Daily Digest: Rensselaer County residents urge McLaughlin to comply with 287(g) state order

Also: First Capital Region Costco opens near Crossgates Mall • Saratoga Race Course entries for Friday, August 7, 2026

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Friday, August 7, 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 • Rensselaer County residents urge McLaughlin to comply with 287(g) state order Residents at the Wednesday night Rensselaer County Legislature public forum spoke in favor of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s measure to end 287(g) agreements in New York State, after County Executive Steve McLaughlin said he has no plans to comply w… Read more → First Capital Region Costco opens near Crossgates Mall The region’s first Costco officially opened Thursday morning with lines wrapped around the Western Avenue store hours before its opening. Read more → Saratoga Race Course entries for Friday, August 7, 2026 Saratoga Race Course entries for Friday, August 7, 2026 Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 23 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $1,205.43 It’s Hall of Fame Day, and I’m proud to have had a ballot for that institution for the last several years. As pleased as I am to see certain horses and horsepeople be enshrined, though, I’ll use this space to lobby for two horses that have been on the ballot the last few years and not gotten voted in. Lady Eli won Grade 1 races at ages two, three, four, and five. She won one Breeders’ Cup race and overcame a near-fatal case of laminitis before almost winning another one. Based on credentials and […] Read more → ValleyCats rained out of series finale vs. Quebec TROY, N.Y. – The game between the Tri-City ValleyCats and the Quebec Capitales scheduled for this evening at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium has been postponed due to inclement weather. Tickets for the game are now rain check vouchers that can be exchanged at the box office for tickets to any remaining ValleyCats home game this […] Read more → MLB: Former Albany-Colonie Yankees among 78th Old Timers’ Day participants (PHOTO GALLERY) NEW YORK — The New York Yankees recently announced the roster of Yankees who will be on hand at the 78th Old-Timers’ Day on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Yankee Stadium. The event will include traditional Old-Timers’ Day introductions followed by the alumni baseball game. Those scheduled to attend include Hall of Fame inductees Mariano Rivera and Joe Torre, and a trio of YES Network studio analysts — Dellin Betances, Todd Frazier and Adam Ottavino — each attending as first-time Old-Timers. The list of Old-Timers includes nine Monument Park inductees, seven of whom have had their numbers retired by the Yankees — Hall of Famers Rivera (42) & Torre (6), two-time AL […] Read more → MLB: New York Mets 1986 World Series 40th anniversary celebration (PHOTO GALLERY) NEW YORK — The New York Mets recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of their 1986 World Series championship team. Read more → NFL: New England Patriots training camp (PHOTO GALLERY) Foxborough, Mass. — New England Patriots training camp. Read more → NFL: Buffalo Bills training camp (PHOTO GALLERY) Pittsford, N.Y — Buffalo Bills training camp. Read more → NFL: New York Jets training camp (PHOTO GALLERY) Florham Park, N.J. — New York Jets training camp. Read more → NFL: New York Giants training camp (PHOTO GALLERY) White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. — New York Giants training camp. Read more →

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