Daily Digest: Troy Mayor Mantello touts NY-2 design approval, but Council President Steele calls plan ‘disappointment’

Also: Rensselaer County Legislature votes to livestream regular meetings, public forums • Saratoga National Cemetery holds 9/11 ceremony, National Day of Service

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Sunday, September 13, 2026

Good morning! Check out some of our top stories. — Ivan Lajara, Regional Managing Editor.   • Local news • E-edition • Obituaries • Sports • Troy Mayor Mantello touts NY-2 design approval, but Council President Steele calls plan ‘disappointment’ Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello recently announced the completion of the design approval phase for the Congress and Ferry Street Corridor Improvements Project (NY 2 Project); however, City Council President Sue Steele said that she’s disappointed in the project design plans. Read more → Rensselaer County Legislature votes to livestream regular meetings, public forums EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — The Rensselaer County Legislature unanimously approved on Tuesday an amended resolution allowing livestreaming of regular and public forum meetings, with some speakers voicing their support for the measure. The meeting was livestreamed on both the Minority Legislature and County Legislature Facebook pages before the resolution was adopted. The County Legislature used […] Read more → Saratoga National Cemetery holds 9/11 ceremony, National Day of Service The Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery held its annual Sept. 11 Remembrance ceremony on Saturday, bringing the community together to commemorate the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the lives lost that day and the sacrifices made by firefighters, EMS, police and military personnel. Read more → Campaign encourages New York state residents to become tobacco-free for their pets Now through October 31, the New York State Quitline (NYS Quitline) encourages residents to become or stay tobacco-free for their pets. Read more → Dr. Randy Cale’s Terriffic Parenting: What can wait — and what cannot Dr. Randy Cale’s Terriffic Parenting: What can wait — and what cannot Read more → Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: I do not want to speak to your manager I fully intended to stay calm. This was the kind of low-stakes errand that didn’t have to set my emotions aflame. Read more → NCAA FOOTBALL: UAlbany dominates Sharks on Long Island BROOKVILLE. N.Y. — The University at Albany football team dominated the LIU Sharks on the road on Saturday afternoon by a score of 35-13. The win is the first on the road for the Great Danes this season and moves the team to 2-0 when facing FCS opponents. The Great Danes were the first to […] Read more → Former UAlbany quarterback torches RPI for 402 yards, leads Utica to victory TROY, N.Y. — Utica senior quarterback Tyler Szalkowski had not been back to the Capital Region since his time with the University at Albany football program concluded in 2022. His collegiate homecoming of sorts four years later did not disappoint, as the Moose quarterback erupted for 402 passing yards, completing 29 of 38 attempts and […] Read more → Things going on around Rensselaer County Things going on around Rensselaer County Read more → Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Questions and answers with the ‘Car Doc’ Read more →

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