A boil water advisory is currently in effect in the village of Whitehall, according to the Washington County Department of Public Safety. ... Read full Story
The winds will ease up today but especially after sunset, which happens to be our final one after 5 PM until the 26th of January. As we flip over to Standard Time, we will see a gradual uptick in temperatures to kick off this upcoming week, with limited rain chances and the occasional bought with more breezy conditions. ... Read full Story
The Class A playoffs got underway Friday night, and the Scotties opened up their postseason journey by erupting for a season-high 51 points in a 51-12 route of Amsterdam. Quarterback Chris Duclos threw for four touchdowns and running back Ethan Nazarian was responsible for three scores in the victory. ... Read full Story
The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's hockey team captured its first win of the season in emphatic fashion Friday night, defeating ECAC rival Union 5–2 in the Route 7 Rivalry opener at M&T Bank Center. ... Read full Story
Hoosick Falls/Tamarac dominated Cobleskill-Richmondville - the 10th-ranked team in the state in Class C - from start to finish, en route to a 27-10 victory. ... Read full Story
SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Schuylerville football team is the lone defending state champion in Section 2. The Black Horses began their section title defense Friday night in the Class C quarterfinals, and made quite a statement. Schuylerville, the top seed out of the East Division, rolled past Hudson, the four-seed out of the West, [...] ... Read full Story
The Fonda-Fultonville football team is ranked third in the state in Class C. They entered the Section 2 Class C playoffs as the top-seed out of the West Division, and showed why they're so highly ranked on Friday night in the quarterfinals. ... Read full Story
The Spartans, who hosted their first postseason game since their sectional championship-winning season in 2019, were pushed to the brink by the Blue Devils, but managed to hold for a 16-13 victory, advancing to the Class A semifinals. ... Read full Story
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Niskayuna football team entered sectionals as the top seed from the Capital Division, ranked sixth in the state for Class A. They played like a top team in the state Friday night in the Class A quarterfinals. Nisky cruised past South Glens Falls, 55-8. Joey DiPiazza and Cam Grasso each [...] ... Read full Story
TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Friday night, Troy hosted a playoff football game for the first time since the spring 2021 season. And the Flying Horses did not disappoint the home crowd, beating Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 42-28, in the Class A quarterfinals. It was the visitors striking first, though, driving down the field on their opening [...] ... Read full Story
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Niskayuna man is facing charges after police said he made threats to local public officials. According to police, the threats were made on social media toward a member of the Schenectady City Council and the Schenectady County Legislature as well as toward people who vote for them. Subhash Sukhram, 40, [...] ... Read full Story
AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Leaders in Amsterdam will be giving out free coats and hats to local kids from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Esperanza Verde Park. It's a collaborative event with MVP Health Care called Project Bundle UP. The items will be given away on a first come, first [...] ... Read full Story
KINGSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A New York judge dismissed a legal challenge from Texas in an early test of New York State's shield law to protect telehealth providers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to enforce a six-figure judgment against a New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion medication to a Texas patient. The judge [...] ... Read full Story
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A local school district is mourning the sudden passing of a beloved teacher. Officials said Rich Hill, a longtime teacher at Columbia High School, passed away Friday after a medical emergency at the school. East Greenbush Superintendent Kurtis Kotes said Mr. Hill dedicated many years to serving the children of [...] ... Read full Story
QUEENS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing college student. Justin Lim was last seen around 5 p.m. Wednesday on Queens Boulevard in Queens, N.Y. Lim, 20, is a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was last seen wearing a black and gray checkered hooded sweatshirt, white Nike [...] ... Read full Story
COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A car crashed into a Colonie dentist office on Sand Creek Road around 9:30 a.m. Friday. The collision ripped the gas service out of the building, causing a gas leak. Everyone evacuated quickly, and no one was injured. "I think it was driver confusion," Colonie Fire Company Chief Jeff Kayser said. [...] ... Read full Story
President Trump indicated Friday he would fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if given "the appropriate legal direction" after a federal judge ordered officials to spend an emergency fund for the program. SNAP benefits are set to lapse Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown, and Trump administration officials have been adamant that they would [...] ... Read full Story
"Telling stories with affection and noodging, [comedian Sarah] Silverman has always been encouraged by her family, who embraced rather than ostracized her for revealing family secrets on the way to reaping howls of laughter." — Thelma Adams, The Boston Globe, 19 May 2025
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In ancient Greece, citizens whose power or influence threatened the stability of the state could be exiled by a practice involving voters writing that person's name down on a potsherd—a fragment of earthenware or pottery. Those receiving enough votes would then be subject to temporary exile from the state. Ostracize comes from the Greek verb ostrakízein (itself from the noun óstrakon meaning "potsherd"), used in 5th century Athens for the action of banishing someone by way of such a vote. Someone ostracized today is not exiled, but instead is excluded from a group by the agreement of the group's members.