Community
Challenges in child care
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High costs, a declining industry and pandemic-driven losses at providers make it tough for many Monroe County residents to find services they can access and afford.
Education
Initiative aims at closing workforce talent gap
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Rochester Institute of Technology has launched RIT Certified, a new unit that offers a portfolio of workforce development and professional courses and programs.
Economy & Business
RMSC spotlights Martha Matilda Harper
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The Rochester Museum and Science Center will premiere a documentary on the female entrepreneur’s life on June 21.
Justice & Public Safety
Law enforcement agencies to receive more than $2M in state funds
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The Rochester Police Department and the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Office and Probation Department, which participate in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative, will share the dollars.
Community
Monroe County takes a step to bridge digital divide
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The county is surveying residents in low-income and rural areas to glean information on broadband access.
Health & Science
Rochester General Hospital president steps down
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Kevin Casey leaves the post after a tumultuous two years in which the coronavirus pandemic stressed hospitals’ staffs and management here and nationwide.
Culture
Local organizer discusses new novel ‘The Observant’
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Ravi Mangla, communications manager for the New York Working Families Party, recently published a work of fiction which critiques authoritarianism in all its forms.
Development
Building blocks
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Through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Rochester has $10 million in funds for 14 proposals that have the potential to transform the area. What do these projects offer the Center City?