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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.
RG&E billing inconsistencies and proposed rate hikes have caused a furor. While activists seek an implementation study for a public takeover of the utility, RG&E sees a solution in improved customer service and smart meters.
Joseph M. Lobozzo II, who died May 12, built JML Optical Industries from a one-man operation into a multimillion-dollar business. He also was a generous contributor to RIT and UR.
The credit union gave 119 grants in the first quarter to organizations that provide critical services and programs for individuals, children, youth and families.
The “Get the Lead Out Together” campaign launched this week aims to create a comprehensive water service line inventory and aid replacement efforts.
Data collected in the 10-year project will help researchers better understand how Parkinson’s symptoms advance.
Ants to Gods will be joined by their moms for their “Momfestation” show on Mother’s Day.
Presented to more than 1,000 area schoolchildren, Take It Down! is an innovative effort that tackles an important topic. But how well does it fulfill the Rochester Museum & Science Center’s stated mission to embody accuracy in its educational programs?
The regulatory clearance for measuring heart rate and oxygen saturation brings its Heart Seat closer to entry in the marketplace.
The 745,000-square-foot fairlife milk production facility is expected to create up to 250 jobs.
In the first increase since 2004, the rate paid to assigned counsel is doubling. But some say while the hike is overdue, it falls short.
The “unprecedented investment” in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will put more deputies on the road and create a Regional Investigative Operations Center.
The PAB last week provided updates on its operations and answered questions from City Council members.
Fresh off an international tour, country musician Ward Hayden is happy to be back in the States and returning to a friendly scene in Rochester.
An ownership change at the Hungerford building, long a focal point of artistic activity, has prompted some tenants to leave and spurred a larger discussion about support for independent artists in Rochester.