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# Albany Today, Sept. 8
- URL: https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/09/newsletters/albany-today-sept-8-2026/
- Published: 2026-09-09T00:00:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T00:00:12.000Z
- Description: Albany's first peace pole.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Albany is getting its first peace pole, a permanent eight-sided monument carrying the message “May peace prevail on earth” in eight languages. The pole will be dedicated Friday at Solano and Cornell avenues in a free public ceremony.

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