Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/2024/07/page/3/)
Home prices have been surging here, a fact captured in the city of Rochester’s controversial recent property reassessments. When property values rise, it creates more wealth for homeowners—but a higher assessment does not necessarily translate into a tax increase.
In her lawsuit, Barbara Fagan-Zelazny contends Rochester’s Young Women’s College Prep Charter School terminated her after falsely accusing her of failing to properly deal with inappropriate student-teacher contacts.
The time has come for New York to honor its commitments to environmental justice and climate leadership, and reject the landfill operator’s application to operate beyond 2025.
Demario Strickland became the Rochester school district’s interim superintendent this month. The Beacon posed four questions to see how he views the task before him and how he plans to work with both the community and the school board.
Our fellow citizens have the power to create a hostile environment for Jews, and they are availing themselves of it.
There is no better action item than saving children from infant mortality and ensuring released incarcerated workers will not cause harm to the community.
Rochester Artist Collaborative aims to raise $1 million, with a focus on business sponsorships.
The fact that Rochester has the worst school district in New York State is a collective failure.
Since the state’s takeover of the Medicaid prescription drug program last year, safety net hospitals and clinics—those serving Medicaid, uninsured and underinsured patients—have been reeling from the loss of drug company discounts.
ARPA, which is meant for economic relief following the pandemic, is being treated like pork barrel spending. The Legislature and the public have a right to know what’s going on with these funds.