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Robin Wilt will challenge Rep. Joe Morelle in the Democratic primary for New York’s 25th District. Both candidates say this election cycle is critical for the nation’s future.
Isaiah House founder Kathie Quinlan, who helped hundreds of people in Rochester meet death with dignity, died March 4.
Statewide, the university system generates $35.5 billion in economic activity and supports nearly 160,000 jobs, according to the the Rockefeller Institute of Government.
With health coverage and nutrition assistance at risk, state leaders should look to taxing the ultra-wealthy and the most profitable corporations.
Rochester City Council president Miguel Meléndez Jr.’s report focuses chiefly on the impacts experienced by housed residents, while giving far less attention to the people who are most directly and severely harmed by homelessness itself.
More than 35 years after dedicating its first mosque, Rochester’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community continues its mission of service, outreach and interfaith dialogue.
Alleghany Services CEO Chad Klotzbach says better drainage—and better conversations—are key to the future of regional agriculture.
The Rochester wrestling school is creating a stage for aspiring performers while growing the region’s independent wrestling scene.
Rochester City Council president Miguel Meléndez Jr.’s report focuses chiefly on the impacts experienced by housed residents, while giving far less attention to the people who are most directly and severely harmed by homelessness itself.
Maureen Finney will succeed Beth Paul, who steps down in June.
The new community festival featuring live music, food and activities will take place in St. Joseph’s Park downtown.
In an interview with the Beacon during his visit to Rochester Monday, New York Federal Reserve Bank president and CEO John Williams discussed tariffs, artificial intelligence and other issues.
Launched in 2018, the New York State Academic Dental Centers fellowship helps provide dental care to patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Bushnell’s Basin restaurant, in business for nearly a half-century, closed permanently today.
Tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis explore Lieder, or German art songs, in an all-Schumann program.
Novelist Nishant Batsha will discuss his new work at Writers & Books’ Gell creative retreat, paired with a wine tasting.
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Irondequoit Town Judge Brian Green to replace Sandra Doorley, who stepped down at the end of August.
When Verizon applied to build a cell tower along Portland Avenue, residents mobilized in opposition, raising questions about lack of transparency and inconsistencies in the review process. The application was denied, but their concerns remain.
When the business planned to end operations after more than two decades, a trio of former employees decided to continue its work as Our Blend Coffee & Roastery.
The historic multimillion-dollar gift from the Beals, Eastman alumni, will fund a major expansion of Eastman’s Beal Institute for Film Composition and Contemporary Media, which the couple established in 2015.
Partnering with Community Broadband Networks, the county is allocating $4.2 million to provide reliable and affordable high-speed internet access to low-income neighborhoods in the city of Rochester.
The nonprofit Breast Cancer Confidence Project will launch its first book aimed at helping survivors find resilience, inspiration, and confidence.
The “Rochester Proud” ad campaign by the New York Immigration Coalition aims to remind people how immigration has helped build communities.
The Eastman School of Music professor will celebrate his own artistic journey, and new album, in a Sept. 29 concert.