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DEC s plastic bag ban was so confusing that state must pay plaintiffs court costs, judge rules
DEC s plastic bag ban was so confusing that state must pay plaintiffs court costs, judge rules
Orders the payment despite upholding the prohibition, ruling DEC s launch had incorrect and frivolous actions by the state
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A shopper gets ready to unload her groceries from her cart to her car in the Price Chopper parking lot on June 9, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. A state Supreme Court justice upheld the New York s plastic bag ban but found the Department of Environmental Conservation so badly bungled the rollout the plaintiffs were entitled to have the state pay legal cost in the lawsuit. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Coronavirus impact on staff forces Cohoes High to stick to remote learning
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Cohoes High School has extended remote learning for its students until Jan. 25 in response to more COVID-19 cases and additional quarantining, the Cohoes City School District sLori Van Buren
COHOES – Cohoes High School has extended remote learning for its students until Jan. 25 in response to more COVID-19 cases and additional quarantining, the Cohoes City School District said.
The COVID-19 cases “and subsequent quarantine requirements have continued to create a significant strain on our staffing,” the district said.
“Our plan is to have students return for in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 25,” the district said.
New cases of U.K. coronavirus variant found in Capital Region
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1of8Cars are lined up at a state testing site in Saratoga Spa State Park to provide COVID-19 testing for N. Fox jewelry customers on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The first New York case of the U.K. coronavirus strain was detected in a man who works at the jewelry store on Broadway. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of8Workers set up a state testing site in Saratoga Spa State Park to provide COVID-19 testing for N. Fox jewelry customers on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The first New York case of the U.K. coronavirus strain was detected in a man who works at the jewelry store on Broadway. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Some Albany public housing residents dismayed by pending relocation
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1of8Regina Dew holds her new lease as she stands outside of her home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of8Regina Dew stands outside of her home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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4of8A view of the Ida Yarbrough Towers on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. 384 units between the two hi-rise towers will be renovated causing residents to have to move out of their unit while the work is being done. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less