Region s arts venues pin hopes on summer, keep options open
SPAC, Glimmerglass and other arts venues are making summer plans. Plan A. Plan B. Plan C.
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1of18A sell-out crowd packs SPAC for Farm Aid 2013 Saturday Sept. 21, 2013, in Saratoga Springs, NY. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)John Carl D AnnibaleShow MoreShow Less
2of18Elizabeth Sobol, the new president and CEO of SPAC, poses for a photo at SPAC on Thursday, August 18, 2016, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)PAUL BUCKOWSKIShow MoreShow Less
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4of18A view of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Schools seek consent ahead of possible student testing for coronavirus
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Schenectady school officials are notifying parents and guardians of students that they hope to get consent to test students for coronavirus when in-person classes resume.Schenectady High School. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)John Carl D Annibale
SCHENECTADY School officials are asking parents and guardians of children in the district to sign consent forms ahead of possible in-school testing for coronavirus.
School officials caution there is no official word on whether COVID-19 cases in Schenectady County are high enough to require school testing under state mandate but they said they want to be prepared if expanded testing becomes necessary to comply with state rules in order to keep in-person classes active. The district hopes to resume in-person classes for some students.
Ex-Cohoes officer indicted for allegedly lying about gunfire in Adirondacks
Sean T. McKown admitted story was false; prosecutor initially passed on case
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Officer and K-9 handler Sean McKown, with retiring K-9 Jeter, right, and Jeter s son and replacement Loky outside the Cohoes Police Station Wednesday Sept. 9, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)John Carl D Annibale
COHOES An Essex County grand jury has indicted former Cohoes police officer Sean T. McKown on misdemeanor charges related to an off-duty June 6 incident in Elizabethtown in which he fired his service weapon and later claimed a Black male had shot at him first.