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The FIFA Club World Cup tournament, which concludes on Sunday, has made the global game more accessible to Americans.
Rochester’s downward crime trend at midyear has continued for the third year in a row, with many categories returning to pre-pandemic levels.
City Council is facing criticism for tabling action on the ordinance pending the outcome of the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the city.
The Rochester Night Market at the Exchange, in the Refinery on Flint Street, features vendors from Rochester and Upstate New York every other Tuesday evening.
The policy, required by a new amendment to New York’s Education Law, prohibits students’ use of “internet-enabled devices” during the school day. Other area districts also are updating their policies.
Monroe County will be implementing a $3 million state grant focused on collaboration between local law enforcement agencies and domestic violence service providers.
“We the People.” That’s the big kickoff, right? The Constitution starts out sounding all grand and democratic, but honestly, for a lot of working people, especially anyone just starting out in the real world, those words ring kinda empty. Especially when tax season rolls around. Look, most of us aren’t out here raging against taxes. We get it: schools, roads, hospitals, the whole deal.
I understand the appeal of fireworks, but I can’t help but wonder how it is for birds to suddenly see the sky set on fire, to hear a boom so loud it’s unnatural. Read the letter. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to play PETA. I’m not vegan, or even vegetarian, I’m not a member of any dietary dioceses.
And I understand the appeal of fireworks. Of things that go boom, pretty things, at that.
With the the One Big Beautiful Bill, Republican lawmakers are abandoning their responsibilities to serve their constituents.
For Rochester-area colleges and universities, expenditures of federal awards have totaled nearly $1 billion annually—but that number would be cut sharply if the Trump administration has its way.
For decades, Rochester-area health institutions have struggled to find enough beds for patients who need skilled nursing care. Since COVID, the problem has grown much worse.
Organizations in the Finger Lakes region will receive $201 million, with the rest of the Paychex founder’s donations going to nonprofits in Western and Central New York.
This weekend, the sport that combines extreme biking with obstacle courses brings world-class cyclists back to Genesee Valley Park.
“Project Campfire” will cover the full cost of one session at Camp Seneca Lake for any local Jewish child.
The music school’s upcoming two-day event is designed by and for young female jazz musicians to learn from established female artists.
Much progress has been made to reduce lead poisoning in Monroe County, but local organizations at the forefront of this effort say their work is not finished.
Adopting Good Cause Eviction in the city of Rochester will make the shortage worse for renters.
Here’s how voters can separate political fact from fiction to figure out which candidates are being straight with us and offering substantive policy proposals.
Tech-centric communities show more polarization than non-tech communities when discussing artificial intelligence, researchers found in an analysis of nearly 34,000 comments posted on Reddit.
Surveys and stakeholder interviews will likely begin later this month, with the new city schools chief possibly hired as early as March 2025.
Later this month, a number of local climate organizations will march in downtown Rochester to spur action and educate participants on the interconnectedness of modern-day challenges.
On Sept. 5, 2014, Rochester entrepreneurs and philanthropists Jane and Larry Glazer died when their private plane went down off the coast of Jamaica. For Hazel J. Glazer, the oldest of their six grandchildren, the 10th anniversary of their death is a time to share some memories of her grandparents and reflect on their legacy.
Houses for sale in metro Rochester stayed on the market longer in July compared with a year earlier, but they still sold more quickly here than in any other large metro nationwide.
The city’s Pathways to Peace initiative will launch a proactive case-management approach through its school-based team.