Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/author/willastor/)
The Highland Park and Cobbs Hill reservoirs have long been recreational attractions as well as a source of water for the city’s residents. But to meet federal health standards, the reservoirs could be faced with radical changes their look and configuration.
In a court filing, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester said it “reserves the right to object” to fees paid to lawyers, consultants, and other professionals in the drawn-out case.
Solutions proposed by two other New York Catholic dioceses with similarly stalled bankruptcies might offer a road map for the Rochester case.
The case, involving alleged sexual abuse of paperboys by a route supervisor in the 1980s, will proceed after a two-year detour to the New York Workers’ Compensation Board.
Judge Paul Warren has appointed two mediators to oversee a renewed round of talks.
For decades, Rochester-area health institutions have struggled to find enough beds for patients who need skilled nursing care. Since COVID, the problem has grown much worse.
Parties in the case say they need time to revise the reorganization plan approved by abuse survivors to accommodate a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Nelson Leenhouts, 88, with his twin brother, Norman, built Home Properties, one of the nation’s largest apartment companies, and later launched Home Leasing with his daughter.
The University of Rochester Medical Center, whose UR Medicine system is the region’s largest health care provider, is trying to rein in skyrocketing labor costs.
An appellate division panel decided that former D&C carriers who have alleged sexual abuse by a supervisor are entitled to their long-sought day in court.