B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation continues its “Synagogue Scholars” series with a talk by Adah Hetko of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, on the development of Yiddish identity among today’s Yiddish women vocalists.

The New York State Writers Institute continues its annual Community Writers Workshop series with a 10-week poetry workshop led by poet and teacher D. Colin.

She is the author of “Dreaming in Kreyol,” a collection of poems and prose paying homage to her Haitian heritage and history.

These local students are among the more than 40 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education students who earned medals at the regional SkillsUSA competition Wednesday, March 20:

First place

— Robert Dorrough, Schoharie, Precision Heavy Equipment Operator;

Registration is now open for the eighth annual I Love My Park Day, to be held on May 4 at state parks, historic sites, and public lands across New York.

Joseph Tovares has been named vice president and chief content and engagement officer at WMHT Public Media, a locally-owned, not-for-profit organization.

The company launched a nationwide search earlier this year. Tovares will begin his new job on April 22.

Local filmmakers launched a new blog on April 1 entitled “How I Talked About Climate Change Today” to stimulate conversation about the global environmental challenge.

“People truly don’t know assistance is out there. We have so many different programs and so many facets, it would be wonderful for more people to use them,” said Tracy Gibeau, the executive director of the Albany County Rural Housing Alliance.

On Sunday, Feb, 24, the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy began its 27th year with an Awards Dinner and Climate Panel at the River Stone Manor in Schenectady.