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A 66-year-old bicyclist was taken to the hospital in Schenectady, after he was hit by a car on Friday afternoon.

A 66-year-old bicyclist was taken to the hospital in Schenectady, after he was hit by a car on Friday afternoon.

Series Tuesday: A new community settles in — Gazette readers’ views from 2002 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 SCHENECTADY  — The Guyanese influx to Schenectady was a frequent topic in the News pages of the Daily Gazette in 2002. But as one of the biggest changes to the city in recent memory, it drew an outpouring of emotion on the Opinion pages, as well. Letters to the editor ran heavily in support of the city’s newest residents. However, that was the era before social media made it easy to spew criticism and hate anonymously. Some unhappy people likely held their tongues. H...

Milestones for Black citizens in Schenectady history, post World War II | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS 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 Shares0 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 Stam...

The lost: Capital Region lives ended by COVID-19 The pandemic has upended the nation, but its truest cost is felt by friends and families Times Union staff FacebookTwitterEmail 558. That's the minimum count of how many people, as of this writing, have succumbed to COVID-19 in the greater Capital Region. In less than 10 months. That is a wartime number — a casualty list perhaps more in keeping with the recounting of Civil War regimental losses than of anything understood in the modern era. Scientists who study the way the human brain processes big numbers say we’re not very good at it.  T...