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It has been a long time in the making but as of Saturday, Troy has a new park on Seventh Avenue in the North Central neighborhood. It has everything including something to keep the kids cool during the hot summer months. It has two basketball courts, playground equipment, a pavilion, new fencing, bathrooms, and a splash pad.

Across, up, down, or diagonal will not only win you a prize but you will be helping to support Troy businesses. The Downtown Troy Improvement District or the Troy BID helps over twenty downtown businesses in a unique game of Spring BINGO.

Major League Baseball is finally back this week and we also found out that our local Minor League team will be back in June. The Tri-City Valley Cats announced that their season will begin on June 4th. They also said that fireworks will be part of some of the home games after parties.

The weather is getting nicer and some restrictions are being lifted which means the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market is heading back outside. The first outdoor market returns this weekend in Riverfront Park.

Originally set to film in the Collar City in 2020, "The Gilded Age" will get things going in Troy later this year.

In what looked liked a scene out of "2020, The Movie," a street in Troy appeared to split wide open on Monday afternoon after a water main break caused damage to the intersection of King and Jacob Streets in the Collar City.

One of the oldest road races in the country has been forced to go viral this year. In continuing with 2020 and most things having been canceled or postponed, the Troy Turkey Trot is still on, just viral this year.

As the coronavirus continues to postpone and cancel events, it will not stop the annual Troy Chowderfest. It will look a bit different this year, as this delicious event has gone virtual. Either way, it begins today.

The 9th Annual Fallen Officers Memorial Ride will be happening August 29th, this year honoring Detective Sergeant Randall French. As Blue Friday is focused on law enforcement, of course he will be honored as Detective Sergeant Randall French of the Troy Police Department...

Fresh on the heels of National Ice Cream, here are the Capital Region's best, according to you.

National Fried Chicken Day was earlier this week, which inspired this quest to find the area's best.

Here's a cool idea to increase takeout in the city of Troy. Someone came up with a bingo game so that you can get food from locations all over the city, win prizes, and support your local restaurants.