Category: Featured News, State/National News
New York State Receives Low Grades for Infrastructure
Sep 30, 2015
By Staff In the inaugural 2015 Report Card for New York’s Infrastructure, New York state received an overall grade of C-...
Former NFL Star Opens Up About Mental Illness During Awareness Event in Rochester
Sep 30, 2015
Herschel Walker is making his return to professional sports in mixed-martial arts, but he’s been involved in a different kind of...
Minority Health Council to Hold Community Forum
Sep 29, 2015
By Staff The New York State Department of Health, and the Minority Health Council, will present a community forum titled “Voice...
RPCN Receives $1.5M Grant; Plans To Increase Behavioral Health Screenings in Monroe County
Sep 28, 2015
Rochester’s Regional Primary Care Network (RPCN) has just announced that it is bringing in a $1.5 million grant to improve health care...
At CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner, President Obama Shifts Focus to Black Women
Sep 28, 2015
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – With a backdrop of “My Brother’s Keeper” and nearly two years of focus on issues...
RIT Receives 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
Sep 28, 2015
By Staff Rochester Institute of Technology’s Division for Diversity and Inclusion has received the 2015 Higher Education...
Rochester City School District Teacher Arrested for Rape
Sep 24, 2015
By Staff Rochester City School District substitute teacher Michael Schimek has been arrested for raping a 15-year-old student,...
State: Nearly 200,000 Registered to Vote Using DMV Website
Sep 24, 2015
By Staff Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has announced that more than 195,000 New Yorkers, more than 53,000 of which were...
Funeral Arrangements Announced for Carey Gabay, Shot Cuomo Aide
Sep 24, 2015
By Staff The funeral for Carey Gabay, an aide in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration who was shot in the head during gang...
County Partners with Society for the Protection and Care of Children
Sep 24, 2015
By Staff The Monroe County Department of Human Services (MCDHS) has awarded the Society for the Protection and Care of Children...