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Jun 15, 20233 min read

Morelle's $4 million Spotted Lanternfly (non)issue?

News Analysis by Shanique Byrd - Does the 25th District need four million taxpayer dollars to combat the spread of Spotted Lanternflies?...

Jun 14, 20232 min read

Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts Retired Marine Daniel Penny for Fatal Chokehold on Jordan Neely

In a significant development, a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Daniel Penny, a retired US Marine, for the fatal chokehold that...

Jun 14, 20234 min read

Child Advocacy Group Says City’s Proposed $23.3 Million Allocation to Youth Programs is Necessary

According to information supplied by The Children’s Agenda (TCA) of Rochester, the city of Rochester’s proposed 2023-24 budget includes...

Jun 13, 20232 min read

Rochester Leaders Want a Halt to Covert Casino Chatter

Rochester City Council and Mayor Malik Evans are responding to news that the Hochul Administration has been quietly negotiating plans for...

Jun 8, 20232 min read

Be Informed, Be a Voter, Join the Online RCSD Candidate Forum on Monday, June 12

The Children's Agenda along with its partners at the Bilingual Parent Advisory Council, League of Women Voters, Parent Leadership...

Jun 8, 20233 min read

The PABA Condemns Proposed Budget Cuts to PAB, Says PAB Needs Support, Commitment

The Rochester Police Accountability Board (PAB) is not yet five years old, but it already has developed a storied series of embattlements....

Jun 7, 20231 min read

Dr. Michael Mendoza, Monroe County Commissioner of Public Health's Statement on Air Quality

For Immediate Release: The wildfire smoke is creating a public health hazard in Monroe County, and conditions may deteriorate before they...

Jun 3, 20232 min read

June 2-4 Declared Gun Violence Awareness and Wear Orange Weekend

Yesterday, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans and Monroe County Executive Adam Bello proclaimed this weekend to be Gun Violence Awareness and...

Jun 2, 20232 min read

City of Rochester Declares June Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Caribbean Heritage Month became nationally recognized in the U.S. on February 14, 2006, and this is the 17th year it is being celebrated...

Jun 2, 20232 min read

Morris Wortman, Well Known OB-GYN, Dies in Plane Crash

Dr. Morris Wortman, MD, who was accused of ‘fertility fraud’, died Sunday, May 28, in a plane crash. He was 72. The fatal crash happened...

May 26, 20234 min read

Tina Turner, Legendary “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” has died, at 83

“My legacy is that I stayed on course… from the beginning to the end because I believed in something inside of me.” ~Tina Turner...

May 24, 20232 min read

NAACP Issues Travel Advisory Against Florida

The NAACP has issued a travel advisory asking Black Americans not to visit the state of Florida, citing Governor Ron DeSantis'...

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