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Lessons learned during our year with COVID-19 News staff FacebookTwitterEmail We’ve just been through a year-plus in dealing with a global pandemic. Many of our actions and reactions were laudable: The toughness of our frontline workers, our own adaptability and community-minded actions, and countless, personal brave and selfless acts. But we stumbled as well, and in some instances and with some strategies we wished we had a do-over. We’ve asked several people in the Capital Region to look back over the past year, and to also look forward. If, heaven help us, another pandemic takes hold in the near future, with what we know now, how might we react differently. What are some of the lessons we have learned?
Easter celebrations for the claustrophobic; B Nai Sholom greets new rabbi FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Enjoy a charming Easter tradition at the First United Methodist Church at 603 State Street in downtown Schenectady. The 6:15 a.m. sunrise service will be held on the front lawn. Bring your own flowers (the church will be ready to offer you blossoms if you can t bring your own). Then, decorate the empty cross with blooms.contributedShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Danielle Weisbrot is B Nai Sholom s new rabbi. The Reform congregation in Albany is celebrating its 50th year. Weisbrot is moving from Long Island and is known to be a gifted singer.contributedShow MoreShow Less
Warren Mackey, known to many as the unofficial mayor of Albany, dies at 54 Warren Mackey, known to many as the unofficial mayor of Albany, dies at 54 A singer, an athlete, a salesman, a coach and an educator, Mackey gave his time, money, energy, and wisdom to the people in the city of his birth FacebookTwitterEmail 12 1of12Buy PhotoWarren Mackey sings a song during a prayer vigil in the aftermath of the church shooting in Charleston, S.C. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church on Monday, June 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van BurenShow MoreShow Less 2of12