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Rensselaer County GOP aims to register supporters in Working Families Party FacebookTwitterEmail Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin delivers an update on the county's ongoing coronavirus response on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at the Rensselaer County Office Building in Troy, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron TROY – Rensselaer County Republicans are moving party supporters into the Working Families Party from the Independence Party in an effort to offset Democratic strength in November when County Executive Steve McLaughlin runs for re-election, officials in the three part...

Panel OKs siting of 2 solar farms Jan. 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A state panel on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, approved solar farm sites in Albany and Schoharie counties. Above is a Halfmoon project that opened in December 2019, the ForeFront Power community solar farm. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union ALBANY -- Solar farms proposed for southern Albany County and northern Schoharie County got the go-ahead from the state Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Thursday. Hecate Energy Albany 1  and Hecate Energy Albany 2 want to construct and operate a 40...

Body pulled from car that broke through ice on Lake Champlain FacebookTwitterEmail A view of Lake Champlain. State Police said a body was found inside a vehicle Wednesday that broke through the ice Tuesday night. (Will Waldron / Times Union) CROWN POINT — A body was found inside a car Wednesday that fell through the ice on Lake Champlain, State Police said. Troopers were called to Champlain Shores Way at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday to investigating reports a car sank about 150 feet from shore. On Wednesday, the vehicle was pulled from the lake and a person inside the vehicle was pronounced dead. S...

Shenendehowa's 'Grapevine lady' Kelly DeFeciani is retiring Shenendehowa's 'Grapevine lady' Kelly DeFeciani is retiring No question is too trivial for the AMA-style blog the district's comms director started 15 years ago FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Kelly DeFeciani, Shenendehowa communications director, who is known as the 'Grapevine Lady' is pictured at her office on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Clifton Park, N.Y. She is planning to retire. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of6Kelly DeFeciani, Shenendehowa communications director, who is ...

State asks counties for their vaccination capabilities Also: Saratoga County health official says transmission rate is too high for contact tracing to help FacebookTwitterEmail Dr. Dennis P. McKenna, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center, addresses local coronavirus concerns and vaccine distribution efforts during a joint press conference with clinical leaders from cross the Capital Region on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union ALBANY — The state health department sent an email to New York's county ...