The charges Derek Chauvin faces as the region, country await verdict
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1of3FILE - This May 31, 2020, file photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested for the May 25 death of George Floyd. As George Floyd told Minneapolis police officers that he couldn t breathe more than 20 times in the moments before he died, Chauvin, the officer who pressed his knee against Floyd s neck, dismissed his pleas, saying ait takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk, according to transcripts of body camera video recordings made public Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (Hennepin County Sheriff via AP, File) Show MoreShow Less
Majority of Albany students in grades 7-12 return to classroom this month
Unprecedented influx of state, federal aid creates quandary for district
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Albany Board of Education President Anne Savage said city school district leaders will be deciding how to allocate unprecedented levels of funding from the state and federal governments in a way that avoids creating a fiscal cliff in the future. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
ALBANY More than half of Albany public school students in grades 7-12 will return to the classroom by April 26, a significant step in the district s plan to rebuild and invest in programs that were stripped away during the pandemic, Albany school board officials said Thursday.
Albany High percussion team top of the world
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Passion for your craft can move mountains, something the Albany High School Indoor Percussion Ensemble realized this spring, when despite closed schools, social distancing and virtual performances, they went on to become world finalists in the Winter Guard International indoor percussion championship.
“Luckily, we were able to have a season this year,” said senior Polina Cassella. “And it s been such an amazing experience with … and it s been great to see everyone again. That was just the highlight of my senior year.”
What does a percussion ensemble do exactly? According to Mark Sanford, Albany High’s indoor percussion instructor, the art form is a combination of marching band, drum line and musical theater.
Lawyer for Ellazar Williams wants 10 years of Albany police records
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1of8Ellazar Williams, shot by police in August and paralyzed as a result of the incident, in shown in his North Albany apartment on Jan. 27, 2019. He is using a wheelchair more regularly now and moved to a ground-level apartment so he can go outside. He insisted on wearing a hoodie over his head because he said he was having a bad hair day and his hair was not neatly braided. (Paul Grondahl/Times Union)Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Detective James Olsen retires from the Albany Police Department. Olsen, 44, retired in January 2019, after 22 years on the force. (Albany Police Department spokesman Steve Smith s Twitter account) Show MoreShow Less
Albany public, private schools start proactively testing for COVID-19
So far tests have yielded few positives
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Albany City Schools on Jan. 11 began proactively testing in-person students and employees on a voluntary basis as a precautionary measure due to the surge in COVID-19 cases since the holiday break.Courtesy Albany City SchoolsShow MoreShow Less
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Albany City Schools on Jan. 11 began proactively testing in-person students and employees on a voluntary basis as a precautionary measure due to the surge in COVID-19 cases since the holiday break.Courtesy Albany City SchoolsShow MoreShow Less
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Albany City Schools on Jan. 11 began proactively testing in-person students and employees on a voluntary basis as a precautionary measure due to the surge in COVID-19 cases since the holiday break.Courtesy Albany City SchoolsShow MoreShow Less