The Albany-Schenectady-Troy area lost 26,500 private-sector jobs, a loss of 7.3 percent, from January 2020 to January 2021.

Michael Nardacci, Albany

The American Rescue Plan’s funding can be used to respond to the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus as well as to address the economic fallout that came with it, including assistance to households, small businesses and not-for-profits, and aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel and hospitality.

These local students were named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at Le Moyne College, with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:

— Kathryn Muller of Schenectady, majoring in senior biology;

— Olivia Poust of Delmar, majoring in junior communications;

State University of New York College at Oneonta has announced students achieving scholarships:

— Jason Briscoe of Delmar - Dr. P. Jay Fleisher Scholarship;

— Tiana Busgeeth of Schenectady - Olga Santora '35 Scholarship;

— Allyson Federman of Delmar  - Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Scholarship;

These local students were named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at University of Rhode Island, with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:

— Emme Callender of Altamont;

— Meghan Depew of Guilderland;

— Jack Ensslin of Altamont;

— Kate Farman of Slingerlands;

— Austin Fox of Delmar;

These local students were named to the dean’s list from their college or university for the fall 2020 semester:

— Meghan Bucher of Delmar, at Emmanuel College in Massachusetts with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher;

GLENS FALLS — Charles “Chuck” Peter Schiltz, a devoted dad, died on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Glens Falls Hospital with his loving wife by his side. He was 59.

Born April 28, 1961, he was the son of Sylvester Schiltz and Betty (née Lee) Spadaro.

Starting on Wednesday, March 17, vaccine eligibility will expand to public-facing government and public employees, not-for-profit workers who provide public-facing services to needy New Yorkers, and essential in-person public-facing building service workers; also, all providers, except pharmacies, can vaccinate anyone who is eligible to receive the vaccine.

“This is the first time the federal government has provided direct unrestricted aid to the counties and the local governments of the United States. It’s unprecedented,” said Stephen Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties.