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“I’m an 18-year-old girl, and I have a voice, and I want my voice to be heard. And I don’t believe that wearing masks in school should be forced upon us. It should be optional for everybody.”
Critics from all quarters called Friday for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to be investigated, reigned in, impeached or to resign amid controversy over the number of COVID deaths in New York eldercare facilities.
EDITORIAL: Cuomo risks upstate lives with order to take ventilators - Who’s to say that upstate hospitals that aren’t currently using their ventilators might not suddenly need them for their own patients? The Gazette’s editorial today reads.
Republican National Convention video to highlight Johnstown museum -
@EliseStefanik
filmed the clip at the Johnstown Historical Society Museum last week, highlighting women’s suffrage. It’s set to air Tuesday night.
Price Chopper/Market 32 set to hire 2,000 amid coronavirus pandemic - 'It’s our hope that this hiring opportunity provides relief to many for the sake of serving many more within our communities,' Price Chopper Market 32 VP says
Rep. Elise Stefanik announces birth of son - 'Our hearts are bursting with joy and our lives have never been fuller. We are truly blessed by our most precious gift, Baby Sam,' she writes
Galway is the first in Saratoga County to form a team and interest has been strong - 'I was expecting 20 kids or so; honestly, it floored me,' coach says of the 40 kids who signed up
When a Siena soccer player needed a place to stay as COVID-19 bore down, a teammate’s family in Clifton Park acted quickly - ‘You’ve got a place here. You’re welcome here. Don’t worry about it.’
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@SawyerFrdrx
speaks to our
@UpstateWaite
about how he's evolved as a musician since winning 'The Voice' as a 16-year-old, as well as what it’s been like to be an artist during the pandemic.
It got to the point that the
#Shenendehowa
High School student section referred to any home game as taking place at
#PaulsHouse
on social media. That’s how common a sight Paul Cravetz became at Plainsmen sporting events for more than a decade.
Schenectady - 'He was an honor roll student. He never missed practice. He maximized his talent,' his Schenectady coach recalled Saturday. 'These are all examples we want our younger kids to follow.'
Our special section from this morning featuring those who are going above and beyond to help their communities amid COVID-19 - 31 total features and profiles in all. Thank you to all who are rising to the challenge.
She showed up in her Subaru with her chicken salad sandwich and asked where she should park -
@amyschumer
makes impromptu visit to Schenectady's
@MopCo
"I showed people what my rights were." The
#Niskayuna
students who kneeled during the national anthem at football games spoke at a
#FirstAmendment
forum:
Our special section today marking 20 years since 9/11. Articles and reader remembrances - more than two dozen remembrances from readers around the region