Letters
The great debate: protect our lakes
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As climate change threatens to decrease our water supply, it is critical that we maintain the integrity of the Great Lakes Compact.
Health & Science
UR Medicine opens acute brain injury rehab unit
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The 11-bed Acute Brain Injury NeuroRehabilitation Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital is designed to serve patients recovering from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and other types of acute acquired brain injuries.
Education
Grad students are an issue in UR contract talks
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SEIU Local 200United wants to bring some 1,500 UR graduate students into the union’s fold, a move the university has resisted.
Letters
The therapeutic benefits of community gardening
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Gardening is good for physical and mental health, and working with others builds a sense of community.
Community
A new affordable housing tool
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ERASE Racism’s Affordable and Inclusive Housing Tool assesses opportunity, education, racial dissimilarity and other factors in neighborhoods across New York, aiming to start a conversation about fair housing.
Culture
An indie debut fueled by collaboration
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In January, Rochester band Kelley’s Heroes will release its first CD, “Who’s Gonna Save the World?”
Community
A hard harvest for fruit growers
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A record-breaking cold snap in May has taken a toll on many apple orchards and other fruit farms in the Rochester region. Growers are taking steps to be better prepared for unpredictable weather in the future.
Justice & Public Safety
Judge rebuffs bid by creditors committee in diocese bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Judge Paul Warren declined to kill a $63.5 million settlement agreement between Continental Insurance and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester that the official committee of unsecured creditors rejected.
Community
NY aims to boost high-speed, affordable broadband
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The program, with money from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, is designed to fund broadband infrastructure to and in low-income housing buildings.
Health & Science
SEIU members poised for walkout at UR
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Barring a settlement, some 1,800 union members plan a one-day job action at the University of Rochester’s River Campus and UR Medical Center facilities.