Economy & Business
Clean-energy crunch
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Li-Cycle, Plug Power and Hyzon Motors a few years ago seemed to hold the promise of thousands of jobs for this region. But today, all three clean-energy companies are facing serious financial challenges.
Education
Nazareth receives $2.2 million grant
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The funds will support the university’s Revitalizing Educational Equity program to assist underprivileged, low-income and first-generation college students.
Culture
Holocaust survivors’ story links past with present
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“Moses Man: Finding Home,” a musical co-written by Deborah Haber, tells the story of her parents’ nine-year journey to freedom and shines a light on global displacement and the refugee experience.
Health & Science
Wilmot, Roswell get additional grants totaling $13.5 million
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The two cancer centers will continue to explore racial disparities in the use of immunotherapy.
Development
Investment with an impact
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A new apartment building in Rochester’s High Falls neighborhood represents a step toward industry equity for a Black family real estate business and for more affordable housing in the city.
Justice & Public Safety
City loses final round in court on PAB disciplinary powers
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The state’s highest court on Monday rejected Rochester City Council’s argument that the city’s Police Accountability Board should have the power to discipline Rochester Police Department officers.
Culture
Garth Fagan bows out as dance company leader
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More than a half-century after he founded Garth Fagan Dance, Fagan will be succeeded by Natalie Rogers-Cropper, a principal dancer who will assume the role of executive director and school director.
Community
A UR campus rally in support of Palestinians
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A rally on the University of Rochester campus focused on the suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza and the need to “free Palestine,” but was conspicuously silent about Israel’s right to exist.
Culture
Putting their backs into it
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Chicago blues group Nick Moss Band comes to the Rochester area next month following the release of its third album.
GUEST OPINION
The public power defeat in Maine is a lesson
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Maine voters last week wisely rejected a proposal to replace the state’s privately owned utilities with a publicly owned energy grid.