Justice & Public Safety
Diocese files reorganization plan
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester’s plan in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy ushers abuse survivors into the final stretch.
Education
UR promotes Nelms to newly established post
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Shaun Nelms, superintendent of the East Educational Partnership Organization, will become vice president of community partnerships.
Culture
The highways and rocketships of musicianship
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Florence Dore, an unabashed rock ’n’ roll fan and scholar, comes to Rochester next week.
Education
Urbanski to face opposition in union vote
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A group called ROC Teachers in Action is fielding candidates including Audrey Sowell, a School No. 17 teacher who will challenge the longtime RTA president.
Justice & Public Safety
A physician on trial
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A judge will decide whether primary-care doctor Sudipt Deshmukh caused one patient’s overdose death and fueled another’s addiction by recklessly prescribing opioids.
GUEST OPINION
To reduce adult crime, invest more in early childhood education
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New econometric analysis credibly demonstrates that investments in early childhood education diminish adult criminality and that the benefits flow disproportionately to high-poverty areas.
Four Questions
A new focus for Unite NY
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The organization has shifted gears to focus on issues, not candidates. But its aim is the same: to create a more fair, open, and representative democracy.
Justice & Public Safety
Habits of highly effective police oversight boards
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A Rise Up Rochester event sought to highlight best practices for successful police accountability organizations.
Culture
Akimbo to reopen in Neighborhood of the Arts
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With support from the community, the independent bookstore will welcome patrons at a soon-to-be-disclosed location in the spring. A three-alarm fire had forced the shop to close its doors in January.
Community
Inside the struggle over Code Blue
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Even with a mild winter, snowy days have shown failings in the Rochester shelter system.