Vaccination rates vary greatly within Schenectady County; database shows large differences across ZIP codes | The Daily Gazette
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Myasia Page receives her Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination from Holly Vacca, RN, Nurse Manager of the Schenectady City School District, at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Schenectady High School on April 25. Right: COVID vaccination rates by ZIP code.
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But not all parts of the county are vaccinating at an equal rate.
Nationwide, the generalization has been that rural white Republicans and urban minority communities have been among the slowest to vaccinate, and the same pattern has developed in Schenectady County.
A ZIP code-based database provided by county Public Health Services indicates that only 36% of residents age 15 and older in the Hamilton Hill and Vale neighborhoods have received at least one dose of vaccine, compared with 73% in Niskayuna.
Local fundraisers, grants in the Capital Region
April 13, 2021
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Ballston Spa National Bank with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York hosts its 13th contactless drive-thru food pantry on Friday, April 16 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at 990 Route 67 in Ballston Spa. It is open to area families and individuals in need of food assistance. Patrons will receive food on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
Preschool and elementary school students at the Robert C. Parker School raised a donation of $3,050 to benefit the Albany-based children’s literacy organization, The RED Bookshelf. To promote and celebrate literacy that includes all children, the PreK - 4th grade students participated in a day-long read-a-thon. Students collected pledges from family and friends and each class spent the entire day reading. To make the day extra special, everyone wore pajamas, and each class featured a variety of guest readers including specialist teachers
Hannaford plans supermarket in Brunswick
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The Hannaford Supermarket chain plans to open a new store in Brunswick. This photograph shows the exterior view of Hannaford the company opened two years ago in Ballston Spa. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van BurenShow MoreShow Less
2of3Buy PhotoAndy Willette, director of operations, Hannaford Supermarkets, speaks during an event announcing the generous gift from Hannaford Supermarkets of $100,000 to support Capital Region families and children impacted by COVID-19 on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. The donation, presented in front of Albany Community Action Partnership, includes $50,000 each to Albany Community Action Partnership and Schenectady Community Action Program. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Connection through chaos: Brown School students in Schenectady tackle topic of empathy | The Daily Gazette
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What is the nature of empathy?
Do we live in an empathetic society and why, or why not?
How are you feeling right now?
That was the jumping-off point for the high school students at Brown School as they embarked on “The Empathy Project: Connection Through Chaos,” a virtual live production put on in collaboration with The Outer Loop non-profit theater company that will give the students a chance to connect their personal stories with whatever creative outlets they choose.
For 11th-grader Owen Morley, that translated into creating a time-lapse drawing with a voice-over that reflects on his experience growing up as an adopted child from Russia. For his classmate, Kabir Pabla, it became the inspiration for the poster of the event, an image juxtaposing protests in India seeking justice for the country’s Sikh minority with the riots at the U.S. Capito
Foss: Emergency coalition ramps up relief effort | The Daily Gazette
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Last March a coalition of local non-profits came together with the goal of bringing food and other essentials to Schenectady County residents in need.
The effort was a response to COVID-19 and the unprecedented stay-at-home orders, business shutdowns and quarantine and isolation requirements that came with it. Over a 14-week period, the coalition made 16,500 deliveries and distributed over 800,000 pounds of food.
It was a massive, all-consuming undertaking, and when the pandemic subsided, the coalition disbanded, officially ceasing operations at the end of June.
“If we ever have to do this again, we could be up and running very quickly,” Robert Carreau, executive director of The Schenectady Foundation, the charitable trust that spearheaded the coalition, told me during the summer.