Hiroshima reading to take place in Albany on Aug. 6
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Readings of John Hersey s account of the aftermath of the 1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, will be Aug. 6 2021 at Albany s Townsend Park. (Times Union archive)PHILIP KAMRASSShow MoreShow Less Hiroshima reading to take place at Townsend Park
ALBANY - A reading of John Hersey’s article, Hiroshima, will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6 at Albany s Townsend Park, at Henry Johnson Boulevard and Central Avenue.
The event is free and open to the public and the public is encouraged to join in the reading. Those interested in reading can sign up to participate when they arrive. Bring folding chairs.
Letter: Put stimulus money to recreation programs
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FILE. Letter writer suggests stimulus money should go to recreation programs like renewing CDTA bus from Albany to Thacher Park visitor center. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)PAUL BUCKOWSKI/Albany Times Union
With all the federal stimulus money being given to the state, it’s time to help Albany, Cohoes, Waterford and Troy with summer recreation programs. Albany could be helped by restarting the daily daytime CDTA bus to Thacher Park’s visitor center this year and adding a CDTA shuttle bus from the Thatcher’s visitor center to Thompson’s Lake Park via the back entrance on Stan Levine Drive to allow for day use swimming. A larger bathhouse could be constructed for next year but this year the existing baths and showers would have to be used. Cohoes, Waterford, and Troy could be helped by using the funds to build a swimming pool at Peebles Island State Park; if they start quickly, it could be
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A hiker stops to take in the view along a trail through Peebles Island State Park on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in Cohoes, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
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Study: Capital Region s retail system could get healthy, locally grown food to low-income areas
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1of3Buy PhotoCapital Roots CEO Amy Klein speaks during the unveiling of the nonprofit s new Veggie Mobile on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Troy, N.Y. The truck is used to provide fresh produce to inner-city neighborhoods throughout the Capital Region. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of3Buy PhotoNew York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball addresses those gathered at a press event at Peebles Island State Park on Monday, July 9, 2018, in Waterford, N.Y. The event was put on by New York State DEC, Ag & Markets and Parks to kickoff New YorkOs Invasive Species Awareness Week. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul BuckowskiShow MoreShow Less