Daily Digest: Small Business Spotlight: Odd House brings spooky gifts, community space to River Street in Troy

Also: Trump veers into Nobel Prize grievances during upstate New York rally on day award is announced • Don Rittner’s column: Why Alex Contompasis deserves Executive Clemency

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Saturday, October 10, 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 • Small Business Spotlight: Odd House brings spooky gifts, community space to River Street in Troy ‘Tis the season to be spooky, and Odd House is all about that vibe. Read more → Trump veers into Nobel Prize grievances during upstate New York rally on day award is announced By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE NEW YORK (AP) — In his campaign to become the next governor of New York, Republican Bruce Blakeman has suggested Democrats might steal the election, played up fears about immigrant criminals and posted… Read more → Don Rittner’s column: Why Alex Contompasis deserves Executive Clemency Don Rittner’s column: Why Alex Contompasis deserves Executive Clemency Read more → NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: Krawchuk’s 36-save shutout powers RPI past Ohio State in season opener TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men’s hockey team made a statement in its season opener, riding a 36-save shutout from Nate Krawchuk and a pair of goals from Rainers Rullers to a 3-0 non-conference victory against Ohio State University of the Big Ten on Friday evening at Houston Field House. Captain Filip […] Read more → NCAA WOMEN’S HOCKEY: RPI edged by Robert Morris TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women’s hockey team got off to a fast start in its return to Houston Field House, but Robert Morris University tallied twice in the second stanza to rally for a 2-1 non-conference victory against the Engineers on Friday afternoon. Senior captain Georgia Bailey scored for RPI, while […] Read more → NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: Ohio State vs. RPI (PHOTO GALLERY) TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 3-0, in an NCAA men’s hockey game on Friday, at Houston Field House. Read more → NCAA WOMEN’S HOCKEY: Robert Morris vs. RPI (PHOTO GALLERY) TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers lost, 2-1, to the Robert Morris Colonials, in an NCAA women’s hockey game on Friday, at Houston Field House. Read more → NCAA BASEBALL: Siena adds 17 players, including eight Capital Region standouts, for 2027 season LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Siena University baseball coach Alex Jurczynski is putting a local stamp on his roster for the 2027 season. The Saints have added 17 players, including eight with Capital Region ties, as Jurczynski looks to strengthen his pitching staff and lineup with a combination of incoming freshmen and experienced college transfers. The newcomers […] Read more → Jack O’Lantern Trail Walk at Hudson Crossing Park in Schuylerville later this month Hudson Crossing Park invites the community to the annual Jack O’Lantern Trail Walk on Friday, Oct. 30, from 4–7 p.m., with pumpkin carving, broom making, live entertainment, and a glowing evening walk along the park’s Sensory Trail. Read more → Elwood Watson: The Cornell 7 and the continued failure of universities across the country Elwood Watson: The sordid issue of rape has reared its sadistic presence again in the wake of the Cornell 7 assaults. Read more →

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As we head into year 11 of the fight for Solutions NOT Suspensions... On Wednesday evening, we gathered in Albany for a screening of Dr. Karen Baptiste’s Preschool to Prison documentary and a conversation about what it’ll take to change school discipline in New York. The film showed painfully clearly what happens when students are pushed out of the places where they should be learning and supported, and asked us to look harder at who gets seen as a threat in the classroom in the first place. Racial bias shapes whose behavior is treated as dangerous and whose safety gets centered, which is part of why this fight has been so hard and remains so necessary. Here are a few photos from the room full of people who showed up for something better. Senator Pat Fahy and Assemblymember Gabriella Romero, who sponsored the evening’s screening and discussion. Guests gathering over dinner and conversation, including Citizen Action of New York's community organizer Eduardo. For eleven years, the Solutions Not Suspensions (SNS) coalition has worked with legislative champions, led by Senator Robert Jackson and Assemblymember Michaelle Solages, to pass this bill. Eleven years is far too long to keep taking learning time away from students through discipline policies that fall disproportionately on Black and brown students and students with disabilities. AQE staff Soraya, Marina, and Kayla enjoying the evening and the kind of community-building we hope will help move Solutions Not Suspensions over the finish line in 2027. Panelists: Evie, an Albany public school student; Dr. Sophia Tan, Albany Law School; Annette Johnson, NAACP; Racquel Saddler, Mercury Public Affairs. Take Action Now We’re looking to Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget this January to set the floor for this session, with the Solutions Not Suspensions Act and $50 million for implementation included from the start. Take two minutes now to tell the Governor and your state legislators to back that call, then send the link to someone you know and ask them to do the same. There are plenty of powerful voices with Albany’s ear, but ours gets harder to ignore when we raise it together. In solidarity, Marina Marcou-O'Malley and Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari Co-Executive Directors, Alliance for Quality Education Register to attend the Diapers to Diplomas: Reimagining the Continuum of Learning, Care and Opportunity conference on October 15 and 16 in New York City. Register today to secure your spot.

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