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Gov. Hochul Responds After Vandals Leave Racist Graffiti At Elementary School In Region Gov. Hochul Responds After Vandals Leave Racist Graffiti At Elementary School In Region
Gov. Hochul Responds After Vandals Leave Racist Graffiti At Elementary School In Region Cleanup is underway at an elementary school in the region after vandals left behind racist graffiti and broken windows. The damage happened at Forts Ferry Elementary, part of the North Colonie Central School District in Albany County, sometime over the weekend of Saturday, Oct. 29, Superintendent Joseph Corr said in a statement to parents. In addition to the smashed windows, the vandals wrote racial slurs and drew “deplorable images” on the building’s exterior, Corr said. Maintenance staff has since removed the vandalism and secured the windows. Corr pointed out that the racist material …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Longtime ‘Santa’ In Region Who Died From ALS Remembered As Devoted Partner Longtime ‘Santa’ In Region Who Died From ALS Remembered As Devoted Partner
Longtime ‘Santa’ In Region Who Died From ALS Remembered As Devoted Partner Family and friends are mourning the death of a Capital District man who was better known to many children over the years as Santa Claus. Albany resident Carl Nantista died Monday, May 30, at the age of 67 following a “long, courageous battle” with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to his obituary. After graduating from Hudson Valley Community College in 1975, Nantista spent 38 years working for Jacoby/Marcone appliance parts, his obituary said. He drove school buses for the North Colonie Central School District for three years and spent 23 years with the Albany Police Pipes & Dru…

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by Michael Mashburn