State Senator George Amedore asks residents throughout the 46th Senate District to submit nominations for the Senate’s 2020 Women of Distinction awards ceremony, an annual celebration that recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to their communities.

Lisa Campo-Engelstein, Ph.D. of Altamont was chosen by the BBC as one of “100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019.” She teaches students at Albany Medical College about the human side of being a doctor. In this week’s podcast, Campo-Engelstein talks with passion about her work as a feminist bioethicist.

GUILDERLAND — Old Hellebergh Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, a volunteer women’s service organization, will hold a lineage workshop, to assist the public in how to search for ancestors and their service during the American Revolution years.

DELMAR — Secure Solutions, LLC, a property management business, has received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization - NY, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.

A Women's History Month exhibit honoring New York State female trailblazers and public servants runs through the end of March.

The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has launched two new historic marker programs available in New York State.

Lisa Ramundo is the first women to serve as the commissioner of the Albany County Department of Public Works. A former engineer for New York’s Department of Transportation and in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, she credits her recent appointment to experience overseeing the construction of roads, bridges, and other structures.

It isn’t just the chief of police.