Justice & Public Safety
Centralized arraignments begin in Monroe County
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The Centralized Arraignment Part Court will handle arraignments for nearly two dozen city, town and village courts countywide.
Beaconomics
The future will look like the past—unless…
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Sound economic policy relies on maintaining the stability of expectations. When the White House creates uncertainty, it has the opposite effect.
Environment
City’s tree-planting effort faces new uncertainty
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In the first two years of a three-year campaign, more than 4,000 street trees have been planted, many in disadvantaged neighborhoods. But under the Trump administration, money for urban forestry initiatives may be in jeopardy.
Four Questions
Summit for entrepreneurial women slates an encore
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With its focus on collective empowerment, innovative thought and creativity, the second Elevate Women’s Business Summit this week is expected again to draw some 300 attendees.
Culture
Pegasus Early Music reprises a Monteverdi showpiece
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For its 20th anniversary concert, Pegasus will feature 25 distinguished early music singers and players, led by Grammy-winning lute virtuoso and conductor Paul O’Dette.
Letters
How did the Signal group chat happen?
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It is of utmost importance to understand how this breach of security discipline came to pass.
Community
A new front against fatal overdoses
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To combat a surge in fatalities, Monroe County has adopted a national model, rolling out an Overdose Fatality Review initiative to research overdose deaths and recommend measures to prevent them.
GUEST OPINION
Investing in public transit is investing in our future
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Now is the time for New York to significantly invest in high-quality transportation networks like the Regional Transit Service in Greater Rochester.
Letters
Conservatives should support clean energy
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Congresswoman Claudia Tenney ought to use her election mandate to address climate change by working to preserve the clean energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Justice & Public Safety
SmART Streets project combines art and pedestrian safety measures
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The new initiative, led by Reconnect Rochester, aims to reduce crashes in the center city.