Events
Beacon slates event with city schools chief
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On April 17, the Rochester Beacon will present a wide-ranging online conversation with Eric Rosser, who is nearing completion of his first year as Rochester City School District superintendent.
Beacon Notes
Beacon Annual Community Meeting postponed
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The Rochester Beacon community gathering, slated for Tuesday, Jan. 27, will be rescheduled to a date this spring.
Beacon Notes
Beacon’s annual matching-gift campaign to begin
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NewsMatch 2025, part of the nation’s largest annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.
Beacon Notes
Beacon tops $40,000 in NewsMatch campaign
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The Rochester Beacon raised more than $21,000 from individual contributors and has received another $19,500 in matching funds to support nonprofit news.
Events
Beacon slates forum on traffic fatalities
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The Feb. 12 event featuring Mayor Malik Evans and traffic policy experts will look at Rochester’s participation in Vision Zero, a national initiative that aims to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.
Government & Politics
Tracking Election 2024 results
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Final voting took place Tuesday in an election year headlined by a tumultuous and highly polarized presidential race but also featuring key local races. The Rochester Beacon is providing live vote-count updates as AP reports them.
Beacon Notes
Foundation grants boost Beacon funding
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Led by a total of $55,000 in funding from the ESL Charitable Foundation and the William & Sheila Konar Foundation, the Rochester Beacon will receive a substantial increase in institutional support this year.
Beacon Notes
Rochester Beacon again exceeds NewsMatch goal
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For the second straight year, individual contributors donated nearly $25,000 to the Beacon during NewsMatch, the nation’s largest grassroots fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations.
Beacon Notes
Beacon’s NewsMatch campaign starts Nov. 1
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The annual matching-gift campaign—part of the nation’s largest annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations—runs through Dec. 31.
Beacon Notes
Beacon to launch endowment drive
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The goal of the Beacon Community News Fund campaign, which runs June 1-16, is to raise funds to hire a full-time reporter—the first step in building a small core staff of professional journalists.