Good morning, Albany.

The Burnt Hills Fire Department hosted an open house today to teach fire and life-safety practices with equipment displays, an obstacle course and bounce house while the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office provided child ID cards.

Fire Prevention Week runs Oct. 4 until Oct. 10.

In Schenectady's Central Park, hundreds of families and advocates joined the 30th Capital Region Buddy Walk to raise funds for the Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center (supporting programs and services) amid rainy conditions.

The event comes ahead of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

Albany County held day two of its 42nd annual Traffic Safety Awareness Weekend on Sunday, checking 61 child car seats, replacing nine due to recalls or damage (only one seat was installed properly), and using the exam as the final test for graduating Child Passenger Safety Technicians at Crossgates Mall.

The Albany Capital Center is expanding at 126 State Street to host larger events – the project will create 84,000 sqft of space and is set to open in early 2027, boosting local tourism.

Two longtime Ellis Hospital cardiology patients are worried about losing care as Ellis Medicine and St. Peter’s Health Partners fight in court over noncompete contracts with 27 cardiologists.

A town hall is set for Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Schenectady DoubleTree — community members can learn about possible alternatives.

UAlbany women's soccer earned their first conference win with a 2-0 shutout of NJIT Sunday afternoon at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium in Albany.

The team will host Binghamton on Thursday, Oct. 1 with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m.