Category: City, Featured News, Local News
Arbor Day Foundation Names Rochester “Tree City USA” for 37th Year
By Staff – The city of Rochester has been named a “Tree City USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation, in honor of its commitment...
SEIU Employees at Jordan Health Center Vote to Strike
By Staff- Anthony L. Jordan Health Center employees, represented by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have voted to strike...
Their Nightmare Ended, Freedom for the Nigerian ‘Chibok Girls’ Remains Out of Reach
(TriceEdneyWire.com/GIN) – Nearly four years after militants attacked a rural school and kidnapped over 200 girls in a well-planned raid,...
City to Host “35th Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting” Honoring Frederick Douglass
By Staff – The city will host its “35th Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting” on Arbor Day, April 27, at 12 p.m. This...
City Calls for Artist Submissions to Replace Dentzel Carousel’s Racist Imagery
By Staff – Another change is coming to the Dentzel Menagerie Carousel at Ontario Beach Park. According to officials, the city...
LGBT Activists Plan First-Ever Pride March in Swaziland
(TriceEdneyWire.com/GIN) – LGBT activists in Swaziland are taking hopeful steps towards official recognition in the conservative...
OACF to Host Educational Events Featuring Replica Solitary Confinement Cell
By Staff – Open Arms Christian Fellowship Ministries will host the first of several educational events featuring a replica...
City Announces 2018 Clean Sweep Event
By Staff – Mayor Lovely Warren joined Naomi Silver, president of Rochester Community Baseball, to announce the details of this...
SUNY Brockport to Present “Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble”
By Staff – SUNY Brockport’s Department of Dance will present the “Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble” from...
Monroe County Democratic Committee Announces Candidates for Family Court
By Staff – The Monroe County Democratic Committee has announced two African-American female candidates will run for two open...
