Chest nears goal

Just a few days before Christmas, more than $16,000 was still needed to reach the Albany Community Chest’s 2024 goal of $48,000.Then, with last-minute and year-end giving, the campaign surged, and a report earlier this week showed that contributions had moved over the 90 percent mark.Right before the end of the year, several large and small donations came in to move the total wi...