Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/2023/09/)
Michael Burns and Patrick Beath will assume the roles of deputy mayor and corporation counsel, respectively, replacing Patrick Cunningham and Linda Kingsley, who will retire at the end of 2023.
Monroe Community College has struggled with declining enrollment for a decade. The fall semester offers cause for optimism with a 3 percent increase in the number of credit-seeking students.
Rochester City Council postponed its vote on a pilot downtown ambassador program, a move celebrated by opponents, who link the program with recent efforts to form a business improvement district.
Pat Reilly received more than 50 percent of the votes from the county’s town Republican committee members.
D&D Onslaught, an official branded board game, was developed by two local game designers.
Three candidates are vying for the position of Monroe County Republican Committee chair. All cite the need to revitalize the flagging party but differ on how to do it.
As the number of individuals with no college degree has increased since the COVID pandemic, a Rochester company aims to find the strengths already within students.
The diocese’s plan would create a $126.35 million trust to pay abuse survivors, but it must face off against a rival plan filed by the Continental Insurance Co.
The goal of this year’s Urban League summit, slated for Sept. 19-20, is to inspire attendees to reflect on the legacies they have inherited and how they can build on that foundation.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who was in Rochester for the announcement, says plans include fast-tracking funds for law enforcement technology and equipment.