🌱 How will Rensselaer diplomas change without Regents exams?

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• How will Rensselaer diplomas change without Regents exams?

Also on today's calendar: Albany Job Fair: October 7, 2026 at Holiday Inn Latham.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 41.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Albany and Rensselaer educators react to Regents exams changes (news10.com) — Rensselaer City School District leaders are preparing for a major shift as New York plans to drop Regents exams as a graduation requirement starting in the 2027–28 school year. Local curriculum director Christy Radez says the change could help students who struggle with standardized tests while still allowing traditional exams as one option. Parents can expect public meetings and focus groups as new graduation standards are developed.
   

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Thursday September 24
• Public Board of Education meeting (9/24)
  Harriet Gibbons Student Services Center, 75 Watervliet Ave., Rensselaer
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Albany Job Fair: October 7, 2026 at Holiday Inn Latham →
  400 Old Loudon Rd, Latham
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22
• Family Storytime!
  East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush
  10:00 am
• Open crafting
  East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush
  1:00 pm
• English as a New Language
  East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush
  4:30 pm
• MONDAY 9/21 BEATS + EATS - Downtown Albany →
  11 Clinton Ave, Albany
  5:00 pm
• Musicats Jazz Concert
  East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush
  6:00 pm
• Themed Trivia →
  Nine Pin Ciderworks, 929 Broadway, Albany
  6:00 pm
• Madison Open Mic: Stories and Spoken Word Poetry →
  Madison Theatre, 1036 Madison Ave, Albany
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Hudson River Valley Ramble →
  Hudson River Valley Greenway, Broadway, Albany
• Arts in the City →
  Albany NY
• Board of Directors Meeting →
  Advance Albany County Alliance, 111 Washington Ave, Albany
  8:30 am

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• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member - Late Night / Closer - Part Time in Rensselaer. Apply here.
• Tops Friendly Markets posted a job opening for Meat Cutter Full Time in Rensselaer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rensselaer here.

🗞 Nearby News

Albany

• Field Reimbursement Manager, Neuroscience – (Albany, NY) – Patient Engagement & Customer Solutions (PECS) (jnj.com)
• UAlbany's New York State Mesonet Marks a Decade of Weather Monitoring with Launch of Climatology Website (albany.edu)
• Mechanical Engineer - StateJobsNY - Albany, NY, US (dice.com)

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