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Rensselaer County GOP aims to register supporters in Working Families Party FacebookTwitterEmail Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin delivers an update on the countys ongoing coronavirus response on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at the Rensselaer County Office Building in Troy, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron TROY – Rensselaer County Republicans are moving party supporters into the Working Families Party from the Independence Party in an effort to offset Democratic strength i...

Panel OKs siting of 2 solar farms Jan. 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A state panel on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, approved solar farm sites in Albany and Schoharie counties. Above is a Halfmoon project that opened in December 2019, the ForeFront Power community solar farm. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union ALBANY -- Solar farms proposed for southern Albany County and northern Schoharie County got the go-ahead from the state Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environm...

Body pulled from car that broke through ice on Lake Champlain FacebookTwitterEmail A view of Lake Champlain. State Police said a body was found inside a vehicle Wednesday that broke through the ice Tuesday night. (Will Waldron / Times Union) CROWN POINT — A body was found inside a car Wednesday that fell through the ice on Lake Champlain, State Police said. Troopers were called to Champlain Shores Way at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday to investigating reports a car sank about 150 feet from shore. On We...

Shenendehowas Grapevine lady Kelly DeFeciani is retiring Shenendehowas Grapevine lady Kelly DeFeciani is retiring No question is too trivial for the AMA-style blog the districts comms director started 15 years ago FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Kelly DeFeciani, Shenendehowa communications director, who is known as the Grapevine Lady is pictured at her office on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Clifton Park, N.Y. She is planning to retire. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times...

State asks counties for their vaccination capabilities Also: Saratoga County health official says transmission rate is too high for contact tracing to help FacebookTwitterEmail Dr. Dennis P. McKenna, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center, addresses local coronavirus concerns and vaccine distribution efforts during a joint press conference with clinical leaders from cross the Capital Region on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will W...

New York lawmakers set to strengthen eviction moratorium FacebookTwitterEmail Tenants and housing justice advocates march through downtown Troy after holding an eviction defense protest outside outside Troy City Court on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. Housing advocates say that New York?•s current eviction ban has not prevented some property owners from attempting to evict tenants during the pandemic. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union ALBANY — State legislato...

New York adjusts criteria, extends deadline for coronavirus rent relief FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Housing advocates gathered outside Albany City Hall to call on elected officials enact an eviction moratorium and rent cancellation for the duration of the pandemic on Monday, June 22, 2020, during a press conference in Albany, N.Y. Housing courts reopened on Monday. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of5Housing advocates gathered outside Alban...

Marijuana legalization looms in New York as deficit balloons Democrats in control and poised to approve recreational drug use in New York Dan Clark FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Cannabis nearing harvest is grown inside the Vireo Health medical marijuana production facility on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Fulton County, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of6Cannabis nearing harvest is grown inside the Vireo Health medical marijuana production ...

Coronavirus kills 5 more in Albany County, new cases top 200 FacebookTwitterEmail Albany County Executive Dan McCoy said Thursday five more people died after contracting coronavirus. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union ALBANY —The county recorded one of its worst days yet during the coronavirus pandemic, setting records for new cases, hospitalizations and five more residents dead from the disease. The news comes as public health officials continue to be concerned of an e...

Outbreaks death toll mounts at Troy nursing home Eddy Heritage sees 10th resident die from the virus FacebookTwitterEmail Rensselaer County Commissioner of Health, Mary Fran Wachunas, seen on Thursday, May, 21, 2020, at the Rensselaer County Office Building in Troy, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union TROY —  Eddy Heritage House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center now has one of the deadliest coronavirus outbreaks among residential facilities in Rensselaer County. Th...