Monday, September 14, 2026

Daily Digest: 2026 Waterford Tugboat Roundup celebrates maritime heritage

Also: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Section 2 Week 2 roundup • Chicken Salad Chick set to open in Clifton Park Sept. 22
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Monday, September 14, 2026

 
 

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Check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Nicholas Buonanno, Regional Assistant Managing Editor.

 


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2026 Waterford Tugboat Roundup celebrates maritime heritage

The annual Waterford Tugboat Roundup returned this weekend, inviting festivalgoers to enjoy a gathering of tugboats, workboats and barges and celebrate the maritime heritage of the Northeast Inland Waterways.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Section 2 Week 2 roundup

TROY, N.Y. — In this edition of the Section 2 high school sports we take a look at some of the Week 2 action. Shaker 33, Shenendehowa 10 CLIFTON PARK — Shaker may have struggled to sustain drives early, but the Blue Bison had no trouble producing explosive plays. Shaker scored on three big plays […]

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Chicken Salad Chick set to open in Clifton Park Sept. 22

Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced the opening of its first restaurant in New York, which will expand the brand’s footprint to 27 states.

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Mechanicville varsity football alumni comes up big for Utica in win over RPI

TROY, N.Y. — Saturday’s out-of-conference college football matchup between Utica University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was the perfect game for Moose sophomore defensive back Nathan Hernandez’s family to attend. That’s because it was less than a 30-minute drive from Hernandez’s hometown of Mechanicville. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, mom, dad, brothers and coaches were all present at RPI’s ECAV Stadium, making for a special day for Hernandez in what was a warm return to the Capital Region. From 2020 to 2024, Hernandez, once dubbed a Section 2 All-Star, was a defensive back and safety for the Mechanicville Red Raiders varsity football team […]

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Autumn in New York: State officials highlight start of fall foliage

Empire State Development (ESD) highlighted the start of the fall foliage and travel season throughout New York State.

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DEC honors law enforcement officers who passed after Sept. 11, 2001

On Friday, Sept. 11, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation honored fallen members of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement who passed away from illnesses related to their assignments at the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attacks on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001.

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Saratoga Springs History Museum announces the return of Halloween ‘ghost tours’ of the Canfield Casino

As summer comes to an end and Saratoga Springs prepares for the Halloween season, the Saratoga Springs History Museum is bringing back one of its most popular autumn traditions: the Halloween Ghost Tours of the Canfield Casino, taking place Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m.

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Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’

Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’

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