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On Nov. 7, the county executive office and all 29 Legislature seats will be up for grabs. The election outcome could put full control of county government in the hands of Democrats or Republicans.
On Tuesday, Meredith Dragon, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester, returned from a visit to Israel. The Rochester Beacon spoke with her to learn more about Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas as well as the history of Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Local Palestinian Americans who attended a recent rally want Rochester’s elected officials to push the U.S. government to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
A team at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf is working to improve emergency resources and services for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Patrick Dai faces a federal criminal complaint charging him with posting threats to kill or injure Jewish students on campus.
New research suggests that small companies engaged in costly and uncertain research and development are not able to capture the full benefits from their R&D efforts due to spillovers.
Of the 13 announced candidates in the 2024 presidential race, one is clearly the best choice when it comes to the most important issue of our time: climate change.
The Roc Against Gun Violence Coalition plan calls for a series of short-term practical measures and long-term actionable goals.
Rev. Lewis Stewart, who died Oct. 27, was co-founder and president emeritus of United Christian Leadership Ministry.
Sara Gazarek, a two-time Grammy-nominated vocalist recently appointed associate professor of jazz voice, is designing the new program.
One of the best rock voices in town is in fine form on a new four-song EP.
As the Chapter 11 case drags on, payments to lawyers, accountants and consultants have reached $5.4 million, while abuse survivors have yet to see a penny.
The health care technology firm now has garnered $46 million in total capital, to speed development and commercialization of its cuffless blood pressure monitor built into the toilet seat.
Launched in 2021, CurAte helps customers explore cuisines dished up by local restaurants.
Calls that are not life-threatening will go to a nurse rather than an emergency room.
Triggered by a billionaire alumnus’ talk to students, a rift has surfaced between parents and alumni who accuse Aquinas Institute of “woke” ideology and those who defend the school’s board, administration and faculty.
Talking about songwriting on Matt O’Brian’s new project, Flying Object.
A decade after its bankruptcy filing, the company’s Eastman Business Park is helping to spur local job growth by businesses located there.
All new and increased donations to United Way’s Community Impact Fund will be matched, up to $500,000, through the Canandaigua National Bank & Trust 6-County Challenge Grant.
The financial services firm, which now occupies the former site of Hart’s Local Grocers, aims to maintain its close-knit workstyle while helping to bring new vitality to the East End.
To counter a shortage of mental health and addiction counselors, RIT’s Caroline Easton launched a program to recruit the “best of the best interns” from across the U.S.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s thinking on the value of learning is a guidepost for the Rochester Education Fellowship’s effort to transform the city’s schools.
The reopening of a rental assistance portal comes as a statewide moratorium on evictions is expiring.
