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27 Aug

Capital District YMCA feels national child care workforce shortage

Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge0 CommentsLocal Newscapital district, Capital Region, child care, children, Education, employment, kids, school, staffing shortage, workforce, ymca

ALBANY — Local child care staffing shortages have reached what some are calling a crisis level, and the issue is not expected to be solved anytime soon.Emily Lang Anastasio, director of marketing for the Capital District YMCA, says the shortage is being felt year after year.“It’s getting more and more expensive to run child care sites, so there’s less contractors willing to do it,” Anastasio said. “We’re a nonprofit, this is the third year we’ve been in this crisis.”A number of factors contributed to the shortage, Anastasio said. For one, less individuals are going into the child-care field.The Capital District…

04 Aug

Capital Region Football Hall of Fame: Amsterdam’s undefeated 1986 team set for induction

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If he’s to be completely honest, Frank Derrico wonders why it’s taken so long for his 1986 Amsterdam football team to take its place among those honored by the Capital Region Football Hall of Fame. “I think that teams, individuals, deserve to get in based on their body of work,” Derrico said. “Obviously, you have to have somebody on a committee at least suggest that a team belongs, but I’d surely look at a team’s record, the individuals and what accomplishments they achieved, and I’d say, ‘Geez, I don’t need to get a lot of letters from people saying that…

27 Jul

Capital Region band Gozer is creating a hard rock sound on its own terms

Indiana Nash0 CommentsLocal NewsCapital Region, Glenville, Gozer

CAPITAL REGION - The hard rockers behind the Capital Region-based band Gozer haven’t been focused so much on making it as they have on trying to make good music and having fun while doing so. With their first album, they’re doing a bit of both. "The Far Realm," released earlier this year, hit number 29 out of 300 spots on the Doom Charts, an online collective of heavy metal enthusiasts, reviewers and journalists. “It blew our socks off. We're just really, really thrilled about how well it was received,” said guitarist Nick Kossor said. The four-piece band came together first…

17 Jul

Smoke-filled air from Canadian wildfires returns to Capital Region

Ashley Hupfl0 CommentsLocal NewsCapital Region, Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York, Schenectady, smoke, wildfires

ALBANY -- After severe thunderstorms and flash floods, New Yorkers are once again facing a return of unhealthy air due to smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires.Gov. Kathy Hochul first warned residents of the return of the smoke-filled air on Sunday while providing an update on the flood warnings issued for parts of downstate and New York City. “As if the rain coming out of the sky isn't enough, if you start looking up tomorrow you're going to see a similar situation that we had a couple weeks ago because of the air quality degradation resulting from the wildfires in Canada,” she said Sunday.…

10 Jul

Following extreme flooding in parts of state, Hochul calls for more action towards climate-resilient infrastructure

Ashley Hupfl0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Local Newscapital district, Capital Region, climate change, Finger Lakes, flash flooding, flood mitigation, flooding, local government, mid-hudson, New York state, Schenectady, Schenectady County, state government, Stockade

Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for a statewide assessment of localities’ infrastructure to following severe flooding in areas of New York state this weekend, in order to ensure they are resilient enough to withstand the increasingly common extreme weather events. Heavy rains caused widespread flooding in the Mid-Hudson and Finger Lakes regions this weekend, ultimately leading to the drowning death of one person and road closures, as well as leaving more than 5,000 people without power. Hochul on Monday also issued flood watches for the eastern part of the state through Tuesday and also warned there is a high risk…

06 Jul

Capital Region and Mohawk Valley receive nearly $80 million to improve bridge infrastructure

Ashley Hupfl0 CommentsLocal NewsBridges, Capital Region, infrastructure, Mohawk Valley, Schenectady County

ALBANY - The Capital Region has received $44.5 million in state funds to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts under a state program that aims at helping local governments strengthen their infrastructure. The Mohawk Valley region received $35.2 million.A total of 141 local governments throughout the state received $516 million provided through the state’s BRIDGE NY initiative. The program supports infrastructure projects that combat climate change by reducing flood risk, improves the resiliency of structures and prioritizes projects that benefit environmental justice communities. A total of $716 million has previously been awarded to local governments, not including the latest installment. “The…