Daily Digest: ‘A lot to do here’: Schaghticoke Fair celebrates 207th opening day in Rensselaer County

Also: Columbia’s Shepard, Waterford-Halfmoon’s O’Brien help Gators secure shutout on new home turf • Perkovich returns home as UAlbany looks to carry momentum into Buffalo

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Thursday, September 3, 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 • ‘A lot to do here’: Schaghticoke Fair celebrates 207th opening day in Rensselaer County Fairgoers poured into the Schaghticoke Fair’s 207th opening day on Wednesday, enjoying adrenaline-inducing rides, delicious food, and entertainment. Read more → Columbia’s Shepard, Waterford-Halfmoon’s O’Brien help Gators secure shutout on new home turf ALBANY, N.Y. — Russell Sage College (RSC) women’s soccer started its autumn by cruising past visiting SUNY Potsdam 2-0. Officially playing on the freshly-replaced turf at the ACPHS Athletic Complex for the time, the Gators controlled the action on the cloudy and wet Tuesday afternoon. RSC held a 24-1 advantage on shots taken, including 14-1 on […] Read more → Perkovich returns home as UAlbany looks to carry momentum into Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tom Perkovich’s first game as UAlbany’s head football coach ended with a victory, a locker room full of smiles and a dominant performance on the ground. His second game will bring him home. The Great Danes will travel to Buffalo for a rare Thursday night matchup against the Bulls at 7 p.m. […] Read more → Kingdom Ministries Community Day set for Sept. 7 in Troy Kingdom Ministries announced its annual Community Day on Sept. 7 in Powers Park from noon to 3:30 pm. Read more → ‘Nurtured in Nature’ returns for third year at Pitney Meadows with an expanded age range Beginning this fall, and continuing into spring 2027, the living classroom at Pitney Meadows Community Farm will be getting a little bigger and a lot more connected. Read more → Summer theater continues throughout September If you believe that the summer theater season exists from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the bad news is “It’s over.” Read more → Review: ‘Noises Off’ at Barrington Stage Company a slapstick comedy The production of “Noises Off” at Barrington Stage Company is an impressive technical achievement that frequently adds to the abundant comedy that is in the script. Read more → HORSE RACING: Andrew Champagne’s Saratoga bankroll, selections, analysis, Day 42 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $991.78 It would appear at least one promising thing is coming out of the mess involving Marshall Gramm and HISA. The Daily Racing Form has started including the reasons horses scratched from prior races into their past performances. It’s not a foolproof system. It still doesn’t include other data that Gramm had at his fingertips, and it doesn’t solve the main problem of a lack of data being available to people the industry wouldn’t survive without. However, it’s a step in the right direction, and those involved should be commended for it. Having said that, […] Read more →

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