Category: City, Education, Local News
RCSD Announces Increase in August Graduation Rate
The Rochester City School District’s four-year graduation rate was 63% in August, a 3.7 percentage point increase from the previous...
Former Home of Rhinos Gets New Life
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net The soccer stadium that was supposed to turn around a neighborhood may yet have that...
The Children’s Agenda Sponsors Advocacy Trip to Albany
The Children’s Agenda is organizing an Early Childhood Advocacy Day trip to Albany for parents and providers to urge legislators for more...
Ida Perez, Rev. Rickey Harvey Named to Police Accountability Board
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net Northeast community activist Ida Perez and the Rev. Dr. Rickey Harvey are among nine city...
Hispanics are Nearly One-Third of New RFD Recruits
The Rochester Fire Department announced that its current recruit class has the highest percentage of minorities of any class in the history...
As Joe Robach Steps Away, Hilda Rosario Escher Looks to Step In
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net After serving the past 16 years in the state Senate and almost that long in the state...
Fundraisers Added to Help Family of Officer Ortiz
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net The Rochester Police Locust Club has set up a fund to help the two younger children of...
Report: Poverty is a Real Killer
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net Too much month at the end of money is more than a financial strain. The stress saps health,...
GoFundMe for Manny Ortiz Gets a Boost
The GoFundMe account for late Rochester Police Office Manny Ortiz received a boost with the promise of a matching donation. The Rochester...
City Holds Groundbreaking on La Marketa
Patti Singer pattisinger@minorityreporter.net Decades after northeast Rochester residents first talked about having a Caribbean-style plaza...
