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The parents of a former Barker Road Middle School student are speaking out about how school and district officials responded to an incident in which the couple’s daughter was touched inappropriately by a lunch monitor.
Experimental filmmaker Christopher Harris’ art will be shown along with films from the Visual Studies Workshop’s collection.
A Measures for Justice portal will track a variety of data for the Rochester Police Department.
The suit comes in response to an administration demand regarding “illegal” diversity, equity, and inclusion practices that puts billions of dollars in federal education funds to local school districts at risk.
A possible 30 percent reduction in federal HHS spending would put at risk critical initiatives to combat child maltreatment in Monroe County and New York State.
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney and her Republicans colleagues are choosing to turn a strong economy into a recession by failing to a check and balance on the executive branch.
Rehabilitation and growth of incarcerated people, not long prison stays, will make our communities safer places to live.
The complaint seeks to require the city to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
The chorus is presenting Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” a great piece of music that also is a completely individual statement of faith.
The company, formed through Advanced Glass Industries’ acquisition of Glass Fab, expects to create up to 40 jobs over the next five years.
The $1.06 billion spending plan was approved Tuesday night in a 5-2 vote. It includes an increased focus on board goals including literacy, special education, English Language Learning, career and technical education, and athletics.
A five-year, $5.4 million grant will enable Catholic Charities Family and Community Services ramp up assistance with job preparation and placement.
The Rochester City School District board is scheduled to vote tomorrow on the budget plan, which includes a 3.6 percent increase in spending, with more positions for ELL and SEL employees, five new schools, and gains for programming aligned with board goals.
Moore, who pleaded guilty in 1963 to the murder of Penfield teenager Pamela Moss, died April 30 in prison at age 90.
Twenty-four grocers are now part of the program, which identifies and increases awareness of small grocers that offer nutritious foods in city neighborhoods.
After a nearly three-week walkout, unionized Democrat and Chronicle newsroom staffers have returned to work without a new contract. For Gannett, the newspaper’s owner, mounting losses as it pursues a “digital transformation” might be a factor in its hard negotiating line.
A case before the court could change the way homelessness is treated by cities, towns, and police departments across the country—for the worse.
The Office of Public Integrity and the Board of Ethics have begun an investigation into Sandra Doorley’s traffic-stop conduct.
The hydrogen fuel-cell technology firm, which arrived with fanfare in 2021, has exited Monroe County. It derived little benefit from a package of state and local assistance, economic development officials say.
Eastman faculty member Alexander Kobrin’s year-long Beethoven sonata series reaches its conclusion Wednesday evening at Hatch Recital Hall.
In a video, Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley apologized for her conduct toward a Webster police officer who attempted to stop her for a speeding violation a week ago.
A new dashboard from impact mapping company North Arrow shows how resistance to state educational assessments has changed over time.
The latest work by activist filmmaker and artist Mara Ahmed, “Return to Sender: Women of Color in Colonial Postcards & the Politics of Representation,” will screen on May 4 at ROC Cinema.
Five members committed to renewing the Council’s focus on safer neighborhoods, quality housing and equitable access to opportunity.