Schenectady County’s Glendale Home nursing facility reopening to visitors | The Daily Gazette
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GLENVILLE The doors will open Friday for families locked out of the Glendale Home for most of the last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are a number of conditions and caveats designed to protect the residents and staff from the virus, but it is nonetheless a big step toward normalcy for those who’ve been isolated in the Glenville nursing home.
Outdoor visitation, with its reduced risk of transmission, was allowed during the warm months of 2020, said Schenectady County Manager Rory Fluman.
“But this is, you can go up to your family member’s room,” he said. “You’re not going to be able to mill around, but you can go up.”
Milestones for Black citizens in Schenectady history, post World War II | The Daily Gazette
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January 31, 2021
The Schenectady Silhouettes pose for a photo in 2001. Founding members include, from left, Eveyln Baird, Marsha Mortimore (background), Minnie Stamper (seated), Hilvan Finch, Corine Sadler and James Stamper. Gazette file photos
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1947: Classie Cox is the first Black teacher hired by the Schenectady City School District.
1949: The Schenectady chapter of the NAACP is established; Gerald A. White, pastor at Friendship Baptist Church, is the first president.
1951: James Stamper is the first Black supervisor at the General Electric Co.
1952: Arthur Chaires becomes the first Black officer for the Schenectady Police Department.
Cop-turned-politician seeks seat on Schenectady County Legislature
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Peter Frisoni, former Scotia police chief, is seeking a seat on the Schenectady County Legislature in 2021. (Times Union archive)
GLENVILLE - Pete Frisoni, a retired Scotia police chief who also served with the Schenectady Police Department, has won the endorsement of the Democrats in his inaugural bid to become a Schenectady County legislator.
Over the weekend, the political newcomer got the nod from the county Democratic committee - even though he has long been a member of the Conservative party.
Frisoni said Monday night that he would no longer be interviewing later this week for the backing of county Republicans.
Scramble for Schenectady council seat as Perazzo steps down
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Schenectady City Council members Marion Porterfield, left, and Leesa Perazzo listen as the Schenectady City Council takes the first step in overriding Mayor Gary McCarthy s rejection of their plan to keep four city court judges in the city at City Hall on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Schenectady, N.Y. Perazzo resigned Jan. 14, 2021 from City Council after her home sold. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
SCHENECTADY Leesa Perazzo has resigned from City Council, setting up the first of two vacancies on the panel this month.
Perazzo tendered a formal a letter of resignation on Thursday afternoon following the sale of her Bellevue home, marking the end of what she said was a bittersweet process.
Schenectady County caps food delivery service fees | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY COUNTY The Schenectady County Legislature on Tuesday passed a law capping fees charged by third-party food delivery services, which have been accused of charging excessive amounts during the pandemic.
The legislation limits how much web-based food delivery services companies like GrubHub, DoorDash and UberEats can charge a restaurant, generally capping their fee at 15 percent of the cost of the food order.
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy took executive action to cap fees last month, and new Saratoga County Board of Supervisors Chairman Todd Kusnierz said he wants that county to take similar action, with the goal of supporting both residents and struggling restaurants.