January 26, 2026 by Olivia Clemmensen (‘26)
Local:
-Saratoga Varsity Hockey on a Winning Streak: Saratoga Ice Hockey has had quite a successful season on the ice so far, most recently winning their game against Christian Brothers Academy on January 21, with a score of 3-1 and another victory of 3-2 at Schenectady this past Friday. The team has four more home games of the 2025-26 season, one of which is this Wednesday, 1/28 at the Weibel Ave Rink. Wear neon to the game as the team takes on Adirondack High School at 6:45 pm.
– Maple Avenue Middle School Musical Club Presents “Frozen” This Weekend: Saratoga Springs City School District’s middle school is putting on their annual musical production this coming weekend with their rendition of the 2018 Broadway musical, Frozen. With six scheduled performances, support these Saratoga students as they bring to life the 2013 film and the 2018 Broadway production of this gen-z nostalgic classic. Show dates are as follows: Friday 1/30 at 7pm, Saturday 1/31 at 1pm and 7 pm, Friday 2/6 at 7 pm, and Saturday 2/7 at 1 pm and 7 pm. Buy tickets here: https://gofan.co/app/school/NY82277.
-Toga Basketball Supports Local SNACpack Program: SNACpack (Saratoga Nutrition Assistance for Children) is a local volunteer program that provides food to students in the Saratoga Springs City School District who are food insecure and need financial support. Every Thursday at around 3:30 pm, a group of local volunteers of all ages gather at St. Clements Church and pack bags full of foods from pasta and canned soup and to juice boxes and cereal, which are then delivered to schools throughout the School District. This Friday, January 30, Saratoga Springs High School Basketball is accepting food donations throughout all their games by the concession stand to “help support our community and the SNACpack program,” stated the Toga Basketball social media page. Toga Varsity Basketball’s home game on 1/30 will be against Shenendehowa High School at 7 pm, where they will be accepting donations for SNACpack and will be honoring their SSHS seniors for blue out/senior night.
National:
– 37 Year Old Alex Pretti Shot by ICE In Minneapolis: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been involved in a fatal shooting incident as they continue to carry out enforcement operations in Minneapolis. Just 17 days after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. Citizen and ICU nurse was killed by an ICE agent in the city this past Saturday, January 24. Moments before his death, he had “confronted immigration agents conducting operations in the city,” stated USA Today. Department of Homeland Security officials had claimed that the agents used force after an attempt to disarm him, but disclosed video footage reported by CNN has shown a “federal officer had taken a gun away from [Pretti] prior to a Border Patrol agent fatally shooting him”. However, Pretti was confirmed to be a local gun owner without a criminal record and was permitted under Minnesota’s gun law to openly carry a handgun with a permit. The Department of Homeland Security, who controls ICE, has labeled Pretti as a “violent terrorist,” however “local officials have disputed that characterization,” said ABC.
What we know about Alex Pretti, VA nurse killed by federal agent in Minneapolis – ABC News
Alex Pretti witness details Border Patrol killing in court filings
January 24, 2026 — Fatal shooting of Minneapolis man | CNN
Global:
-International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27: Established in November of 2005 by the United Nations General Assembly, International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 marks the anniversary of liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp in 1945. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly under the resolution 60/7, “reaffirming that the Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of one third of the Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities, will forever be a warning to all people of the dangers of hatred, bigotry, racism and prejudice,” states A/RES/60/7 of the General Assembly. This Tuesday commemorates the Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other murdered under Nazi persecution. However, this day also serves as a day of reflection, on the “deadly consequences of antisemitism and hatred, dehumanization and apathy left unchallenged,” states The United Nations Office at Geneva.
Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January 2026 | The United Nations Office at Geneva