Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of October.
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🏘️ Community
Amateur radio operators will run Pumpkin Patrol on Halloween and the day before, staffing overpasses to watch for people who might throw pumpkins at cars and report sightings to the Thruway Authority and Troop T; local leader Dave Galletly (KM2O) says the deterrent effort has kept covered areas incident-free for decades.
🏛️ Government
Mayor Dorcey Applyrs, the Albany Police Department, and the Office of Violence Prevention revived the PSA "It's 10 p.m. Do you know where your kids are?" and are handing out flyers ahead of Halloween to urge parents to check on teens + kids.
Additional police patrols will be added today.
🏥 Health
The Baymont by Wyndham Latham Albany Airport, which houses people placed by county social services, passed a county health inspection on Oct.
13 that found no public health hazards but flagged six violations (removed smoke detector, three exterior doors that didn't self-latch, a stained bathroom ceiling tile, and evidence of pests); rooms with violations must be fixed before being rented.
🏈 Sports
The #25 UAlbany Great Danes will face #15 Campbell at Casey Stadium today with kickoff at (12:00 p.m.).
Pregame family festivities start at (10:00 a.m.) in the Field Club with Trunk-or-Treat, a costume contest, and free rally towels for the first 2,000 fans.
UAlbany beat UMBC 1-0 Friday night at Retriever Soccer Park in Baltimore when Shawn Tanaka scored in the 20th minute and Alexander Genz posted his seventh shutout, clinching a Top 4 seed in the America East while the team still pursues the regular-season No. 1 seed; next they travel to Vestal to play Binghamton.
Skyler Hines earned her first All Conference honor by finishing seventh (17:40.0), and Jerry Lewis led the men in 48th (25:27.9); UAlbany placed seventh among women and ninth among men at the America East Championships on the UAlbany course Friday.
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