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Luminate NY’s fourth cohort winner, based in Portland, Ore., has committed to setting up its pilot high-tech manufacturing here.
The RCSD has failed urban Rochester kids for decades. It shows them nothing during their education journey yet expect them to be enthused, responsive and stay the course.
We pour millions and billions of dollars into education. But too many children are still not graduating, still not succeeding in life.
Three years after COVID-19 was declared a global health emergency, the Rochester has yet to return to its pre-pandemic employment level.
State Sen. Samra Brouk says Rochester is underfunded compared to other large upstate cities and needs additional state money to address the challenges of crime and poverty.
At a local event, two former political opponents from South Africa spoke about their peacebuilding experiences and how it could help ease polarization in the U.S.
Results presented last week show that more than 68 percent of RCSD kindergartners assessed scored below a level that indicates a student is functioning in a “normal range.” But the data can be tricky.
The Rochester jam band’s Jan. 18 InVERTed festival will feature plenty of music and art.
The Sierra Club and Finger Lakes activists claim Greenidge Generation’s plant violates Clean Water Act rules.
The SaaS firm is the latest local business backed by Grand Oaks Capital.
Rev. Angela Sims is tackling the challenges facing Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, an institution that shares her ideals.
The RACF-United Way initiative, which has assisted 174 agencies in the region, will accept applications through Nov. 20.
The new Rochester Beacon COVID-19 Dashboard and other data sources show an accelerating spread of the virus here, in New York and throughout the U.S.
The Landmark Society’s 2020 Five to Revive program seeks to boost renovation projects that will bring economic and cultural benefits.
Lucia Acosta-Castillejo will lead the Monroe County nonprofit that provides continuing medical education and other support services for area physicians.
A new Amazon distribution center will locate in Greece, and Monroe County could be a contender for billions of dollars in proposed innovation research funding.
For Rochester’s mayor, a felony conviction would mean removal from office and the possibility of losing her pension; for the district attorney, a hung jury or acquittal would be a political blow.
Rochester has played a role in testing of the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. An interim analysis indicates a 90 percent effectiveness rate in preventing an infection.
Among the “non-core assets” sold is BridgeTower Media, the business-to-business subsidiary that includes the Rochester Business Journal.
Works in the show range from traditional Haudenosaunee media like basketry and beadwork to contemporary forms like photography and painting.
Spurred to action by the deaths of George Floyd and Daniel Prude, Jackie McGriff launched the Our Voices Project, a collection of aural and visual stories.
In the wake of Tuesday’s presidential election, whose outcome is still unclear, 82 percent of respondents to a Rochester Beacon poll say they are “very concerned” about the nation’s polarization.
Monroe County Clerk Jamie Romeo and state Senate hopefuls Samra Brouk and Jeremy Cooney hold leads, with absentee ballots still to be counted.
Congress and a Biden White House are more likely to come to agreement on an injection of cash for state and local governments, plus industrial and anti-poverty programs.