Police files reveal disparity in internal discipline and record-keeping
Disciplinary memos are filed, then disappear after a set period of time
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State Assemblymember Daniel O Donnell addresses those gathered at a press conference held by advocates and legislators to call for the repeal of 50a, the civil service law that prohibits the disclosure of the personnel records of police officers, firefighters and correction officers, on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
ALBANY The state s repeal of a statute last year that had long prevented public scrutiny of police disciplinary records has revealed that many agencies handle misconduct with counseling memos that are kept on file for a short period of time before being expunged from officers personnel files.
Shipment delays cause Albany County to postpone Thursday vaccine clinic
The event is expected to be rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 22
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1of8Buy PhotoUsing the Times Union Center as a vaccination pod, Albany County Department of Health has started vaccinating hundreds of people against COVID-19 on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of8Buy PhotoUsing the Times Union Center as a vaccination pod, Albany County Department of Health has started vaccinating hundreds of people against COVID-19 on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Study: Capital Region s retail system could get healthy, locally grown food to low-income areas
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1of3Buy PhotoCapital Roots CEO Amy Klein speaks during the unveiling of the nonprofit s new Veggie Mobile on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Troy, N.Y. The truck is used to provide fresh produce to inner-city neighborhoods throughout the Capital Region. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of3Buy PhotoNew York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball addresses those gathered at a press event at Peebles Island State Park on Monday, July 9, 2018, in Waterford, N.Y. The event was put on by New York State DEC, Ag & Markets and Parks to kickoff New YorkOs Invasive Species Awareness Week. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul BuckowskiShow MoreShow Less
How 100 years of the Democratic rule has shaped the city of Albany
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Albany County Democratic boss Dan O Connell, undated. (Bernie Kolenberg, Times Union archives/Courtesy William Kennedy)
ALBANY One can argue whether the Albany Democratic machine was good or evil or how much of it remains today, but this much is indisputable: It has etched itself into American political history as one for the ages.
It has been 100 years since the O’Connell-Corning Democratic machine seized control of City Hall in 1921 by defeating the entrenched Barnes Republican machine. The Democrats have not relinquished power since.
Albany ranks first as the longest run of uninterrupted Democratic rule, longer than Boston (since 1930), Chicago (1931), St. Louis (1949), Philadelphia (1951), Buffalo (1962) or any other deep-blue city in the nation.