To stem the spread of COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered that school district and library votes — for budgets and candidates — this year be pushed from the third Tuesday in May to June 9, and that voting be conducted by mail instead of through traditional polling booths.
Albany County Health Commissioner Elizabeth Whalen said of recent protests that “a large part of this anger is due to an underlying systemic problem that occurs across this country, and that is racism.”
As the Capital Region prepares to have Phase 2 businesses reopen, Albany County Executive Daniel Mccoy said, “Many people are going to be coming out that have been home almost 13 weeks … They’re going to come out to a new world … I know people are nervous … We need you to do the right things.”
The common thread in Alice Green’s life has been finding freedom, not just for individuals, but by working to change what she calls “structural racism.”
These local students were named to the dean’s list from their college or university for the spring 2019 semester:
— Miranda Thottam of Slingerlands, majoring in doctor of occupational therapy at University of the Sciences in Pennsylvania with a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher;
These local students were named to the spring 2019 semester dean's list at University of Vermont comprised of students with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher;
— Ainsley Broderick, of Slingerlands; and
— Eliza Jobin-Davis, of Voorheesville.
These local students have recently earned diplomas:
