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A 24/7 restroom could help the homeless and others in downtown Rochester, but questions about cost and security remain.
The Rochester Beacon’s latest event highlighted what lies beneath the talking points of the abortion issue with a panel of faith leaders.
New York is dead last in what it reimburses nursing homes compared to actual costs.
The local facility is one of four General Motors sites nationwide to receive nearly $1 billion in total funding for V-8 engine production and EV components.
The state’s 2021 Cannabis Law has a long—and unachievable—list of objectives. To create a viable legal market, it needs to be revised.
Keith Stith, RPD’s new deputy chief of community engagement, wants to restore trust between police and community by listening and empowering.
Beginning next week, the Beacon will be adding a new page that gives readers another forum where they can share their ideas and opinions.
Ellen Granberg, the first woman to become RIT provost, in July will become the first female leader of GW.
They say the deadly Christmas blizzard in Buffalo showed the city and county are not prepared for a severe weather emergency.
The University of Rochester Medical Center is looking for more participants in the landmark Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative.
Heather Podesta, who grew up in Brighton, owns one of the largest lobbying firms in the nation’s capital. “I get to work on some of the biggest policy issues that matter in our country,” she says.
The program, slated to begin Jan. 4, follows concerns raised over the adequacy of the district’s special education programs during the pandemic.
Over two decades, Monroe County’s Republican Party has lost its enrollment advantage. With ongoing gains in both the city and suburbs, are Democrats now poised to gain even more power locally?
Republican George Mitris, a first-time candidate, has campaigned as a non-politician in his bid to defeat incumbent Rep. Joe Morelle.
The campaign, the nation’s largest grassroots annual fundraising effort in support of nonprofit news organizations, runs through Dec. 31.
Launched a year ago, Women and the Vote NYS is building a suffragist directory and gravesite map to guide exploration of New York’s rich and influential suffragist history. Now, a new documentary, “Election Day 2020|NYS,” is in the works.
With the longtime Republican incumbent not seeking re-election, voters in the 56th District will be sending someone new to Albany.
Those who defend high per-pupil spending here cite better student outcomes. Yet the numbers don’t support the narrative.
SunDensity has closed on $2.5 million in initial financing and is establishing its presence in Rochester.
Despite the Rochester district’s chronically underperforming schools, budget crisis and COVID challenges, Lesli Myers-Small says “this is the moment I’ve been waiting for all of my life.”
The company that Austin McChord started in 2007, which employs 200 in the Rochester area, raised more than $500 million in its IPO.
The funds from former students and through a match from Wegmans will make a Fisher education accessible to more students and boost innovative instructional approaches.
Democrat Samra Brouk has a sizable lead over Republican Christopher Missick in campaign contributions. Will she be able to flip the 55th District on Nov. 3?
The pandemic and other challenges notwithstanding, our focus is on growth, not surviving from week to week.