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A conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 49-year-old constitutional right to obtain an abortion, allowing states to severely restrict or ban the procedure.
New York City’s Big Lazy and Booker T Jones produced ragged and raucous sounds.
The Georgia-based IoT company has opened a $1.2 million facility in Pittsford and forecasts continued employment growth here.
The New York law put strict limits on carrying handguns outside the home, requiring gun owners to show a special need to defend themselves.
Day 6 highlights included piano trios led by Connie Han and Joonas Haavisto, and the Queen of Percussion.
Research suggests that buyback programs have limited impact on the crime-gun problem, but they may have the potential to be effective against violent crime in other ways.
The contact-lens maker, which employs more than 1,000 people in the Rochester region, plans to expand and renovate its manufacturing and distribution facilities in Scottsville and West Henrietta.
From smaller venues like Kilbourn Hall to the expanse of Parcel 5, the Jazz Fest crowds were the biggest so far.
A memorial plaque in Washington’s Rock Creek Park captures not only the tragedy of a woman’s too-short life but also the essence of life itself.
Dan Wilson played a smooth set at Max of Eastman Place, while Spyro Gyra packed Parcel 5.
The latest gift from the entrepreneur, whose donations to the university now top $25 million, will fund a major renovation and expansion at the Saunders College of Business.
With its 1921 decision to buy 110 acres of open field along Scottsville Road, Rochester became one of the first cities in the nation to own an airport.
RIT professor Caroline Easton has designed a program to provide addiction treatment and mental health services through videoconferencing and email.
An influx of immigrants has helped stabilize the Rochester region’s overall population. However, the number of foreign-born residents now has dropped in two of the last three years.
Use of virtual reality and augmented reality in health care is limited today. Local researchers say that could change in a big way.
A team working on infections and overactive immune responses and another at the Wilmot Cancer Institute received the grants.
James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov and business partner Steven Cook will be in Rochester as part of the festival’s two-day focus on food.
Beth Berlin is slated to leave Nov. 15. Her former boss, MaryEllen Elia, stepped down as commissioner at the end of August.
Over nearly two decades, the nation’s large metros as a group have outpaced Rochester’s job creation. And they still do.
Blackstone Group executive Wayne Berman has built a highly successful career as a lobbyist and Republican political operative. But the Rochester native’s hometown remains one of his favorite conversation topics.
Since launching on Oct. 18, 2018, the Rochester Beacon has built a substantial readership by staying true to its mission. Second-year goals include expanded coverage and achieving long-term sustainability.
A $5 million grant from the charitable foundation will fund a new approach to addressing barriers related to poverty and improving quality of life.
James Moore, New York’s longest-serving inmate, has been in prison since pleading guilty in 1963 to the murder of a Penfield teenager. Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley submitted a petition opposing his release.
In the first meeting with creditors since the diocese filed for bankruptcy, Bishop Salvatore Matano was asked if some Catholic Ministries Appeal funds might go to compensate survivors of sexual abuse.