“It’s not about the names, dates, and places,” said Barry Alex Finsel. “It’s about absorbing information, processing it, and expressing it in ways that are efficient.”

New York State’s annual commemoration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be presented as a statewide broadcast event, “We Press On: New York State Celebrates the Legacy of Dr.

Robyn Gray, who chairs the grassroots group Guilderland Coalition for Responsible Growth, pushed the board both to clarify its new building-permit fees and to adopt a building moratorium while the board considers recommendations on updating its comprehensive plan.

Nicole Babie is the new director of the Wildwood Foundation, which serves people with disabilities. She will lead the foundation’s fundraising initiatives.

The not-for-profit organization runs Camp Wildwood on Leesome Lane in Altamont.

“We’re selling ourselves short by just going to add more parking,” said Senator Patricia Fahy, as she gestured to the parking lot around her. The “multiplier effect” of investment in the Wadsworth Public Health Laboratory project, she said, could be “limitless.”

“This shelter will now serve as a place where families can stay together, where mothers and fathers can feel secure, and where children can sleep peacefully surrounded by care and support,” said Apple.

The board weighed the trade-off between the developer’s commitment to clean up the site and to improve a dangerous intersection against the concerns over increased traffic and the inappropriateness of a four-story complex in a suburban part of town.

BETHLEHEM — Jacklyn M. Parker of Troy was charged with criminally negligent homicide, a felony, on Tuesday, following a crash five months ago.

UAlbany’s largest economic impact — nearly three quarters of the $1.1 billion — is from university operations, which creates 6,705 jobs and contributes $814 million per year. That is followed by construction impact, which makes up about one-fifth of the $1.1 billion, creating 1,396 jobs and contributing $212 million annually.

The $1.5 million announced on Friday follows $2.3 million the county awarded to 14 community organizations to stem the tide of opioid addiction. The money from opioid settlements with drug companies that promoted opioids is expected to continue through 2039, said Stephen Giordano, the county’s mental health commissioner.