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As thousands of asylum-seekers continue to arrive in New York City, the Big Apple and Albany County are finally "talking to" one another.
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Migrants from New York City have begun arriving in Albany County, but local officials have differing approaches to the asylum seekers.
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Albany County is now accepting applications for American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Plans to move migrants from New York City to upstate areas have been met with widespread opposition and a number of questions. On Tuesday, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy issued a state of emergency and an emergency order relating to the resettlement of migrants.
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With states of emergency declared in Orange, Rockland, Rensselaer and Broome counties, leaders in other municipalities are weighing in on the prospect of admitting asylum seekers as Governor Kathy Hochul looks to Washington for assistance.
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Albany County has seen a significant increase in motorists passing stopped school buses in recent months. Now, a program to place cameras on buses' stop-arms to catch drivers in the act is expanding.
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Speaking at the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center on Grand Street, the Democrat stressed the importance of environmental stewardship, saying his goal is to make the county more environmentally friendly.
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City and county officials are launching a new pilot program designed to assess the needs of mentally ill, addicted and unhoused individuals in the Lark Street neighborhood of Albany.
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With thousands of customers without power during the winter storm impacting the Northeast, utilities are working on restoration efforts.
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Heavy wet snow has complicated travel, caused power interruptions and forced many schools and government offices to shutter for the day