Four Questions
Upbeat about downtown’s future
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As Heidi Zimmer-Meyer prepares to step down as RDDC president, her optimism about the potential of the center city is undiminished.
Economy & Business
Is a sustained labor market recovery under way?
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There’s good news about first-time claims for jobless benefits in the Rochester region—and reason for caution, too.
Justice & Public Safety
Rochester police reform plan approved
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Faced with an April 1 deadline, City Council voted 5-3 Monday despite last-minute changes by the Warren administration.
Economy & Business
A pandemic pivot
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With all large gatherings on hold, All Occasions Catering & Events Planning was ready to switch from special events to providing everyday meals for Rochester General Hospital medical residents.
Justice & Public Safety
Council wants Warren to fire city’s top lawyer
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Corporation Counsel Tim Curtin has been accused of misrepresentations designed to block the release of details of Daniel Prude’s death.
Culture
The RPO after COVID
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Led by new Music Director Andreas Delfs, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra must navigate a world altered by the pandemic and heightened awareness of racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities.
Justice & Public Safety
RPD to mull charges against officers in Prude case
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Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan’s decision comes in response to a resolution passed by City Council urging the police department to take disciplinary actions against officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death.
Government & Politics
Reed says he will retire from politics
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Accused of sexual misconduct by a former lobbyist, the Corning Republican has apologized, and says he will not run against Cuomo or seek another term in Congress.
Health & Science
Local study team buoyed by Oxford-AstraZeneca data
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Interim results for the AZD-1222 vaccine clinical trial, which included more than 850 volunteers at URMC, showed zero COVID-19 hospitalizations or death.
Education
Education capital projects receive state funds
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More than $4.8 million awarded to RIT, colleges in the Rochester region.