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Feb 28, 20231 min read

City Council Votes to Build “Tiny House Style” Shelters at Peace Village

The Rochester City Council Tuesday voted on a $750,000 bill to build new shelters for the homeless at Peace Village, a homeless...

Feb 28, 20231 min read

Duwaine Bascoe Resigns from Police Accountability Board

The acting chief of investigations at the Police Accountability Board (PAB) Duwaine Bascoe has resigned from the agency. A spokesperson...

Feb 24, 20233 min read

Monroe County Democrats Select their Candidates for 2023 Races

The Monroe County Democratic Committee (MCDC) concluded its candidate designation process with the 2023 County Designating Convention on...

Feb 22, 20232 min read

Child Care Groups, Advocates Pushing State Officials to Adopt a Universal Child Care System

Last week advocates from across the state of New York, including about 24 people from the Rochester area ascended on the state capital in...

Feb 16, 20232 min read

Recruitment and Retention Bonuses Increased for Current, Future County Employees

Current and future employees of Monroe County will be receiving higher recruitment and retention bonuses. Monroe County Executive Adam...

Feb 15, 20232 min read

RMAPI Lays out 2023 Agenda to Tackle Area Poverty, Local Leaders Pledging Support

The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI) recently put out their 2023 priorities list including actions they say are aimed at...

Feb 13, 20232 min read

New York GOP Lawmakers: Hochul’s Budget is Irresponsible

New York Senate Republicans are highlighting Governor Hochul’s budges as “fiscally irresponsible and uncontrolled spending." As part of...

Feb 13, 20232 min read

Gov. Hochul Outlines Budget Proposal, Says it will have Significant Impact on Finger Lakes Region

Governor Kathy Hochul was in Rochester today to announce details of key proposals from her Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget she says...

Feb 11, 20236 min read

Minister Franklin D. Florence, An Activist for the People, Dies

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Florence, Sr. passed away Saturday, February 1 at the age of 88. Born in Miami, Florida on August 9, 1934,...

Jan 31, 20231 min read

World Read Aloud Day at Local City School

Several well-known leaders, officials, and members of the community will read to students at School No. 33 as part of 11th World Read...

Jan 30, 20231 min read

Two RCSD Students Recognized with “Do the Right Thing” Awards

Two Rochester City School District (RCSD) students have recently been recognized with “Do the Right Thing” awards for their positive...

Jan 30, 20232 min read

Rochester Students Interview NASA Astronauts

Students from Rochester City School District’s School #9 will have the opportunity to hear from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space...

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