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After a cramped year spent dancing mostly apart from one another, the dancers at Troy Dance Factory are ready to go full out this weekend. The dance studio had…
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The summer of 2021 has offered more opportunity for teen workers, especially as employment shortages in areas such as the retail and hospitality sectors continue to affect local businesses.
In June, 16-year-old Nick Zoto put in just one summer employment application with SplashDown Water Park in Fishkill and he was hired.
“I wanted to be like my friends and have a summer job, but I also wanted to get my foot in the job world,” said the soon-to-be John Jay High School 11th grader.
“I work in the parking lot as a greeter telling people where to park or I count cars to keep track of how many are in the parking lot,” said Zoto, who works from one to four days per week. “I like that I get to talk to people during the day, especially after the Covid pandemic.”
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Yet founding Free Food Fridge Albany wasn’t exactly a cakewalk for Jammella Anderson.
The Albany resident, who was featured on the cover of Time magazine earlier this year, started the project shortly after leaving her nonprofit job in early March of 2020.
“I quit, and then the next day we found out that they were shutting down everything. So obviously, panic ensued for me,” Anderson said.
Luckily, community members reached out and supported her. She began teaching virtual yoga classes, which also helped.
At the same time, the Clifton Park native started speaking out more about her experience as a Black woman in the Capital Region.