All Over Albany

It's primary day, McLaughlin questions Albany mayoral poll, ICE resumes arrests in Saratoga, 1 Monument Sq project pulled from agenda

Primary Day
+ Polls are open from noon to 9 pm.
+ Don't know where to vote? Check with the state Board of Elections website.
+ Don't know which offices and candidates are on the ballot where you live? Check with your county Board of Elections website (here's Albany County).
+ Sara Foss: "We all want better political candidates and better politicians, but unless we turn out and vote we're never going to get them." [Daily Gazette]

Albany mayoral primary
+ Candidate interviews: Carolyn McLaughlin | Frank Commisso Jr. | Kathy Sheehan.
+ On Monday, Carolyn McLaughlin publicly questioned the methods used in the Siena poll that indicated Kathy Sheehan has a large lead over McLaughlin and Frank Commisso Jr. [TU] [Spectrum]

Hurricanes
+ Helicopter crews from the New York Army National Guard are headed to Florida to assist with recovery efforts. [News10]
+ Forty National Grid trucks from New York are going to Florida to help restore power there. [WNYT]

Common Core
The state Board of Regents has approved new math and English standards for pre-k through grade 12 that include large revisions to the set of Common Core standards. [TU]

ICE in Saratoga
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement has again started arresting undocumented immigrants around Saratoga Springs -- the last arrests had been shortly before the Saratoga Race Course season. [TU]

1 Monument Square
The Bow Tie movie theater plan for 1 Monument Square in Troy has been pulled from the planning commission agenda for Tuesday. The project is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Judge Development Corp. last week. [TU] [Biz Review]

Albany tax break mistake
The city of Albany has started sending out letters to owners of the properties that were mistakenly given a mixed-use break notifying them that they could lose the tax exemptions. [Biz Review]

Saratoga Springs mayoral salary
A point of debate in the Saratoga Springs charter discussion (and mayoral election): Whether the salary of the mayor should be increased from $14,500 to $40,000. [Saratogian]

Schenectady public safety commissioner
Gary McCarthy says he will pick someone to success Wayne Bennett as Schenectady public safety commissioner -- if the state's highest court rules the commissioner as the power to be in charge of police discipline. [TU]

9/11
+ Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that extends sick leave benefits to a wider group of World Trade Center responders for a list of conditions linked to response efforts. [TU]
+ Talking with high school students at the State Museum about 9/11, an event they don't remember. [WNYT]

Benefits for LGBT veterans
The Albany County Legislature passed a law that ensures veterans discharged under Don't Ask, Don't Tell are eligible for veterans benefits on the county level. [TU]

"We have to follow that car"
Talking with the Bethlehem mother and daughter who helped save the life of a woman who overdosed in a Glenmont parking lot. [TU]

Wanda Fischer
Marking 35 years of Wanda Fischer and the Hudson River Sampler. [TU]

Stuff going on today

Troy Restaurant and Craft Beer Week
Monday-Sunday: It's Troy Restaurant and Craft Beer Week. Restaurants around downtown Troy will be offering specials and there will be beer-focused events at many places.

Music: Bastille at The Palace
Pop rock. With: Frenship. 8 pm -- $29.50 and up

Music: Boz Scaggs at Troy Music Hall
Singer/songwriter. 7:30 pm -- $49 and up