Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 18th of December.
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🏘️ Community
The John W. Danforth Company donated over 2,000 loaves of bread to Nisky NOW (Nutrition on Weekends) before the holidays to support families in need in Niskayuna.
The contractor also provided bulk paper bags for food deliveries.
🏛️ Government
Governor Hochul reached a deal with state lawmakers to advance a Medical Aid in Dying Act that allows terminally ill residents to end their lives with strict safeguards.
The bill is set to be passed and signed in January, with health officials given six months to develop new guidelines.
🏥 Health
Ellis Medicine opened its new Nan and Hugh Murphy Interventional Procedures Suite Wednesday morning in Schenectady to boost lung cancer treatments and pulmonology care.
Former NewsChannel 13 reporter Emily DeVito is battling kidney disease and urgently seeks a living donor as her kidney function nears end stage.
Her search intensifies as her blood type is Type O + few family members are a match.
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