Daily Digest: ‘Noble career’: City of Cohoes swears-in two new police officers

Also: 2,123-pound pumpkin takes first place at 11th annual Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest • Saratoga Hospital and Albany Med team up remotely for live surgery

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Monday, September 28, 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 • ‘Noble career’: City of Cohoes swears-in two new police officers The City of Cohoes held a swearing-in ceremony for two new police officers, Frank “Brayan” Martinez-Feliz and George Perry, whose addition to the department will bring the total number of officers to 36. Read more → 2,123-pound pumpkin takes first place at 11th annual Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest This year’s heaviest pumpkin at the Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest weighed in at 2,123.50 lbs and was grown by Josh Hilton of Nassau, N.Y. The second-place pumpkin, grown by Ernie Gustinucci of Jackson, P.A., weighed 1821.50 lbs, and the third-place pumpkin, grown by Tadd King of Freedom, N.Y., weighed 1674.50 lbs. Read more → Saratoga Hospital and Albany Med team up remotely for live surgery Surgeons from Saratoga Hospital and Albany Medical Center recently connected in real time for a live procedure using Saratoga Hospital’s da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system, hospital officials announced in a recent news release. Read more → Market 32 and Price Chopper award $15K in grants to local youth soccer organizations Market 32 and Price Chopper Award $15,000 in Grants to Local Youth Soccer Organizations Read more → Complete the DEC 2026 I BIRD NY Challenge Complete the DEC 2026 I BIRD NY Challenge Read more → Dr. Randy Cale’s Terrific Parenting column: The child who falls apart after school Dr. Randy Cale’s Terrific Parenting column: The teacher describes your child as pleasant, cooperative, and helpful. You briefly wonder whether there has been a clerical error. At home, the backpack lands, complaints begin, a meltdown follows, and a simple request becomes a major production. You listen, reassure, redirect, and try to help. Somehow, tomorrow brings another performance. Read more → NCAA WOMEN’S HOCKEY: Mavericks rally past Engineers MANKATO, Minn. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) had Minnesota State right where it wanted it Saturday afternoon. The Engineers built a two-goal lead in the opening period, weathered a Minnesota State push and entered the third period tied at 3. Yet the Mavericks had the final answer. Zoe Lopez scored the game-winning goal with 8:38 […] Read more → Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Read more →

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