Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/2026/09/)
Gekko Photonics makes analyzers that help manufacturers check product quality without stopping the line. Five other startups, working on lasers, displays, biotech and medical devices, also won awards at the ninth Luminate NY finals in Rochester.
U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci Jr. officially ended the work of CPA Mark Kercher in the case of restaurateur Kathy Mott, who is awaiting sentencing for check-kiting. While praising Kercher, Geraci said: “You can’t get blood out of a stone.”
A second Brighton resident has joined the case, claiming that town officials did not respond to his request to erect an Easter banner in Twelve Corners Memorial Park.
The unexpected death of her father, Shear Ego Salon & Spa co-founder Gene Cardamone, thrust Shayna Cardamone Moretti into the leadership role.
New tools are helping to identify which brain injuries might increase a person’s risk of developing epilepsy and which treatment options to pursue after a diagnosis.
Our city is dying, under the weight of thousands of plastic bottles, fast food wrappers, and plastic bags that have been thrown carelessly around the streets. We often discuss large-scale industrial dumping, but we easily overlook another major problem, our daily habit of littering. We often turn a blind eye or refuse to acknowledge how often we neglect our communities and dump garbage wherever. I often see people casually littering on sidewalks, tossing trash out windows, even opening full doors just to throw a trash bag out! Although it may seem small, these acts of littering add up, and they all negatively affect our environment.
An upcoming RoCo exhibit poses questions about immigration and belonging in the United States.
Members of 1199SEIU and community allies called on Congress to restore legal protections for immigrant workers and warned that deportations and federal cuts are straining hospitals, nursing homes and home care.
Five years and $1.8 million in state money have given the Cornell Hops Breeding Research and Extension Program a chance to develop a variety New York can call its own. But can New York farmers afford to grow hops?
Payday loan apps trap people in long cycles of reborrowing and debt. Enacting the STOP Act would strengthen New York’s ability to enforce the law and prevent its residents from getting fleeced.