Statewide, COVID hospitalizations are far more prevalent than they have been for months. Albany is one of 20 counties labeled with a “medium” rate and, for the first time, seven of New York’s 62 counties are labeled as having a “high” rate of COVID hospitalizations.
Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday that she was “very, very sad to report that there have been two pediatric deaths related to flu.” She urged “everyone” to “get their flu shots.”
Meanwhile, the state’s health department, which tracks the distribution of COVID-19 variants statewide, has charted an uptick of new cases since early November.
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, in partnership with the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation, has awarded grant money to 26 different meat-processing projects across the state in an effort that’s expected to expand processing capacity by 4.8 million pounds annually.
In 2023, the Regional Food Bank provided 3.7 million meals to people in Albany County, but there are 1.4 million more meals still needed, the county says, adding that the new funding would provide an additional 400,000 meals.
ALBANY COUNTY — After Bethlehem Police chased an Albany man suspected of a Coeymans larceny, they recognized him as a suspect in an earlier Delmar larceny.
In 2016, The Enterprise reported on a cat named Buster, who had been brought over from Afghanistan by a United States soldier and spent two years homeless in the Capital Region after running away from his home in Greenville. His latest owner reached out to The Enterprise this week to update the paper on how the rambling cat has changed her life, shortly before his passing.
