to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign their legislation establishing a Mohawk River Basin District and Mohawk River Basin Management Program.
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