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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…

09 Jul

Saratoga Springs putting over $1 million dollars in playgrounds, skate park upgrades

Shenandoah Briere0 CommentsLocal Newschildren, construction, development, Outdoors, park, parks, recreation, Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs, skateboarding, upgrades

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The heat Thursday didn’t stop Michaela Vitale from taking her children to play in the splash pad and on the jungle gym at the Veterans Memorial Park in Saratoga Springs. There was one downside.The playground didn’t have much to offer her 2-year-old daughter Vienna Vitale. All Michaela could do was push Vienna on the wooden-framed bucket swing. The playground, which has the wooden swing set and a metal and wood slide, along with some other older plastic equipment is set to get a over $800,000 upgrade next month. The city will be replacing the older pieces with items like a custom wave net, pendulum…

02 Feb

Teen vaccination rate reaches 80% in NY as COVID slowly subsides

John Cropley0 CommentsLocal NewsCapital Region, children, COVID-19, hospitalization, Mohawk Valley Region, vaccine

ALBANY — New York officials said Wednesday that 80% of the population age 12-17 is now partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Reaching the milestone is not just a point of pride but an important part of continuing efforts to push back COVID after the omicron variant surge of December and January, Gov. Kathy Hochul said."The progress we've made is a strong indication that we have the tools — vaccines, boosters, tests and masks — to keep our communities safe, and our schools, businesses and economy open,” she said in a news release.Children ages 12 to 17 became eligible to receive…

27 Dec

Arts center hosts a festive camp the community can celebrate

Andrew Waite0 CommentsHomepage, Local Newschildren, Day camp, Gloversville, Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts

The parents of the 18 kids participating in this week’s holiday day camp at the Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts in Mayfield are in for quite the New Year’s Eve celebration. That’s because the campers, ages 5-12, are gearing up for the countdown to 2022 by making their own pinatas, crafting a macaroni and cheese bar with toppings of their choice, and even making a charcuterie board to bring home.Those festive creations by elementary school kids could amaze some parents. Then again, some parents are quite impressed by the arts center itself, according to the center’s director. Meanwhile, the holiday camp…