Community
Rochester prepares to roll out R-Future Fund pilot
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The program, which aims to support economic mobility and equity for children and their families, will provide each city kindergartner with a $50 seed deposit into a savings account.
Environment
Proposed solar array in Penfield faces resistance
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Residents who live near the Northrup Road Solar Project site have raised concerns over noise, impact on property values, and loss of wooded areas.
Justice & Public Safety
STAMP project faces new legal challenge
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The Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the Sierra Club have filed a lawsuit challenging the Genesee County Economic Development Center’s approval of a $6.3 billion data center at the Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park.
Health & Science
Pharmacy coalition responds to Rite Aid closures
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The chain’s May 5 bankruptcy filing will result in hundreds of store closings nationwide including a dozen here. The Rochester Pharmacy Access Coalition is working to help patients transfer prescriptions.