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Albany invokes classic ad campaign to reach parents for Halloween
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Reducing teen violence during Halloween is the aim of a new initiative announced by Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs. Mayor Applyrs, the Albany Police Department and the Office of Violence Prevention are trying to reach parents ahead of Halloween. The city is looking to a slogan from the past to help make sure parents are helping keep teens and kids out of trouble. Officials are passing out flyers with the old public service announcement message: "It's 10 p.m. Do you know where your kids are?"
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Crows in Troy: health concern or seasonal nuisance
TROY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Fall and winter are the seasons when upstate municipalities see crows most. CBS6's Anthony Krolikowski noticed a couple dozen or so birds in Troy on Wednesday afternoon but only two crows. In the evening, more than 100 crows were flying near City Hall. Mayor Carmella Mantello said closer to December, there's been hundreds, even thousands of crows defecating on cars, parks and streets in years past, which left behind a major health concern. Though the City Council said it hasn't heard this level of concern from the citizens.
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Lisa Kaul Talks Mid-Hudson Transit, Robotaxis and Safer Roads
Dutchess County Legislator Lisa Kaul is taking her push for safer, less car-dependent streets from the county Legislature to Albany. On Oct. 13, the Legislature approved her bill requiring drivers to leave at least three feet when passing cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, a measure advocates in Beacon cited when we reported on the city’s push for a connected bike network.
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The Radix Center Hosts The Haunted Farm This Friday
What materials were used for the Halloween props at the Haunted Farm?. Why did the Radix Center avoid using plastics and latex in the event?. ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The Radix Center in Albany's south end is hosting day 2 of its third Haunted Farm Halloween celebration this Friday evening from 5 to 9 PM. The first day was Saturday, October 24. This is an event run by the center's Youth Ecojustice Associates who spent weeks preparing, decorating, and planning it! One of the aspects that makes this local Halloween celebration special in particular is the methods and materials in which all of the Halloween props were made with the use of recoverable and composted materials. The pathways will be illuminated and solar powered jars across the center will be lit too!
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Local cities navigate ending of COVID firefighter funding
While COVID created challenges for people to complete their everyday lives, for local municipalities, it created a job shortage in essential areas, including firefighters. Years after the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER grant, was awarded in the Capital Region, officials are now dealing with the funding coming to an end. In Troy, Mayor Carmella Mantello says the funding was used to hire 14 new firefighters.