Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/category/community/)
On Jan. 27, heads of state from more than two dozen countries are expected to attend the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial. However, there is reason for concern that awareness of the Holocaust is fading and anti-Semitism is on the rise again in this country—including Rochester—and abroad.
Composers Crossing on East Main and Gibbs Street shows how a small group of people with a love and passion for Rochester can shape its future.
Other diocesan Chapter 11 cases have followed lengthy legal battles. In Rochester, the bankruptcy filing was triggered by the Child Victims Act’s one-year window for sex-abuse victims’ claims.
A St. John Fisher College program offers employees at partner organizations a 20 percent tuition discount on a range of masters and doctoral programs.
The latest five-year data shows some improvement both overall and among children under the age of 18.
Financial stress drives health inequities that undermine wellness and increase early mortality more than any other single cause. In our region, the toll in added health care expenses and lost economic productivity tops $1 billion annually.
The founding executive director of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative plans to step down in June after five years at the helm.
Chamber of Commerce manager Adrian Hale, a former speed skater and Marine, turned down high-paying corporate jobs to help tackle some of Rochester’s toughest challenges.
One of its insurers contends the diocese followed “policies and practices … designed to conceal sexual abuse by clergy and protect it from scandal and liability.”
With its 1921 decision to buy 110 acres of open field along Scottsville Road, Rochester became one of the first cities in the nation to own an airport.
An influx of immigrants has helped stabilize the Rochester region’s overall population. However, the number of foreign-born residents now has dropped in two of the last three years.
