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Good morning Albany! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Friday morning highway rampage ended on Holland Avenue.
  • Albany County sheriff seeks witnesses after deadly Route 32 head-on crash
  • Gloversville school worker airlifted to Albany Med after tractor accident

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman arrested after Albany County driving rampage (news10.com) — State Police say a woman was arrested after allegedly damaging multiple vehicles with a tire iron during a Friday morning driving rampage on highways in Albany County, including Albany and Guilderland. She was taken into custody on Holland Avenue by Albany police and faces numerous charges, with related cases also pending in Menands and Watervliet.
   

• Deadly New Scotland crash on State Route 32 (dailygazette.com) — A head-on crash on State Route 32 in New Scotland left a 74-year-old Westerlo man dead and his passenger in critical condition at Albany Medical Center. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple's office is investigating and asking witnesses to come forward after two Schenectady men in the other car escaped with no or minor injuries.
   

• Gloversville schools employee injured in tractor accident (dailygazette.com) — A Gloversville school district employee was seriously hurt after being pinned under a tractor and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center for treatment. Authorities say first responders freed the 33-year-old at Gloversville Middle School, and both police and school officials are investigating while awaiting updates on his condition.
   

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    Tuesday September 1
  • Teachers/Aides Return
    Rensselaer City SD Rensselaer, NY 12144
  • Squash Hunger →
    Rensselaer Public Library, 676 East St, Rensselaer
    12:45 pm
  • SW - Playground & Popsicles for Pre-K & K
    Saddlewood Elementary School Albany, NY 12205
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • VR Supply Drop-Off
    Rensselaer City SD Rensselaer, NY 12144
    12:00 pm
  • SW - Saddlewood PTA Ice Cream Social & Supply Drop Off
    Saddlewood Elementary School Albany, NY 12205
    6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Colonie

  • Dog Days of Summer event in Colonie fundraises for local veterinarian (news10.com)
  • Schools head into new year short bus drivers (spotlightnews.com)
  • Man in Rensselaer County jail charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot (timesunion.com)

Watervliet

  • Retired NYPD sergeant says fall in crime doesn't always mean leaders' support for policing (cbs6albany.com)
  • Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise (news10.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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