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The group, with student and faculty members, is conducting a petition drive calling for an end to contracts between RIT and two companies with ties to ICE.
Two mature trees have come down as opponents pursue legal action to stop the town of Brighton renovation project.
The move comes in response to recent state legislation that prohibits ICE from detaining individuals in county jails in New York.
More than 700 performances will fill 45 venues in the festival’s 15th year, with new additions including “Circus in the City.”
The University of Rochester-led STELLAR project will launch with $15 million in federal funds over the next two years and could receive up to $160 million over the next decade.
The microlending program for small businesses has facilitated more than $1.6 million in loans since its launch in 2016.
In addition to making alleys clean and safe, the city wants to improve bike and pedestrian connections. Completion of a yearlong study is expected by the end of summer.
“Glory Denied,” which starts the Finger Lakes Opera Festival’s summer season, is based on the story of the United States’ longest-held prisoner of war.
This year’s 29th annual festival will take place on Nov. 7 at MCC and feature over 50 authors and illustrators.
Construction of more than 4,200 rental units has been started or completed in the city since 2022, but for many renters, affordable housing remains beyond their grasp.
Mayor Malik Evans highlighted declines in shootings and homicides during a public safety update, while warning that domestic violence remains a serious problem.
In the heart of the city, new “third places” are popping up—spaces where people can gather and build connection. But will they draw a genuine cross-section of the community?
Activists and upstate mayors want Gov. Kathy Hochul to vastly boost funding for the state Housing Access Vouchers Program to combat the affordability crisis.
The 4-3 vote followed weeks of tension over cuts, transparency, and the district’s financial future.
Defense attorney Matthew Lembke sought to disqualify County Court Judge Kristina Karle, citing allegations that she improperly supported District Attorney Jason MacBride during last year’s election.
In the first half of the 20th century, the Baden-Ormond neighborhood was a locus of Jewish businesses, institutions and synagogues. Then came urban renewal.
Parkinson’s is becoming one of the defining neurological challenges of our time. Meeting that challenge will require a community commitment.
Gates Volunteer Ambulance Service’s new emergency service technology includes a utility terrain vehicle, a pediatric training model, and a new standby generator.
The coalition brings together SEIU Local 200United, Teamsters Local 118, and the Graduate Labor Union in their push for unionization and collective bargaining on campus.
For James Hilbert of One Stop Brew Shop, running a top bottle shop in Rochester means absorbing blows that most consumers never see coming.
The group’s eighth production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s greatest hit promises timeless fun.
New York’s adult-use cannabis market is now five years old. Here and statewide, it continues to grow—and wrestle with challenges.
Without Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed reforms, New York will continue to punish honest drivers and incentivize fraudulent behavior.
The university will establish and lead the Army STEM Education Consortium, playing a central role in developing and expanding the nation’s STEM talent pipeline to achieve national security priorities.