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The money is part of Bring Monroe Back, the county’s plan to distribute funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
In his new book, University of Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank chronicles the quest to find evidence of extraterrestrial life and intelligence.
The renowned composer and jazz pianist, who grew up in Fairport, brings his trio to Kilbourn Hall on Nov. 9.
Although there are other ways of generating power that also produce little or no CO2, they may not be as reliable or as practical as nuclear power.
On Nov. 7, the county executive office and all 29 Legislature seats will be up for grabs. The election outcome could put full control of county government in the hands of Democrats or Republicans.
On Tuesday, Meredith Dragon, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester, returned from a visit to Israel. The Rochester Beacon spoke with her to learn more about Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas as well as the history of Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Local Palestinian Americans who attended a recent rally want Rochester’s elected officials to push the U.S. government to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
A team at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf is working to improve emergency resources and services for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Patrick Dai faces a federal criminal complaint charging him with posting threats to kill or injure Jewish students on campus.
New research suggests that small companies engaged in costly and uncertain research and development are not able to capture the full benefits from their R&D efforts due to spillovers.
An upstate consortium that also includes Buffalo and Syracuse is now in a select group of regions competing for billions of dollars in federal funds allocated for semiconductor manufacturing and innovation.
The Ontario battery recycler, which received a $375 million loan commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy earlier this year, plans to conduct a review of the project’s scope and budget.
The deal to buy Philadelphia’s SUMO Heavy brings deep e-commerce knowledge to Rochester-based ITX.
Left-Handed 2nd Baseman’s newest album is experimental, collaborative, and as lyrically deep as always.
The city of Rochester is starting the design phase of the Inner Loop North Transformation Project. The project will fill in a 1.5-mile stretch of the expressway, reconnecting downtown Rochester with the Public Market and the city’s Brown Square, High Falls, Upper Falls and Marketview Heights neighborhoods, and providing land for redevelopment.
The agreement comes three days before the nurses, the first to successfully organize a union in Rochester, planned a five-day strike.
The County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency approved $63.4 million in tax incentives for the Coca-Cola subsidiary’s planned $660 million milk production facility on Tebor Road in Webster.
The Rochester Area School Health Plan, encompassing all of Monroe County’s 17 school districts and two BOCES organizations, will move its retiree health plan from Excellus to Aetna.
At the five-year mark, the Rochester Beacon continues to grow by staying sharply focused on its nonprofit mission. We’d like to thank all who have made it possible.
Singer-songwriter John McCutcheon returns to the Rochester area Thursday fresh off recording a collaboration album with Tom Paxton that blends political views with humor.
Ninety-one percent of the union’s members voted to authorize the action, but both sides say they are committed to keep negotiating.
Comedian Amy Brown, who was a finalist in the “Funniest Person in Rochester” contest, returns to Comedy @ The Carlson
Local universities are boosting efforts to guide families through the financial aid process, so that students do not fall into unwieldy debt.
The latest campaign disclosure reports show incumbent Adam Bello raised $150,000 and Republican challenger Mark Assini brought in $34,000 from July to October.