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Three Democratic hopefuls are running to challenge Trump-aligned Rep. Claudia Tenney in 2026 in a recently redrawn district that has been a GOP stronghold.
For the 14th year, the 2025 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival will bring acrobatics, music, theater, disco, and inventive performances to downtown Rochester.
The first universitywide minimum stipend for doctoral students comes after pressure from the Graduate Labor Union.
Legislation is needed to safeguard astronomical research and limit excessive light that affects wildlife and ecosystems on Earth.
The project will set new greenhouse gas reduction goals for the city and outline additional strategies.
The Sept. 5 show is a relaunch for ROC Lyric Opera, formerly Rochester Lyric Opera, and a new collaboration between the opera company and Nazareth University’s music and theater departments.
Sued in April by the Trump administration over its sanctuary city policy, Rochester is not backing down: City Council this week codified the city policy. But the legal fight is far from over.
The county-owned residential health care facility will receive the funds to upgrade and expand ventilator care.
Bloomfield’s Finger Foods Farm and Canandaigua’s Renewal Mill will compete with 18 other food and agriculture businesses for $3 million in prize money.
Some community members voiced concerns about potential disruptions caused by the project.
Youth workforce development programs are fueling the future, but the funding squeeze is real.
New York Focus, a statewide nonprofit newsroom, surveyed residents across New York to better understand how local news is meeting the needs of its audiences.
The conversation had stalled last week over 16 outstanding economic issues, union officials said.
Aerospace engineering student Amos Prince, one of 40 “Bridging the Dream” scholarship recipients, is pursuing studies to address the environmental impacts of aviation.
A nonprofit model would shift the industry’s focus from profits to the social purpose of keeping Americans as healthy as possible.
The company’s 2024 Home Showcase performances will feature a wide range of dances spanning its half-century history.
The Highland Park and Cobbs Hill reservoirs have long been recreational attractions as well as a source of water for the city’s residents. But to meet federal health standards, the reservoirs could be faced with radical changes their look and configuration.
Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan’s program will pair music by a rarely performed 20th century French master with a recent work by an American maverick.
The communitywide initiative will examine the impact of the opioid epidemic and help shape efforts to address it.
Workforce development grants to boost skills training and employment opportunities were awarded to Foodlink and four other businesses and organizations in the Finger Lakes region.
The technique, called CAD-LB, holds promise for rapidly diagnosing cancer and assessing the progress of therapies.
While most efforts in preparing Rochester’s young people for work occur during the summer months, this is beginning to change as programs expand throughout the year.
Posters at the River Campus targeted certain individuals not for their personal actions, but for simply being Jewish or allies of the Jewish community.
The county’s share is part of nearly $11.5 million in federal assistance to Upstate New York communities.