Community
Investing in youth workforce development
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While most efforts in preparing Rochester’s young people for work occur during the summer months, this is beginning to change as programs expand throughout the year.
GUEST OPINION
Why the ‘wanted’ posters at the University of Rochester are antisemitic
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Posters at the River Campus targeted certain individuals not for their personal actions, but for simply being Jewish or allies of the Jewish community.
Letters
Without a trace: the buried history of Rehovot and the Palestinians who lived there
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The small plaque for the Israeli city of Rehovot on the recently renovated Sister Cities Bridge in downtown Rochester omits any mention of Palestine or Palestinians, as if they never existed.
Community
Monroe County gets $1.6 million to fight opioid crisis
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The county’s share is part of nearly $11.5 million in federal assistance to Upstate New York communities.
Community
State earmarks up to $50 million for counties
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The County Infrastructure Grant Program, administered by Empire State Development, will help communities address the housing crisis.
Culture
For Juliet Lloyd, life is a carnival
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With the release of her latest album, the folk-pop musician is returning for a show in Rochester.
Community
A fearless voice for the community
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Gloria Winston Al-Sarag, who died Nov.11, was best known as a journalist and commentator in the city’s Black press.
Education
The Eastman School’s new conductor
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Kate Sheeran, the eighth dean in the Eastman School of Music’s storied century-old history, is “an educator with a very high artistic threshold.”
Education
Four UR students charged in ‘Wanted’ poster case
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The University of Rochester students face charges of felony criminal mischief for distributing the posters, which the university has described as antisemitic.
Economy & Business
Pfisterer eyes global growth with new Rochester facility
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German-based Pfisterer Group, which last week opened its first official manufacturing site in North America at Rochester Technology Park, expects the local facility to play a significant role in its global expansion.