Daily Digest: New exhibit at RPI highlights New York’s Revolutionary War-era history

Also: Punishing their competition: 14U girls’ flag football PunisHERS earn gold at Junior Olympics in Iowa • Adult education students from around the world to graduate Aug. 19 from Capital Region BOCES

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Good morning! Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor.   • Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • New exhibit at RPI highlights New York’s Revolutionary War-era history As the celebration of America 250 continues to fuel interest in stories of our nation’s history, a new exhibit at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is telling a story that many people have probably never heard. Read more → Punishing their competition: 14U girls’ flag football PunisHERS earn gold at Junior Olympics in Iowa All it took for EJ Hakala to finally put a name to his All-American Sports travel girls’ 14U flag football team was a ChatGPT search and general knowledge of Marvel Comics. The Punishers, named after Frank Castle’s classic stoic and vengeful antihero persona, seemed like a great fit upon its conception through the AI assistant. […] Read more → Adult education students from around the world to graduate Aug. 19 from Capital Region BOCES More than 100 adults from across the region will be honored for their academic endeavors during an Aug. 19 Capital Region BOCES event. Read more → GasBuddy survey: Average gasoline prices in Albany drop 4.6 cents over the past week Average gasoline prices in Albany have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.07/g on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 546 stations in Albany. Read more → ‘Protecting children’: Saratoga County district attorney announces 53-member Child Safety Review Commission Saratoga County District Attorney Brett Eby recently announced the formation of the Saratoga County Child Safety Review Commission. Read more →

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