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Letter Hungry for support of the food insecure population to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer says, 'We need to continue to highlight this issue and encourage New York lawmakers to support local organizations and legislation that would implement long-term solutions for food insecurity thereby mitigating the lasting impact of the pandemic.' (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union Food insecurity is a major issue facing children across the nation that has been significantly exacerbated by the economic effects of COVID-19. Feeding America reports the food...

Letter: Government at its best to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer says, ' The mass vaccination site at the University at Albany is an example of government at its best.' (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union All too often we see and hear criticism of government operations being inefficient and uncaring. The mass vaccination site at the University at Albany is an example of government at its best. I had both my COVID-19 vaccinations there. Everyone involved and working there deserves the highest praise for what they are doing. The site is organized a...

UAlbany's Indian Quad being renamed Indigenous Quad FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Students walk from Indian Quad dormitory, to be renamed Indigenous Quad, at University at Albany  Nov. 12, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Indian Quad on the University at Albany Campus on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. It will be renamed Indigenous Quad. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 Indian Quad, to be named Indigenous Quad, on the University at Albany Campus on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Al...

Schenectady police propose mental health crisis team - with no police uniforms FacebookTwitterEmail From left, Sgt. Nick Mannix and Lt. Ryan Macherone listen to Pastor Ronald Butler speak as police and city leaders meet with neighborhood groups and ministers to talk about reforms needed in the police department at the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union SCHENECTADY — City police agree an officer in a patrol car isn’t always the best response for someone in a mental health crisis. But somet...

More than a dozen resident of a mobile home park near Saratoga Lake will have to come up...