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Sheriffs’ No Shave November Continues

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By Amy Modesti
From November 1 through February 1, at 7 am, Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) employees can grow beards, mustaches, and goatees to help raise money for START Children’s Center Inc. and the Rensselaer County Department for Youth (RCDY). 

On Friday, December 2, Sheriff Patrick Russo, Undersheriff P.J. Higgitt, several members of the Sheriff’s Department, and Santa Claus presented RCDY’s Youth Service Worker Debbie Flemming and Deputy Commissioner Pierce Hoyt with a check for

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Operation Holiday Cheer

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Adopt a Senior

Submitted by the Rensselaer County Office for the Aging
The Rensselaer County Department for the Aging is once again kindly asking for assistance in granting wishes to seniors this holiday season. Below are the available wish tags, with the gender of the recipient. To claim a tag, please call Lisa Overocker at 518-270-2724 or email loverocker@resnco.com.

All gifts are due to the Department of the Aging by Thursday, December 15. Please wrap and label your gift with the appropriate tag number. Thank you for helping to make a brighter Christmas for our Seniors.

Current Available Tag Numbers

14: Male – Size 11w easy on slippers, 100 piece or less puzzle, micro touch razor.

15: Female – Size 9 slippers, s/m size pajamas, gift card or coupons to Stewart’s. [Read more…] about Operation Holiday Cheer

Legislature Passes 2023 County Budget

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Submitted by the Office of Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin and the Rensselaer County Legislature Office of the Minority

At a special meeting on Tuesday, November 29, the Rensselaer County Legislature approved the 2023 County budget by a vote of 16-2, earning strong bi-partisan support. The budget provides a one-percent property tax decrease, marking the fifth straight year with such a reduction. The spending plan will upgrade important services for public safety, seniors, and transportation, as well as supporting the Reimagine Rensselaer initiative. The County will also be able to continue upgrades to its road network, and the equipment used by the Highway Department. 

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Workforce Development Career Center Opens at Hudson Valley Community College

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Courtesy of HVCC

On Thursday, October 27, College, State, and County officials gathered for the opening of the new Workforce Development Career Center at Hudson Valley Community College. The Center, which will be a satellite office of the Rensselaer County Career Center, is operated in conjunction with the Capital Region Workforce Development Board, which will also be located on campus. The new Career Center will provide job seekers with customized career planning, resumé assistance, career search workshops, and tuition assistance for short-term training through the federal Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act. The Center will work in partnership with the College’s Center for Career and Transfer in providing services that complement and expand the connection between education and workforce placement, and development activities in the region. Local and regional businesses also will have the opportunity to use the Center for recruiting and development of current and future employees.

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