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City Council President Says Police Accountability Legislation is a Work in Progress
By Staff The Rochester City Council along with stakeholders are working to develop a legislation that would create a Police Accountability...
Historic Dentzel Carousel Re-opens With New Black Panther Panel After Repairs
After being closed for the past year because of mechanical malfunction, the Dentzel Carousel at Ontario Beach Park in Charlotte re-opened...
Mark Simmons Appointed Interim RPD Chief, Michael Ciminelli Resigning
By Staff – The Rochester Police Department (RPD) will have a new leader effective September 16 as the current chief resigns. Mayor...
Sandra J. Simon Appointed New Director of Special Projects and Education Initiatives
By Staff – Sandra J. Simon has been appointed Director of Special Projects and Education Initiatives for Mayor Lovely Warren’s...
City Adopts New Building Construction Guidelines to help People with Disabilities
By Staff – The City of Rochester is working with the Center for Disability Rights and has adopted some new guidelines to make new housing...
UR Remembering Paul Burgett, 1946-2018
By Staff – Paul Burgett—musician, scholar, teacher, and Vice-president and dean at the University of Rochester (UR)—has died after a...
African American Networking Group to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
by Staff – True Networking Thursdays (TNT) will host their 20th anniversary milestone Gala, Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the...
Mayor, RPD Chief Suspend Two RPD Officers for Using Excessive Force
By Staff – Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli announced Tuesday that two Rochester Police...
Varick Baiyina, the New Face of the Roc Summer Soul Music Fest
By Tracie Isaac – A native son of Rochester returns to his roots with a new vision for the Rochester Music Festival this weekend at...
Black Journalists Group Awards Its 2018 Wyoma Best Scholarship
by staff – The Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ) has awarded its 2018 Wyoma Best Scholarship for Future Journalists...
