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The comedy, produced by Rochester Community Players’ Irish Program, opens tonight at he Multi-Use Community Cultural Center.
The campaign to create a business improvement district, led by the Partnership for Downtown Rochester, faced vocal opposition and insufficient City Council support.
Alternative therapy, transformational travel, outdoor experiences and employment are some of the approaches in use in the city of Rochester to reduce violence.
A decrease in core aid funding, as proposed in the state budget, will impact more than 9,000 learners in Rochester.
The funds for local developments are part of a $260 million allocation statewide, spanning 29 developments.
Marielena Velez de Brown M.D., deputy commissioner, will serve as acting commissioner until a replacement is selected.
Roughly 115 professional home care workers at the unit voted to join 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.
A recent update reveals that the 2020 cohort has a projected graduation rate of 65.4 percent.
The seemingly private decision about building a family is no longer private with clear and negative environmental effects for present and future generations.
Rochester-area citizens must demand local government and others fight for lower electricity prices for businesses and residences.
The performance, inaugurating the 50th anniversary season of classical public radio station WXXI, will feature soprano Kearstin Piper Brown and musicians sponsored by the Black Students’ Union at the Eastman School of Music.
Many discarded or seized firearms are eventually destroyed, but not all. The parts that survive can become the components of new firearms—including “ghost guns” that are difficult for law enforcement agencies to trace.
The governor’s announcement of $50 million in state funds will do nothing to lift Rochester’s children out of the misery of poverty—and news reporters gave her a free pass.
The principle behind the property tax is simple, but the arithmetic gets messy with many properties of varying and changing values—which is why reassessments like the one underway in the city of Rochester are necessary.
A new Police Accountability Board report is a deep dive into policies surrounding juvenile use of force that is insightful but also limited by the scope of data from the Rochester Police Department.
Both proponents and opponents have been busy since the draft proposal was released last fall.
The second album from jazz trio CMD is another collection of new takes on favorite classic songs.
Without another extension, the agreement that established the University of Rochester’s education partnership organization to manage East Lower and Upper Schools will expire next year.
Data from Common Ground Health shows the impact of social disconnection in the Finger Lakes region.
The allocation to combat poverty was one of several funding announcements made by Gov. Kathy Hochul in Rochester Tuesday.
A pair of monthly Federal Reserve Bank of New York surveys show a decline in business activity across New York, but also optimism about the future.
More than $100 million in grants will be awarded statewide, up $17.7 million.
Our Voices Project will present its newest film, “Being Black in America,” later this month at the Pittsford Community Library.
At the start of the fifth year since COVID struck, the Rochester regional economy is continuing to recover, but the rate of growth has slowed. And by several key measures, it lags New York and the nation as a whole—but is that a useful yardstick anymore?