Saturday, August 29, 2026

Daily Digest: National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes hit near Wilton Thursday

Also: AG James helps secure hundreds of thousands of eggs for Regional Food Bank • Hochul: $8.5 million in grants available to boost dairy industry
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Saturday, August 29, 2026

 
 

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National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes hit near Wilton Thursday

The National Weather Service is currently reviewing the impact of a potential tornado that occurred Thursday night, assessing wind speeds and property damage that occurred as a result of the weather.

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AG James helps secure hundreds of thousands of eggs for Regional Food Bank

State Attorney General Letitia James announced the delivery of more than 270,000 eggs to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York in Latham as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement involving multiple egg producers.

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Hochul: $8.5 million in grants available to boost dairy industry

State officials announced that $8.5 million is available to dairy farmers and cooperatives as part of Round 2 of the New York State Dairy Modernization Grant Program.

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Three takeaways from UAlbany football’s season-opening win in its first game under head coach Tom Perkovich

TROY, N.Y. — In the first game of the Tom Perkovich era, the Great Danes defeated New Hampshire 28-14 in front of the home crowd at Casey Stadium on Friday. On the heels of a disappointing 2-10 season in 2025, UAlbany’s performance felt like a breath of fresh air and a springboard for things to […]

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Franklin Community Center’s Fall Fundraiser to return for second year next month

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Franklin Community Center announced the return of its Fall Affair, the organization’s largest and most anticipated fundraising event of the year. Now in its second year, the event will take place on Thursday, Sept. …

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C.R.A.B. Garrison #1954 Club honored with street designation ceremony in Troy

The City of Troy recently recognized the C.R.A.B. Garrison #1954 Club and its members with an official honorary street sign designation ceremony on Liberty Street.

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Don Rittner: Don’t gamble with Saratoga Springs’ Historic Preservation laws

Every summer, thousands of visitors descend upon Saratoga Springs for one reason above all others: horse racing. The excitement of the racing season fills hotels, restaurants, shops, and sidewalks with activity, reinforcing the city’s reputation as one of America’s premier destinations. Yet long before visitors ever place a wager at the racetrack, they have already experienced something far more enduring: the remarkable historic character of Saratoga Springs.

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Saratoga Race Course entries for Saturday, August 29, 2026

Saratoga Race Course entries for Saturday, August 29, 2026

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Broderick bombs Bird Dawgs in ValleyCats victory

TROY, N.Y. — The Tri-City ValleyCats had a complete-team win as they picked up a 10-4 victory over the Down East Bird Dawgs in front of 4,309 fans of the 1980s on a picturesque night at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on Friday evening Gabriel Barrett – originally from Rome, Italy – threw a gem on […]

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NCAA FOOTBALL: New Hampshire vs. UAlbany (PHOTO GALLERY)

ALBANY, N.Y. — The University at Albany Great Danes defeated the University of New Hampshire Wildcats, 28-14, on Friday, at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium on Bob Ford Field.

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HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 39

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $945.83 It’s not often you hear exactly what you need to hear, in exactly the way you need to hear it. I had one of those moments Friday, and on this Travers Day, I need to share it. A follower of mine named Aaron Shapiro replied to one of my posts on Twitter. He said that my content harkened back to the days of people like Harvey Pack and Andrew Beyer, among others, and given how I learned to do what I do, there’s no bigger compliment than that. This is especially true because Beyer […]

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Naomis brings solid European form to G2 Lake Placid

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, Thirty Year Racing and Michael Caruso’s Naomis has won her last two races in her native France, and will look to further her run of good form when making her stateside debut in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Lake Placid, an inner turf mile for sophomore fillies, at Saratoga Race Course. The Lake Placid [Race 10] is one of six stakes slated for Saturday’s loaded 14-race Travers Day card, headlined by the Grade 1, $1.25 million DraftKings Travers in Race 13. The day will also feature the Grade 1, $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens […]

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Fully Subscribed looks to secure first G1 win in $500K Personal Ensign

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Klaravich Stables’ Fully Subscribed will try and double up on local graded wins in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Personal Ensign, at Saratoga Race Course. The nine-furlong route for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up offers a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff in October at Keeneland. Trained by five-time Eclipse Award-winner Chad Brown, Fully Subscribed [post 2, Flavien Prat] overhauled returning rival Scottish Lassie to capture the nine-furlong Grade 2 Shuvee last out here on July 24. There, Fully Subscribed traveled in fourth position as the reopposing Snowyte marked the […]

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NCAA FOOTBALL: RPI, Union, expected to contend for Liberty League title

TROY, N.Y. — Union College’s football program went from 3-7 to conference champion in the span of one season. Now the Garnet Chargers will try to prove they can do it again. Union has been selected as the Liberty League’s preseason favorite heading into the 2026 season, receiving six of the conference’s eight first-place votes […]

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