Saturday, January 4th, 2025
Good morning, Schenectady. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 4th of January.
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Schenectady High School introduces an AI-powered weapons detection system to improve safety, amidst warnings from NASRO about the technology's limitations and need for human oversight. CBS 6 Albany
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Mary Anne Krupsak, the first woman elected to statewide office in New York as lieutenant governor in 1974, has passed away at the age of 92. News10 ABC
- ➤ The Schenectady County Legislature will vote on January 14th to select a successor for Phillip Fields, who resigned due to his new role in the state Assembly Ways and Means Committee. The Daily Gazette
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
~ Seneca
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