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Amid a dip in completion rates and uncertainty at the federal level, the Rochester Beacon spoke with SUNY Chancellor John King to discuss college financial aid.
The addition of BusPatrol cameras is intended to curb stop-arm violations.
The Saturday event at Cobbs Hill Park has been organized in response to federal funding and employment cuts directed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, which operates the Regional Transit Service, needs a sharp increase in state funding to keep pace with rising expenses.
New York has a unique opportunity to act this year to jointly address the intertwined affordability, housing, public health, and job equity crises.
A group of alumnae still hopes to buy the campus and buildings after its bid to also acquire the defunct institution was turned down by the college’s trustees.
For its second Spanish-language production, Eastman Opera Theatre is presenting Osvaldo Golijov’s Grammy-winning “Ainadamar,” a surrealistic tragedy centered on Federico Garcia Lorca and the actress who served as his muse.
A working paper from the Center for Public Safety Initiatives at Rochester Institute of Technology shows a downward trend in traffic stops since 2017.
Wong Ming, the chef and owner of Ming’s Noodles who passed away in January, brought to the local restaurant scene an insatiable curiosity about the breadth of Asian cooking.
The Centralized Arraignment Part Court will handle arraignments for nearly two dozen city, town and village courts countywide.
The Elevate Women’s Business Summit next month will feature networking and a host of speakers on a packed agenda.
All participants in a new Rochester Beacon reader survey agree: Americans are polarized politically. Views vary, however, on why that’s so and what can be done about it.
Attorneys for Donald Trump claim the law that resulted in a nearly $500 million verdict against him represents “a tyrannical abuse of power” by Democrats. But in fact, this anti-fraud law was a Republican-drive statute and it has been consistently supported by GOP state lawmakers over nearly 70 years.
He departs the Rochester City School District in July to join the Churchville-Chili Central School District.
The local organization and three others in Monroe County were among 361 nationwide selected to receive funding from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving
The RCSD initiative to recruit and retain teachers is now looking for community volunteers, including alumni, who can leverage their expertise and networks.
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.