For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
The Fiarro family of Mechanicville stands Friday in front of the blue spruce tree at their home that will be donated for use as a holiday tree at the state Capitol. From left are Anthony Fiarro, his wife Larissa, their children and Filomena and her husband Anthony Sr.
