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Deputy Superintendent Demario Strickland will assume leadership of the Rochester City School District from outgoing superintendent Carmine Peluso.
In next month’s Democratic primary, the biggest race might be the 137th District Assembly contest between incumbent Demond Meeks and City Councilmember Willie Lightfoot Jr.
The COMIDA board on Tuesday approved Topgolf’s request for financial assistance.
The regional prize competition, which aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Rochester, Buffalo and the Southern Tier, will hand out $600,000 in total awards this year.
From April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023, Rochester’s population dropped by 4,040, or 1.9 percent, and Monroe County lost 1.4 percent of its residents.
Starting next month, books and services will be available at a temporary location in the neighborhood.
Should the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency approve a more than $3 million tax break for a proposed golf-themed entertainment venue?
The Big Oak Driving Range and Golf Shop in Penfield has installed nine Topracer bays, each equipped with Topracer technology.
Blackfriars, one of the longest-running theater companies in Rochester, plans an anniversary season that will honor its history and engage with the community.
An educational model that’s growing in popularity, community schools can serve as a service connector for students and families in need.
Rochester school board officials and the administration speak of equity, diversity, and inclusion but often fail at modeling in these areas while also failing to prepare students for their future by being less than truthful about their education.
The Wayne County company’s 160 employees will now be part of Addman, formed in 2020 by private equity firm American Industrial Partners.
RIT’s 35th Big Shot this weekend will feature the Susan B. Anthony museum and neighborhood park.
The agreement calls for the diocese and its parishes to jointly contribute $55 million to a fund to compensate survivors.
Edwards Vacuum plans to employ 600 at the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park.
Veteran politician Joe Morelle faces a strong challenge from former RPD chief La’Ron Singletary in the race for Congress in the district spanning Monroe County and part of Orleans County.
The Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship plans to charge students $8,900 a year in tuition.
Both Democrats and Republicans need to stop pretending that endless red ink has no consequences. Yet candidates in this election cycle have barely mentioned federal debt and deficits.
Demographic trends suggest declining enrollment is going to continue. Let’s convert underutilized school buildings to affordable housing units.
The reopening comes roughly three months after an August stabbing attack that left one resident dead and another gravely injured.
Flower Power, a new Rochester arts and culture quarterly, published its second issue this week.
NewsMatch, the nation’s largest annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, runs through Dec. 31.
Willow Domestic Violence Center and Providence Housing Development Corporation will receive a total of $3.6 million as part of the Bring Monroe Back program.
A new lawsuit aims to prevent the city of Rochester from clearing a homeless encampment on Loomis Street. City officials say, however, that they are engaged in an outreach effort to help those who lack housing.