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Squeezed by sharply rising costs and what they believe are inadequate reimbursements from Excellus, Rochester-area physicians in private practice are “literally crying their hearts out.”
DevelopROC’s plan, which envisions nearly 800 residential units as well as retail and office space, will be unveiled to the public Feb. 27.
The Antiracism Curriculum Project’s Resistance Mapping project is digital education archive that documents the history of racist housing and other place-based policies in the Rochester area.
Holly Russell M.D. of Highland Family Medicine says using body mass index as a diagnostic tool is misguided.
New York’s Medicaid program, the primary payer for nursing home care, falls significantly short in meeting annual costs, exacerbating staff recruitment and retention challenges and impacting access to quality care.
The Enterprise Center at PathStone provides funds, training and technical assistance to underserved small-business owners.
How successful are the efforts of Rochester’s colleges and universities to boost economic inclusivity in enrollment? The answer is complicated.
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.
Members of the daily paper’s newsroom, who have been working without a contract, last week held an online town hall to spotlight Gannett’s cuts to employment and resources.
On Jan. 1, former Rochester budget director Michael Burns became deputy mayor, with operational oversight for most city departments.
As the number of U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 passes 1 million, in Monroe County there is reason for both despair and hope.
The fund, managed by Excell Technology Partners, makes seed and early-stage investments in high-tech startups.
New research findings suggest that, even if you opt out of location tracking through social media use and call records, your movement may still be predictable thanks to the data of your family, friends, and even the strangers around you.
By streamlining the process of compliance and regulation for small and midsize companies, OpReddy hopes to spur startup activity here.
A new collaborative, multiyear effort calls for additional sheriff’s deputies and multidisciplinary violence prevention teams.
With the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade, New York’s 2019 passage of the Reproductive Health Act has taken on even greater significance.
The Rochester Beacon’s latest online event focused on what’s causing the city’s rising homicide rate and possible solutions.
A rally at Parcel 5 over the weekend drew hundreds protesting the court’s apparent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives hopes to develop a national model for helping victims deal with the trauma after they get medical care.
The Honeoye Falls-based company had an operating loss of nearly $27 million but said it had achieved several significant milestones.
The Rochester Music Hall of Fame’s 2022 induction ceremony was 100 percent cool.
Employees at two local Starbucks stores recently won union representation. Not every employee made it to the end.
More than 100 U.S. cities and towns now prohibit or limit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. In Albany, two statewide bills are pending. What’s behind the recent moves against these devices?
The Rochester International Film Festival returns to the Dryden Theater for its 64th consecutive year.