The new CDC guidance says that, except in certain crowded settings, fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks.

Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Syracuse Monday to announce the 2021 Reimagined New York State Fair will run from Aug. 20 to Sept. 6.

Instead of putting its effort into mass clinics, where sign-up has plummeted, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy said, the county is going to work with community partners to reach people where they are.

Albany County is shifting its focus to have more community-based pop-up clinics. It has also launched an Instagram challenge, #IGot Mine,” to encourage young residents to get vaccinated.

If the American Jobs Plan is passed, $400 billion would be invested in childcare. Not only would this provide jobs for those running childcare programs, it would also unleash women who are now home tending to their children. They would be free to contribute to the economy.

While Albany County hit the halfway mark — 50 percent — on Wednesday of residents having received at least one shot, there were also concerns about more deaths.

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

— Nora Abbott of Delmar at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania with a grade point average of 3.6 or higher;

The proposed five-megawatt solar array on Dunnsville Road still has to be sent to the Altamont-Guilderland Referral Committee because proposals for town projects within 1,200 feet of the village boundary or within 1,200 feet of Altamont’s current or future water system must be referred to the village for a recommendation. 

Registration is now open for the 10th annual I Love My Park Day, which will be held over the weekend of May 1 and May 2 at state parks, historic sites, and public lands across New York.

The state’s Department of Taxation and Finance encourages eligible taxpayers to register for a free virtual tax-filing assistance session.