Community
Nonprofits reach application deadline for $30M fund
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Applications for resources secured by the New York State Black Legislative Task Force are due by the end of today.
Community
Feeding uncertainty
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As the government shutdown lifts, local food support systems remain on high alert amid lingering concerns about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Education
Hunger strike by UR students ends
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The six students who took part in the strike over UR’s stance on Gaza say the administration did not respond, while a UR spokesperson says the university took steps to address their mental and physical well-being.
Culture
MAG campaign boosted by $3 million donation
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The gift from Abby and Doug Bennett brings the museum halfway toward its goal of implementing free admission for all.
Community
NY to provide $30 million in emergency food funds
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the assistance as the federal government shutdown puts SNAP benefits in peril.
Community
A rising tide of activism
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Organizers of the local No Kings protests see Saturday’s turnout as a sign of growing civic engagement in opposition to Trump administration policies. But will this momentum produce change in public opinion or voter behavior?
Education
UR students launch hunger strike
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Participants call on the University of Rochester to recognize the genocide in Gaza and sever its alleged ties to the Israeli war effort and settlement movement.
Community
New focus on the homelessness crisis
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Advocates, providers, and legislators agree: unsheltered and chronic homelessness in Rochester and Monroe County are on the rise and must be addressed.
Food & Agriculture
UFW pushes for farms to honor union contracts
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United Farm Workers organizers have called on Wayne County’s Wafler Farms to implement a contract imposed in arbitration.
Economy & Business
ESL CEO Masood to retire
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Faheem Masood, who has led the company since 2016, plans to step down next April.