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RCSD Names Eric Rosser New Superintendent
Dr. Eric Jay Rosser Rosser's selection follows a nearly year-long search initiated after former Superintendent Carmine Peluso resigned in...
Staff
Mar 73 min read
Barnhart Presses Monroe County Sheriff on Immigration Enforcement
Monroe County Legislator, Rachel Barnhart - Facebook photo Monroe County Legislator Rachel Barnhart is seeking clarification from Sheriff...
Dave McCleary
Mar 52 min read
Allegations Against Andraé Evans: Workplace Misconduct or Political Attack?
Andrae Evans addresses Irondequoit Democratic Committee Feb 19, 2025 Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andraé Evans faces allegations of sexual...
Dave McCleary
Feb 254 min read
Series of Deadly Crashes Sparks Debate Over Trump Administration's Aviation Policies
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to Toronto crash-landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, flipping upside...
Tyronda James
Feb 182 min read
artículos en español
Abren las solicitudes para los programas de empleo juvenil de verano
La Ciudad de Rochester y el Condado de Monroe invitan a los jóvenes locales de 14 a 20 años a postularse para el Programa de Verano de...
Ciudad de Rochester
Feb 32 min read
La Concejal Mary Lupien Anuncia su Candidatura para Alcaldesa
La concejal de la ciudad de Rochester, Mary Lupien, ha anunciado su candidatura para la alcaldía, preparando el escenario para un posible...
Tyronda James
Jan 152 min read
Evans Lanza Campaña de Reelección Mientras Sinha Entra en la Carrera por la Alcaldía de Rochester
Shashi Sinha y Malik Evans El alcalde Malik Evans anunció oficialmente su candidatura para la reelección el viernes, dando inicio a la...
Tyronda James
Jan 142 min read
Colaboración con la Clínica Vespertina Ayuda a los “Trabajadores Pobres” a Acceder a Pruebas de Detección de Cáncer
Katlyn Newberry Katlyn Newberry, coordinadora de alcance comunitario del Programa de Servicios Contra el Cáncer de la Región de Finger...
Katlyn Newberry, community outreach coordinator, Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region
Jan 82 min read
Local News
NY Correctional Officers Strike as Guards Face Murder Charges
A strike by correctional officers across New York state has entered its 16th day, causing disruptions at more than 30 prisons. Officers...
Tyronda James
Mar 52 min read
Rochester Opens Healing Space for Crisis Responders
Dr. Melany J. Silas-Chandler ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new sanctuary in Rochester is providing frontline workers with a much-needed place to...
Tyronda James
Feb 102 min read
Nurse Navigation Program Saves $7.3 Million by Redirecting 911 Calls
City of Rochester 911 Emergency center The Nurse Navigation program has helped nearly 7,000 non-emergency 911 callers find appropriate...
Tyronda James
Feb 61 min read
New York Residents Must Have REAL ID to Fly Starting May 2025
DMV Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder, along with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials and Monroe County Clerk Jamie...
Staff
Feb 52 min read
National/World News
Preventing Overdose Deaths in Black Communities
Preventing Overdose Deaths in Black Communities Op-ed by Tracie Gardner and Daliah Heller Narcan is a prescription medication that is...
Tracie Gardner and Daliah Heller
Feb 254 min read
Trump's Gaza Takeover Proposal Faces Global Pushback
President Donald Trump WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip and...
Dave McCleary
Feb 52 min read
Fannie Lou Hamer, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, and Magic Johnson Among 2025 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Denzel Washington receives Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19...
Staff
Jan 42 min read
Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
Jimmy Carter was President of the U.S. from 1977 to 1981 Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a Nobel Peace Prize...
Staff
Dec 29, 20242 min read
Editorials
Deportation to Guantanamo Bay: A Troubling Expansion of U.S. Detention Policies
George Cassidy Payne As much as I am personally alarmed by President Trump’s handling of the border crisis, historically speaking, his...
George Payne
Feb 115 min read
Where Will You Shop?
Dr. E. Faye Williams Often people shop where it’s convenient without thinking about the fact that the money they spend may be detrimental...
Dr. E. Faye Williams
Feb 103 min read
Target, the NFL, and the New Landscape of DEI
George Payne The world of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, with many...
George Payne
Feb 75 min read
Partnership with Evening Clinic Helps ‘Working Poor’ Access Cancer Screenings
Katlyn Newberry, community outreach coordinator at the Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region The Cancer Services Program of...
Katlyn Newberry, community outreach coordinator, Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region
Jan 82 min read
In the Community
Monroe County Board of Elections Announces New ExpressVote XL Voting Machines
The ExpressVote XL machines ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Monroe County Board of Elections has announced the acquisition of new voting machines...
Community Submission
Feb 251 min read
County Executive Bello Opens Nominations for 2025 Legislative Youth Awards Nominations Due Feb. 28
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced that nominations are open for the 2025 Young Citizen of the Year, Willie...
Community Submission
Feb 212 min read
Rochester, Monroe County Seek Employers for Summer Youth Internships
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The City of Rochester and Monroe County are looking for local employers to partner in their summer internship programs...
Community Submission
Feb 192 min read
Monroe County Approves Seneca Park Zoo Design Project
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Monroe County Legislature has approved a $6.7 million contract with CambridgeSeven to design the new Tropics...
Community Submission
Feb 131 min read
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