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5of32 Albany police clashed with anti-brutality protesters Thursday as officers cleared them from an encampment of tents built next to the department s South Station. Paul BuckowskiShow MoreShow Less 6of32 7of32 Albany police physically removed demonstrators from a camp they set up in front of South Station Thursday, April 22, 2021.Paul BuckowskiShow MoreShow Less 8of32 An Albany police officer with tape over his badge on April 22 at South Station.Eduardo MedinaShow MoreShow Less 9of32 10of32 Albany city workers are seen cleaning up after police forcibly moved an encampment of Black Lives Matter protesters from in front of South Station April 22, 2021.Paul BuckowskiShow MoreShow Less ....
Troy announces police reform committee members FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Buy PhotoTroy Mayor Patrick Madden joins U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, city and county officials to mark the completion of renovations to the Troy Seawall on Monday, Sept. 8, 2020, at Riverfront Park - North in Troy, N.Y. $14.5 million in federal funds were allocated for the Hudson River barrier and redeveloping of the city marina. The seawall was deemed a priority after Tropical Storm Irene flooded downtown areas in 2011. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of3Buy PhotoExterior view of the Troy Police Department on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less ....
It concluded with a giveaway event recently, benefiting dozens of community children. Spearheading the organization of the toy drive was Edwin Hathaway, who says it all started as a small idea to help area children. Once he got the ball rolling and got friends from area small businesses on board, though, it quickly grew into something big. - Advertisement - We knew the Y was hurting this year, and we wanted to do something to help, Hathaway said. It started off as just an idea - we wanted to make sure these kids have a somewhat normal Christmas. Reaching out to his relative Lisa Hotte, who works at the YWCA as a housing coordinator, Hathaway started putting his plan in motion. Everyone he talked to about his idea for a toy drive was happy to join his efforts, especially YWCA executive director Starletta Smith. ....
Philanthropist donates $5M to Albany s United Way FacebookTwitterEmail Peter Gannon, president and CEO of the United Way of the Greater Capital Region, speaks at the Hearst Media Center on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Colonie, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union ALBANY – MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who pledged to give away $4 billion of her fortune, has donated $5 million to The United Way of the Greater Capital Region. The donation is the largest single contribution the nonprofit has received. President and CEO Peter Gannon called the gift transformative and will allow the organization to “think strategically about the social impact we want to have. ....