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The moon blocking our view of the sun may be a rare occurrence, but down here on Earth, small things have been eclipsing bigger things for a long time.
The exhibit, “Urban Alchemy,” features the work of local artists Magnus Champlin and Richard Colón, who will speak at an April 25 reception.
A new report shows the Rochester Police Department’s community engagement efforts are heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go.
In an expansion of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s South Lawn project, work to transform vacant lots in the city’s northeast quadrant is slated to start April 24.
Nick D’Amuro is slated to participate in a May 9 state Bar Association event that will also feature Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as a key speaker.
In a 16-13 vote, the Monroe County Legislature voted against allocating $1 million toward a study to replace RG&E with a public option.
In a book written after her husband’s suicide, nationally recognized wealth adviser Lori Van Dusen reflects on how to find purpose and joy amid harsh realities.
On Tuesday, Monroe County lawmakers will vote once again on a feasibility study for a public takeover of RG&E.
Daan Braveman, president emeritus of Nazareth University, will serve until a new CEO is named.
In a book written after her husband’s suicide, nationally recognized wealth adviser Lori Van Dusen reflects on how to find purpose and joy amid harsh realities.
On Tuesday, Monroe County lawmakers will vote once again on a feasibility study for a public takeover of RG&E.
Daan Braveman, president emeritus of Nazareth University, will serve until a new CEO is named.
A long and dramatic meeting last week reflected the tumult in the Rochester City School District, which in the months ahead will need to hire a new superintendent, finalize its 2024-25 budget, execute a districtwide school reconfiguration plan and now create a transition plan for East Upper and Lower schools.
Eastman Opera Theatre this week presents Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites,” based on a play about a convent of nuns during the French Revolution, when practicing their faith was illegal.
The Democratic and Republican parties each had around 7 percent participation on Tuesday.
The national institute’s April 10-11 event will bring together innovators, educators, researchers, business leaders and policymakers, and others involved in the shift to a circular economy.
The university’s School of Nursing has augmented its curriculum with technology, integrating two virtual reality classrooms and a 20-bed skills lab, as a way to address the projected long-term shortage of nurses.
Students in upstate cities performed poorly on the most recent state assessments—even more poorly than average schools statewide with similar percentages of disadvantaged students.
The Elevate Women’s Business Summit next month will feature networking and a host of speakers on a packed agenda.
All participants in a new Rochester Beacon reader survey agree: Americans are polarized politically. Views vary, however, on why that’s so and what can be done about it.
Attorneys for Donald Trump claim the law that resulted in a nearly $500 million verdict against him represents “a tyrannical abuse of power” by Democrats. But in fact, this anti-fraud law was a Republican-drive statute and it has been consistently supported by GOP state lawmakers over nearly 70 years.
He departs the Rochester City School District in July to join the Churchville-Chili Central School District.
The local organization and three others in Monroe County were among 361 nationwide selected to receive funding from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving