Daily Digest: Playhouse Stage Company announces 39th season productions at Cohoes Music Hall

Also: ‘It’s worth it’: Local couple partners with Saratoga PLAN to preserve land for retired Thoroughbreds • Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor seeking entries for annual photo contest

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Tuesday, August 25, 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 • Playhouse Stage Company announces 39th season productions at Cohoes Music Hall Playhouse Stage Company has announced the six productions that will make up its 39th Season of professional musical theatre at Cohoes Music Hall. Read more → ‘It’s worth it’: Local couple partners with Saratoga PLAN to preserve land for retired Thoroughbreds For more than four decades, Suzann and Peter Bobley have cared for Thoroughbred racehorses at their farm, 18 Karat Farm, and have recently taken further steps to support the horses they love by permanently protecting the land that has become their home in retirement. Read more → Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor seeking entries for annual photo contest The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is calling for entries for its annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest. Read more → Golden Tempo aims to add G1 Travers stakes to stellar campaign SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s dual Classic winner Golden Tempo will look to further cement his place atop the sophomore division in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million DraftKings Travers, a 10-furlong test for 3-year-olds, at Saratoga Race Course. The 157th renewal of the DraftKings Travers [Race 13, approx. 6:35 p.m. Eastern] is one of five Grade 1s scheduled for Saturday’s 14-race program, including the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial in Race 8 and three top-level Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifiers with the Personal Ensign [Distaff] in Race 9, the Forego [Dirt Mile] in […] Read more → Average gasoline prices in Albany up 8 cents from last week Average gasoline prices in Albany have risen 0.8 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 → Adult HVAC/R program to launch next month at Capital Region BOCES Capital Region BOCES is launching an adult Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) program next month at its Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Read more →

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