In a settlement this month, Albany County and the city of New York agreed to pay four inmates close to $1million and also agreed to follow the Rules of the City of New York concerning punitive segregation although Chief Deputy William Rice, of the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, told The Enterprise in May, “We don’t have solitary confinement.”

These local students were named to the spring 2019 Dean’s List at Ithaca College, comprised of students with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:

— Zachary Islam of Delmar, majoring in Business Administration;

These local students were named to the spring 2019 Dean’s List at Quinnipiac University, comprised of students with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:
 

— Jamie Berger, of Albany;

— Aubrey Conti, of Albany;

— Erika Boehlke, of Altamont;

— Eileen Seery, of Altamont;

These local students were named to the spring semester 2019 President’s  List at The State University of New York at Geneseo, comprised of students with a grade-point average of 4.0

— Riley Grossman of Delmar;

— Elena Kleinhenz of Delmar;

— Sarah Cohen of Slingerlands; and

These local students were named to the spring 2019 Dean’s  List at the University at Albany, comprised of students with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

— Brenda Adhiambo, of Albany;

— Katelynn AlcáNtara, of Albany;

— Ali Alelayawi, of Albany;

These local students were named to the spring 2019 Dean’s List at URI, comprised of students with a grade-point average of 3.30 or higher:

— Ryan Amadon of Delmar;

— Andrew Boeri of Schenectady;

— Kyle Fountain of Schenectady;

— Austin Fox of Delmar;

These local students were named to the spring 2019 Dean’s List at  SUNY New Paltz, comprised of students with a grade-point average of 3.3 or higher:

— Erin Baumgras of Delmar;

— Alexander Beams of Slingerlands;

— Jana Bergere of Delmar;

— Amanda Bogatka of Schenectady;

These local students were named to the spring 2019 President’s List at SUNY Oswego, comprised of students with a grade-point average of 3.80 or higher:

— Derek W. Hempstead of Altamont, a senior broadcasting and mass communication major;

These local students have received degrees from the Ithaca College:

— Chelsea Kerker of Bethlehem graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in television-radio;

— Abigail MacKenzie of Delmar graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in environmental science;

The Chazen Companies, an employee-owned multidisciplinary firm, has hired two new workers for its offices in the Capital District and Hudson Valley.