menu_open Columnists
Don Rittner

Don Rittner

The Saratogian

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

RITTNER: Joseph Warren in the American Revolution

RITTNER: Joseph Warren in the American Revolution
saturday 4

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Hey Ken, where’s the Dutch?

RITTNER: Hey Ken, where’s the Dutch?
06.12.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Hatfield and McCoy politics

RITTNER: Hatfield and McCoy politics
30.11.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Why saving Albany’s Tudor Historic District matters

22.11.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: The joy of hanging out in a cigar shop

15.11.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Fire fighting not just for men anymore

01.11.2025 8

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: BOO! Want to get scared?

25.10.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Democracy in Albany

18.10.2025 10

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: The Forgotten Founder of American Democracy

11.10.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Norman Rockwell and Troy

04.10.2025 4

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Battle of the Normanskill

27.09.2025 8

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Guilderland: Beauty and history rolled into one

20.09.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: A ‘Sense of Place’ in the Capital District, Part 2

13.09.2025 10

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: A ‘Sense of Place’ in the Capital District, Part 1

06.09.2025 4

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Families divided? Been there!

30.08.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Happy 192 years, Vanderheyden, Part 1

23.08.2025 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Proctor’s City Hall? Still Yes

16.08.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Proctor’s? Yes!

09.08.2025 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Uncle Tom and Troy

02.08.2025 6

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Men named Marcus

26.07.2025 7

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Dancing in the Church

19.07.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Proctor’s City Hall, Good? Bad? Part 4

12.07.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Proctor’s City Hall, Good? Bad? Part 2

28.06.2025 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Proctor’s City Hall. Good? Bad?

21.06.2025 10

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Madness games

14.06.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Troy’s wilderness connection

07.06.2025 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Toga rules

31.05.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: The dead

24.05.2025 8

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: More Apartments?

17.05.2025 4

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Barns, Barns, Barns

10.05.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Justice for Samuel?

03.05.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Defending Fort Stanwix

26.04.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Troy’s entertainment glory days, Part 4

19.04.2025 10

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Troy’s entertainment glory days, Part 3

12.04.2025 6

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Troy’s entertainment glory days, Part 2

05.04.2025 10

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Happy Birthday, Emma Willard, Part 4

22.03.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Happy Birthday, Emma Willard, Part 3

16.03.2025 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Happy Birthday, Emma Willard, Part 2

08.03.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Happy Birthday Emma, Part 1

Last Sunday, Feb 23, was Emma Willard’s 238th birthday. I had the privilege of giving a little talk about her and Troy at the Emma Willard School...

01.03.2025 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Friday Night

23.02.2025 4

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Troy’s Railroad Days, Part 4

15.02.2025 10

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Troy’s Railroad Days, Part 3

09.02.2025 4

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Troy’s railroad days, Part 2

02.02.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Troy’s railroad days, Part 1

25.01.2025 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Erastus Corning and Troy?

18.01.2025 3

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Seymour Tacos?

11.01.2025 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Welcome to The Strip

If you were a teenager in Troy during the 1960s and 1970s, River Street was a happening place. Between Fulton, Third and River (Market Block) and...

04.01.2025 2

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: What if?

For those new to Troy. Your view of Troy is different from those of us who grew up here. You will hear the old timers lament on missing the “old”...

28.12.2024 10

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Twas The Night Before Blogging …

“Twas the night before Christmas and all through my house Not a computer was stirring, nor wireless mouse? My WIFI was hung up; it gave quite a...

21.12.2024 5

The Saratogian

Don Rittner

RITTNER: Take me to Albany Street

Many Troy streets have had name changes over the years and some have changed for better or worse. Fulton Street for example was originally named...

14.12.2024 6

The Saratogian

Don Rittner