A new online process will allow New Yorkers with a driver’s license, learner’s permit, or non-driver’s identification card to choose “X” as a gender marker without visiting a Department of Motor Vehicles office.

The sea lions are trained and cared for by Sea Lion Splash, a Texas-based company. 

This week, Albany County’s 126th of coping with the coronavirus, the governor’s office reported three virus-related deaths — one each on Aug. 4, 5, and 9 — in Albany County. This would bring Albany County’s COVID-19 death toll to 579 although, as of Tuesday, the county’s dashboard showed 578.

Assemblyman Chris Tague was joined by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Lee Zeldin at Stanton’s Feura Farm to speak out against what they viewed as the negative impact of reducing the farm-laborer overtime threshold from 60 hours to 40 hours. 

FEURA BUSH — “Donja Ryan’s last week was mostly peaceful,” her family wrote in a tribute, “but she willed her middle finger to communicate for her a final time, defiantly directing it at the cancer she faced for 20 years (though it might have actually been meant for a relative — jury’s still out on that one).

These local students have recently earned diplomas at College of Saint Rose:
 

— Mubarak Abdella of Guilderland, earned a master of science in computer information systems;

— Gabrielle Andrea of Altamont, earned a master of science in childhood education;

These local students were named to the fall 2021 dean’s list at Fairfield University with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:

— Molly C. Lamendola of Delmar;

— Kiersten C. Murray of Delmar;

— Nina E. Panto of Delmar;

— Elizabeth Kabalian of Latham;

— Caroline E. Burns of Slingerlands;

These local students were named to the dean’s list or received a similar honor from their college or university for the spring 2022 semester:
 

These local students were named to the Dean’s List: 

— William Vivian of Slingerlands, at Connecticut College with a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher; 

These local students were named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at Ithaca College, with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher:
 

— Kaitlyn Coffey of Delmar;

— Jaeda Curtis of Altamont;

— Allison Lasch of Delmar; 

— Ryan Maercklein of Schenectady; 

— Julia O'Keeffe of Delmar; 

These local students were named to the dean’s list at RIT for the Spring 2022 semester, each with a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher:

— Steven Hulbert of Guilderland, majoring in software engineering;

— Brendan Mahoney of Voorheesville,  majoring in mechanical engineering;