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In today's newsletter:

  • What new rules could be coming for Rotterdam short-term rentals?
  • Rotterdam remembers Carm DePoalo, founder of the Girls Softball League
  • I-88 exits are changing—here's what it means near Rotterdam

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Nice with some sun, temps: high: 71, low: 57.
  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Capital Region grapples with short-term rentals regulation (dailygazette.com) — Rotterdam officials are weighing new rules for short-term rentals after a disruptive party on Mary Lane prompted Town Supervisor John Polimeni to push for clearer guidelines. The story compares Rotterdam's emerging approach with stricter systems in places like Lake Placid and Niskayuna, highlighting how local leaders hope to balance neighborhood peace, tourism dollars, and housing affordability.
   

• Carm DePoalo, longtime sports and union leader in Schenectady, dies (timesunion.com) — Rotterdam families who've played in the Girls Softball League may recognize Carmen "Carm" DePoalo, the Schenectady coach and union leader who founded the league back in 1976 and died last week at 75. Friends and former players remember him for transforming local football programs, raising tens of thousands for student-athletes, and championing GE workers for decades.
   

• NYSDOT begins $1.1 million project to convert Interstate 88 to mile-based exit numbers (wbng.com) — Drivers from Rotterdam toward the Southern Tier will soon notice new mile-based exit numbers along Interstate 88, as a $1.1 million NYSDOT project works eastward to finish near town by late 2026. The change is meant to improve safety and emergency response by aligning exit numbers with actual mile markers, while keeping traffic mostly flowing during daytime shoulder work.
   

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  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Pizza Maker(03304) 1441 Broadway in Schenectady. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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Schenectady

  • Mont Pleasant newcomer aims to turn blight into light (dailygazette.com)
  • Schenectady Police and Fire Come Together to Honor Detective Timothy Higgins (1strespondernews.com)
  • NYCLU: abstinence is still the sex ed message at most schools (timesunion.com)

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  • Glenville's Fire Training Center gets $1M, continues to grow (dailygazette.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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