COVIDiversary

Exactly one year ago this week, the coronavirus pandemic changed the Capital Region as we knew it. Schools closed, events canceled, and businesses shuttered. People were told to stay home and social distance. The Times Union newsroom went virtual. Today, the region has endured immeasurable loss, with more than 1,000 dead from COVID-19. Yet as vaccine distribution picks up pace and the community reflects on the last year, features writer and blogger Kristi Gustafson Barlette discovered that some Capital Region residents have found something positive. Also on this episode, Times Union Editor Casey Seiler talks about the precarious situation Governor Andrew Cuomo finds himself in, facing an Assembly impeachment investigation, an FBI investigation into his handling of nursing home deaths during the pandemic, and an investigation by the state attorney general's office into allegations of sexual harassment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices