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Before, during and after Hurricane Sandy
Pictures from Gazette photographers, readers and public officials that document everything from the calm before Hurricane Sandy to its potential aftermath in the Capital Region. This album is a continuous project and readers can submit to it by emailing photographs to news@dailygazette.net or posting them on our Facebook page. Posted on October 29, 2012.
Prior to early dismissal this morning at Schoharie Elementary School, students on the playground used leaves on the basketball court to spell out the message, "Go Away Sandy!"
Boats are out of the water and in storage at the Schenectady Yacht Club in Rexford on Saturday.
Rotterdam Junction Fire Chief Shawn Taylor points out equipment ready for Hurricane Sandy response at the Rotterdam Junction Fire Department on Sunday, October 28, 2012. The department has seven portable water pumps and five portable generators.
Staff at Nathan Littauer make preparations in advance of Hurricane Sandy. Photo courtesy of Nathan Littauer
Time Forte, Director of Nutritional Services for Nathan Littauer in Gloversville checked their water supplies this morning and has 96 hours of food on hand. The Nutritional Services Department also has a disaster plan and if activated, is guaranteed to receive a shipment of food within 24 hours.
Photo from Nathan Littauer.
Red Cross workers organize Hurricane Sandy responses during a meeting at American Red Cross headquarters in Albany on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Canal Corporation Director Brian Stratton address media at the New York Power Authority Power Plant in Cohoes on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
Michael Raphael, center, organizes Hurricane Sandy responses during a meeting at American Red Cross headquarters in Albany on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
Red Cross workers organize Hurricane Sandy responses during a meeting at American Red Cross headquarters in Albany on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
Bob and Sue Hoffman, of Columbus, Indiana, look at a map of New York to prepare for Hurricane Sandy response during a meeting at American Red Cross headquarters in Albany on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
New York Power Authority Power Plant in Cohoes on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
New York Power Authority Power Plant in Cohoes on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
All the gates are open and the Mohawk River water line is lower at Lock 8 in Glenville on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
All the gates are open and the Mohawk River water line is lower at Lock 8 in Glenville on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
All the gates are open and the Mohawk River water line is lower at Lock 8 in Glenville on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
All the gates are open and the Mohawk River water line is lower at Lock 8 in Glenville on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
Gates and uprights are raised to their winter position at Lock 8 on the canal system between Glenville and Rotterdam in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy.
Water is a hot commodity at the Price Chopper in Albany on Monday as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
Members of the Saratoga Springs Fire Department assemble outside their Lake Avenue headquarters for a quick briefing on Monday to discuss preparedness for Hurricane Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy causes the waves to pick up on Saratoga Lake. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
Hurricane Sandy causes the waves to pick up on Saratoga Lake. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
Price Chopper warehouse worker Peter DiCaprio moves pallets of water and food to a tractor trailer that will be shipped to a local Price Chopper store.
Price Chopper warehouseman Peter DiCaprio moves pallets of water and food to a tractor trailer that will be shipped to a local Price Chopper store.
Briefing for officials on Monday at the Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center. From left, Congressman Paul Tonko, Gil C. Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), Assemblyman Pete Lopez, and State Senator James Seward. Photo courtesy of NYPA.
Albany International Airport in Colonie is seen on Monday afternoon during the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
Wind gusts were measured at 16-26 miles per hour at Albany International Airport in Colonie on Monday afternoon during the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
Ryan Ballard, operations officer at Albany International Airport, monitors radar in the Operations Center at Albany International Airport in Colonie on Monday during the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
Travelers watch flight cancelations on a monitor at Albany International Airport in Colonie on Monday.
A monitor shows flight cancelations at Albany International Airport in Colonie on Monday because of Hurricane Sandy.
Royal Nguyen waits after her flight home to California was canceled at Albany International Airport in Colonie on Monday.
Travelers get their tickets to the last flight out of Albany International Airport in Colonie on Monday.
Albany International Airport in Colonie is seen on Monday afternoon during the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
Reader Nicole Surani submitted this photograph on Monday afternoon from a State Street rooftop in Albany. Oct. 29, 2012.
Reader Nicole Surani submitted this photograph on Monday afternoon from a State Street rooftop in Albany. Oct. 29, 2012.
A Red Cross evacuation shelter set up at Ralph McNulty Academy in Amsterdam on Monday, October 29, 2012 during the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
A Red Cross evacuation shelter set up at Ralph McNulty Academy in Amsterdam on Monday, October 29, 2012 during the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
A Red Cross evacuation shelter set up at Ralph McNulty Academy in Amsterdam on Monday, October 29, 2012 during the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
Residential fence is down in northern Saratoga Springs on Monday evening. Oct. 29, 2012
A traffic light down in the intersection of Brandywine Avenue and Union Street in Schenectady on Monday, October 29, 2012 during the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
Looking east, from the Daily Gazette parking lot, Tuesday morning about 8:30.
The westward sky, this morning from the Gazette back parking lot.
