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January 27 - February 2, 2021 | COLONIE SPOTLIGHT 7
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Dive into this The COVID pandemic hit the economy hard, but one industry was swimming with business By MICHAEL HALLISEY halliseym@spotlightnews.com LATHAM — With as many as 35 million people home and out of work, the combination of summer sun and a global pandemic created a splash for backyard pools. As local economies struggled and people feared contracting the COVID-19 strain, community pools were either closed or sparsely populated during the summer. That need for respite from the heat painted a caricature of a picture for an industry already quite busy in the summer.
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