Daily Digest: ‘Fall tradition’: Chowderfest returns to downtown Troy this weekend

Also: The Country Corner Cafe celebrates 35 years in Spa City • NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: Houston (Field House) hello! RPI Engineers practice (PHOTO GALLERY)

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Wednesday, October 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 • ‘Fall tradition’: Chowderfest returns to downtown Troy this weekend Calling all chowder lovers — Troy Chowderfest is back this weekend! Read more → The Country Corner Cafe celebrates 35 years in Spa City The Country Corner Cafe marked 35 years of business this week, celebrating the legacy of the Saratoga staple that has provided the community and those from beyond the Spa City a place to get breakfast for three and a half decades. Read more → NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: Houston (Field House) hello! RPI Engineers practice (PHOTO GALLERY) TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers men’s hockey team skated at an afternoon practice on Tuesday, at Houston Field House. Read more → NCAA WOMEN’S HOCKEY: RPI’s Bellissimo tabbed ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) freshman goaltender Sadie Bellissimo was named ECAC Hockey’s Goaltender of the Week on Tuesday after turning aside 41 shots in the Engineers’ 2-1 overtime upset of No. 5 Northeastern. Bellissimo, a Colorado native, made her second career start against the nationally ranked Huskies and stopped 41 of 42 […] Read more → Rangers march in remembrance Forest rangers recently participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness walk at the Olympic Oval in the village of Lake Placid, Essex County. Read more → DVS hosts ‘Her Service, Her Health’ online Oct. 20 To help women veterans connect with the information and support they deserve at every stage of life, the New York State Department of Veterans’ Services will host “Her Service, Her Health: From Menstruation to Menopause,” a virtual Chat & Chew online conversation on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 1–2 p.m. Read more → Capital Region students prepare to take on leadership roles as members of local Boards of Education Capital Region high school students are ready for their roles as ex officio members of their local Boards of Education. Read more → Maple Hill to dedicate soccer fields in honor of legendary coach Dan Gillespie SCHODACK, N.Y. — The Maple Hill soccer fields will soon bear the name of the man who has built one of the most successful high school boys soccer programs in New York state. Schodack Central School District recently announced that its soccer fields will be officially named Gillespie Fields in honor of longtime boys soccer […] Read more →

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