Calin Cornell News Today

In September, the interior of the former ABC House off 29th Avenue in Albany had been stripped down to bare studs, tiles were missing from the ceiling and floors were covered in work debris. Friday morning, YMCA CEO Chris Reese and his staff showed off the mid-valley’s shiny new Growing Leaders Early Learning Center, which welcomed its first 30 students Jan. 4. “It’s amazing, just amazing,” the centers director, Ashley Thomas, said after a brief ribbon cutting ceremony by th...