Here are scenes in the region covered in the past week by Times Union photographers.
1 Crowds line the banks of the Mohawk River for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show at Jumpin’ Jack’s Drive-in on June 29 in Scotia.
2 University at Albany alumni, Jeff Slaven, left, and Julia Caparaz, both of Albany, soak their feet at the university’s fountain on July 2 in Albany.
3 Tiffany Talarico lifts her daughter, Jade, 2, of Averill Park up to the misting tent nozzles during the Independence Day celebration at the Empire State Plaza on July 4 in Albany.
4 Faquhar Dorsey, 6, of Albany pours water over his mother Tamela Myers’ head during a water fight on Clinton Avenue on July 2 in Albany.