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Coronavirus death at Rensselaer County s nursing home
Van Rensselaer Manor COVID-19 fatality is county home s fourth
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Van Rensselaer Manor on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in North Greenbush, N.Y. The county nursing home announced a fourth COVID-19 death Jan. 20, 2021. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron, Staff Photographer / Albany Times Union
Rensselaer County announced Wednesday night the death of a 93-year-old woman at the county-operated Van Rensselaer Manor from coronavirus.
The death is the fourth at Van Rensselaer Manor from the virus. A new positive case was also confirmed in the manor Wednesday.
The Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Troy also had a 85-year-old female resident die from coronavirus, the county said. The Troy Center had a COVID-19 outbreak late last summer that resulted in at least eight deaths.
Environmentalists push for safe cleanup at nuclear site near Buffalo
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Activists in the West Valley Action Network, an organization supporting the complete cleanup of a nuclear site near Buffalo, recently sent a letter to state Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, D-Buffalo, raising concerns about the site. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
WASHINGTON Environmental advocacy groups in western New York want state officials to ensure the safety of federal plans to deal with nuclear waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project after a recent federal report found that “critical decisions regarding the project are still unresolved.”
Capital Region businesses hurting after migrant work programs stopped
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Rachel Boisvert of HURB Landscaping gives a tour of her facility on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Colonie, N.Y. As COVID-19 halted international travel for many and dwindled down an already limiting immigration system, a number of local businesses, including HURB Landscaping, have suffered financially because they weren t able to bring their usual migrant workers on H2B visas. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Rachel Boisvert of HURB Landscaping gives a tour of her facility on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Colonie, N.Y. As COVID-19 halted international travel for many and dwindled down an already limiting immigration system, a number of local businesses, including HURB Landscaping, have suffered financially because they weren t able to bring their usual migrant workers on H2B visas. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionS