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The battery recycler is building a Rochester Hub which will create 270 new jobs. The funding is the first conditional commitment from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program.
At its new location in Rush, Black-owned ranch A Horse’s Friend continues to help urban youth.
The newest single from the keyboardist of Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is a funky, goofy song.
Though COVID-19 hurt the health care system, the root of its ills lies in the fee-for-service model, an expert contends. But efforts to restore balance could take a while.
“Russian Troll Farm” satirically examines the topics of election interference and misinformation campaigns.
The facility, first in the region, is part of a multiphase $227 million project to build a comprehensive campus. It is expected to perform 6,000 surgeries a year.
The university attracted funds for individual and multidisciplinary research in 2022.
A recent event hosted by the Levine Center to End Hate asks, can white Jews and African Americans find the common ground they once had?
The Rochester Black Authors Association’s ‘Books & Bubbly’ event will take place next week at Writers & Books.
Support for a dangerousness clause in gun charges is gaining popularity, but will it work to bring down violence?
Several Rochester natives who work in Washington share their thoughts on the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
In a Rochester Beacon poll, three-quarters of respondents said the president should be impeached or removed under the 25th Amendment.
After the horrific events of Jan. 6, our political leaders must find unity and act with collective clarity in the coming days.
Local representatives condemn the pro-Trump mob that assaulted the halls of Congress during the joint session to officially count Electoral College votes confirming Joe Biden’s victory. Biden’s election was ratified in the early morning hours.
During NewsMatch, the nation’s largest grassroots fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, donors gave more than $20,000—and the Beacon is in line to receive another $15,000 in matching funds.
The two economists are slated for the Beacon’s Jan. 14 online event, “The 2021 Economic Outlook: COVID and Beyond.”
The operator of skilled nursing facilities has agreed to accept COVID-positive patients, easing the burden on hospitals.
Nancy Bennett will be special adviser to county health chief Michael Mendoza. Common Ground Health CEO Wade Norwood will lead community engagement and education efforts.
The articles this year that drew the most readers and meant the most to our writers span a wide range of topics.
The two approved coronavirus vaccines use messenger ribonucleic acid to produce antibodies to fight COVID-19. The new approach—decades in the making—also could transform the battle against cancer and other diseases.
DeAnna Burt-Nanna will be the sixth president and first person of color to lead the college.
Like the autumn surge in new daily COVID-19 infections, first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in recent weeks have turned upward.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s “transformational grant” will allow the United Way to fully explore innovative methods to support the nonprofit sector, President and CEO Jaime Saunders says.
Ian Mikutel and a partner have launched VacSeen, which makes and delivers blue silicone wristbands worn by individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.