More Albany school children get laptops as second shipment arrives
District moves closer to 1:1 goal
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The Albany city school district has now distributed more than 6,000 digital devices to students since the pandemic began last March, including a new shipment of around 2,000 Chromebooks that arrived in January. Pictured here are laptops donated by the Workforce Development Institute to students taking part in Albany High School s Abrookin Career and Technical Center programs are displayed during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at the Abrookin Career and Technical Center in Albany, N.Y. Seniors taking career and technical education (CTE) classes will receive the Chromebooks, which they will be allowed to keep. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
FEMA to pay New York $934 million for vaccine distribution
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A sign on the University at Albany Campus directs traffic to the site of a new vaccine distribution center being built at the Northwest Gold parking lot on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
WASHINGTON The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to pay New York $934 million to cover the projected statewide costs of administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Tuesday, FEMA advanced half the funds, $467 million, to New York, recognizing the state has been hard-hit by the virus and is struggling financially. The money will pay for transportation, storage, medical staff, personal protective equipment and public awareness campaigns associated with vaccine distribution.
Troy man indicted in wife s slaying
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Exterior of Samaritan Hospital on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Troy N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
TROY A Rensselaer County grand jury indicted a city man for second-degree murder in the Jan. 15 strangulation death of his wife, according to papers filed with the court clerk.
Taquan L. Evans, 35, was indicted in the death of Georlasia B. Evans near their residence on 104th St. between 12 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. Jan. 15. Police learned of the alleged killing when Georlasia B. Evans body was left in a vehicle outside the entrance to Samaritan Hospital.
Morning drive could be messy after 5 inches of snow in Albany
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1of17Schoolchildren navigate an afternoon snowstorm along Milton Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of17A DOT snowplow clears Milton Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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4of17Northway traffic slowly navigates through icy conditions on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Clifton Park, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
5of17School busses make their dismissal run as steady snowfall coats Milton Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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