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Apr 19, 2021 Photo: Getty Images Nursing homes in New York are now required to offer the COVID vaccine to all residents and staff by April 29th or within two-weeks of a new hire or admission. Anyone who opts out has to sign paperwork and facilities that dont comply face fines of up to $ 2000 per violation. Critics of the new Health Department guidelines say they dont take into account the challenges facilities will face adhering to the rules including almost half of all nursing homes workers...

BRUNSWICK, N.Y. — New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez recently announced that work is beginning on a $2.6 million project to replace the Route 2 bridge over the Poesten Kill in the town of Brunswick. The steel truss bridge, built in 1931, carries approximately 4,600 motor vehicles per day and is a connector for motorists linking Brunswick and central and eastern Rensselaer County with the City of Troy. “All across the Capital Region, DOT is...

Apr 18, 2021 Schenectady Police are investigating two separate shootings. Police say they responded to a call for shots fired just after midnight Saturday near Columbia Street and Poplar Street. Officers found shell casings at the scene. Police say no injuries were reported in that shooting. Then around 5:00am Saturday, Schenectady Police say they got a call from Ellis Hospital that a 23 year old man showed up at the hospital after he was shot in the back. Through their investigation, police...

Activists say they wont leave South Station until an officer is fired Fallout from physical confrontation at Albanys South End police station continued Sunday FacebookTwitterEmail 1of18 A handful of activists were stationed outside of the Albany Police Department South Station on April 18, 2021.Massarah Mikati/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of18Buy PhotoAlbany Police officers in vehicles block off both ends of a section of Arch St., as Black Lives Matter supporters sit in the middle of the stre...

By Tim Binnall Apr 16, 2021 A UFO detector that set off a bomb scare, a lightning strike that shattered a tree in seconds, and a mysterious 19th-century tunnel discovered under a home in Illinois were among the strange, unusual, and enlightening stories to pop up on our radar this past week. A farmer in Illinois found himself with a curious mystery on his hands this week when an attempt to repair a sloping sidewalk outside his home revealed a remarkably well-crafted and quite large tunnel tha...

Plan Ahead: Events coming up in the Capital Region FacebookTwitterEmail  Learn about the Stony Creek Reservoir  COLONIE -- Town residents can attend the Town of Colonies informational meeting on the Stony Creek Reservoir at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 at Memorial Town Hall, 534 Loudon Road. Representatives of the Latham Water Department will make a presentation. A question and answer period will follow. COVID guidelines will be in effect with physical social distancing and masks will be requ...

By Bill Galluccio Apr 15, 2021 Toyota announced that it is recalling 280,000 Toyota Venzas due to an issue with the air bags. The car company said that a wiring issue could cause the side air bags not to inflate in the event of a crash. The recall impacts all SUV from model years 2009-2015. The automaker said that the issue involves a specific wiring harness that can degrade with regular use of the front doors. As the harness degrades, the wires can rub against a grommet, causing them to fra...

New highway aid benefits local Hudson River cities FacebookTwitterEmail 15 1of15Buy PhotoA poster showing capital funding for touring road improvements for municipalities is displayed during a press conference at the Cohoes City Hall on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in Cohoes, N.Y. Local elected officials discussed new capital program funding appropriated in the recently enacted New York State Budget that will fund arterial maintenance work in the 108th Assembly District. (Lori Van Buren...

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By Bill Galluccio Apr 16, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 5,800 people who have been fully vaccinated still contracted the coronavirus. The agency said that number is good news because it shows that the vaccines are working as intended. While no vaccine is 100% effective, the CDC said that the number of vaccinated people who still contracted the virus, which is known as a breakthrough infection, is well under one percent. "This is a really good scenario, even wit...