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Helping hands
A coalition of Schenectady County service organizations is pitching in to help residents of flood-ravaged Rotterdam Junction to rehabilitate their homes. Posted on January 15, 2012.
Bob Martino of Colonie, left, measures for a railing along a handicapped entrance at the home of Douglas Watson at 1249 Main St. in Rotterdam Junction on Wednesday morning. Martino, along with Charlie Snyder, center, are both Habitat for Humanity volunteers. At right is Jeremy Hall from YouthBuild.
Habitat for Humanity and YouthBuild work on a handicapped entrance at the home of Douglas Watson at 1249 Main St. in Rotterdam Junction on Wednesday morning. Jeremy Hall from YouthBuild hammers at right, while Habitat volunteers Bob Martino and Charlie Snyder also help.
Jason Bolle uses a small bobcat to help fill in around a new cellar door at the rear of Tabatha and Nathan Rein's home at 9 Erie St. in Rotterdam Junction on Wednesday.
An empty home sits along Scrafford Lane in Rotterdam Junction.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers build a handicapped entrance at the home of Douglas Watson at 1249 Main St. in Rotterdam Junction on Wednesday.
Bob Martino of Colonie, right, uses a level for a railing along a handicapped entrance at the home of Douglas Watson at 1249 Main St. in Rotterdam Junction on Wednesday. Martino along with Charlie Snyder, center, are both Habitat for Humanity volunteers, while Jeremy Hall is a volunteer for YouthBuild.
Debris from flooded homes lines Scrafford Lane in Rotterdam Junction on Wednesday.
