For education leaders, closing our schools was a painful choice (as it impacted and disrupted families, learning, the distribution of meals, delivery of special education services, etc.), but it was necessary to slow the spread of this illness and save lives.
Some are not heeding the advice of elected and health officials during this pandemic – and continuing as if this is a snow day or spring break. You may have seen the pictures and videos of people at the beach in Florida or gathering in parks in New York City. This needs to stop. Social distancing can help stop the spread of the virus and ensure that our health facilities are not overwhelmed.
In retrospect, closing schools was the easiest hard decision we could make as a BOCES region and state. The harder decision will be when to reopen our schools. This is something we will need to take one day at a time for the foreseeable future. Read more...
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Journalists take images of the illuminated Olympic Rings monument at Odaiba Marine Park as the Rainbow Bridge is illuminated in rainbow colors to mark half a year before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 24, 2020. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on announced that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, on March 24, 2020.
Journalists take images of the illuminated Olympic Rings monument at Odaiba Marine Park as the Rainbow Bridge is illuminated in rainbow colors to mark half a year before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 24, 2020. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on announced that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, on March 24, 2020.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the International Olympic Committee have agreed that the upcoming Tokyo Olympics "will be held by the summer of 2021," the prime minister's office announced Tuesday.
"I proposed to postpone for about a year and president Bach responded with 100% agreement," Abe told reporters in Tokyo, referring to Thomas Bach, head of the International Olympic Committee.
The library is currently closed to the public until further notice.
All due dates will be extended through the duration of the closure. We ask that you please keep any currently checked-out items at home until we reopen. Our book drop will remain closed until the library reopens.
ValleyCats to host job fair next weekend By Record staff
The Class A affiliate of the American League champion Houston Astros will be holding on the spot interviews for various positions for their 2020 season.
Potential employees must be more than 15-years-old and have the ability to work during the months of June through Sept. Applications are available at "The Joe," or can be filled out in advance by downloading a copy from the ValleyCats website.
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS – TOWN OF EAST GREENBUSH REQUEST FOR BIDS #20-04 Sealed Bids for Various Projects: TOWN HALL CARPET REPLACEMENT PROJECT as requested by the Town of East Greenbush will be received by the East Greenbush Town Clerk, East Greenbush Town Hall, Town Clerk’s Office, 225 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, New York 12144 until 2:00 PM, local time on THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020. Request for Bid (RFB) documents may be obtained at the Town Clerk’s Office, as noted above. RFB documents may be available for download from the Empire State Bid System website at http:// empirestatebidsystem.com starting by the close of business 4:30 pm on TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020. Meaghan Hart Director of Finance x1 3/4 1972536