Voters throughout New York State went to the polls during Tuesday's primary election and the Gazette News Group staff was out in force.

After a late night, I caught up with two of the election warriors, Schenectady reporter Erika Bouska and the Community Journalism Fund government and politics reporter Ted Remsnyder to talk about their travels.

Bouska was tracking two Democratic primaries, the Schenectady City Council and the New York State Senate races, while Remsnyder was at the Anthony Constantino watch-party for the NY-21 Republican primary. \

Both reflected on the night's events, the news, along with a look ahead at the general election in November.

• (00:00:00) - election hangover with Gazette News Group reporters
• (00:00:44) - Sarah Rogerson Wins her Senate Race!
• (00:07:35) - Caffeine at the Olympics
• (00:08:46) - Anthony Constantino Wins Election in New York
• (00:12:53) - Bob Small on If He as an Independent
• (00:14:47) - Anthony Constantino Declares Victory at Win
• (00:16:40) - The Constantino Blake vs Rogerson Tedesco Race
• (00:20:57) - Ted Wright's Community Journalism Fund

The youngest guest to date flew back to his hometown for the holidays, and I had a chance to catch up with 13-year-old Rory Greth, who currently has three YouTube channels under his name with more than 36,000 views.

https://www.youtube.com/@MRSmokehouse

https://www.youtube.com/@RorysGarage

https://www.youtube.com/@NYPlates

Rory and I go way back.... in fact... to his birth.

There is a lot of family history shared as I kick off 2026 with this impressive young man.

We talked about when I worked for his grandfather, joked about his father, my first godson, and offered a lot of shoutouts to the rest of the family.

It's a holiday podcast with a lot of laughs, a lot of family talk, and how hot Arkansas really is for Rory, a Ballston Spa native.

He hasn't disappointed any of us for the past 13 years, and I guarantee that he didn't on his first visit on the Stan and Friends Show podcast.

Daily Gazette Pint-Sized writer John Norris talks about the final match-up for the inaugural Brew Brawl showdown in the Capital Region.

From a tasty bracket of 16 breweries, we are down to the final two - and every vote counts!

It is a battle of East vs. West - Stump City Brewery, representing Fulton County vs. perennial powerhouse Wolf Hollow Brewing, representing Schenectady County.

John has visited both locations, sampled their beers and talks about his favorites.

The two also brainstormed about a NEW feature to bring to the Pint-Sized segment of the show.