STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Steven Herzog, an East Berne native and man of many passions, died on Friday, July 29, 2022. He was 72. 

Dave Ellis, Chairman Rensselaer Environmental Coalition

The final public hearing for the Albany County redistricting process will be held on Aug. 5, after which the county redistricting commission will submit its map to the legislature for approval.

The Voorheesville Class of 1972 will be holding its 50th reunion on Sept. 24 at the Italian American Community Center for dining and dancing.

There will also be an informal picnic/party at Klapps in New Salem on Sept. 23.

The class of 1971 is invited to join in on either occasion.

ALBANY COUNTY — This week, the governor said the state will look at its pandemic past while at the same time she talked about proposals for containing COVID-19 in the near future.

The state this week launched a hotline, 1-800-HARASS-3 (1-800-427-2773), for issues of workplace sexual harassment.
The confidential hotline will be operated by the New York State Division of Human Rights and will connect workers who have faced sexual harassment with experienced pro-bono attorneys to advise them.

Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines than was BA.2.12.1, meaning breakthrough infections are more likely, according to a new study.

New York State has been allocated 8,822 doses of vaccine from the federal government with an additional allocation of 23,963 for New York City alone, the governor’s office reported in a release on Tuesday. Forty doses are for Albany County.