Category: Featured News, Uncategorized
As Puerto Rico Approaches Financial Collapse, Democrats Lambaste GOP’s Complacency
Apr 22, 2016
As Republicans and Democrats once again dispute over legislation, Puerto Rico is stuck in the middle, needing $70 billion of debt...
RTS Celebrates Opening of New Transit Center; Once It Opens, Customers Ride Free Until End of Year
Nov 03, 2015
RTS Celebrates Opening of New Transit Center; Once It Opens, Customers Ride Free Until End of Year Mon, Nov 3, 2014 In celebration of the...
Slaughter Announces $200,000 Brownfield Grant to Clean Up Jay, Orchard Area
Mar 10, 2015
By Staff Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-Fairport) has announced a $200,000 Brownfield grant from the Environmental Protection...
U of R Conducts Study to prevent Alzheimer’s, says Minorities’ Participation Key
Feb 23, 2015
By Lisa Dumas Researchers at the University of Rochester’s Alzheimer’s Disease, Care, Research and Education (AD-CARE) Program are...
RTS to hold Information Sessions for Proposed New Route
Feb 16, 2015
By Staff Regional Transit Service (RTS) plans to launch a new route, and combine two previous routes, which will now run between...
Something to Think About: Stop the Insanity
Feb 16, 2015
Op/Ed by Michael Vaughn You may have guessed I wanted to get your attention from the title of my column this week. One of the reasons I...
Delmonize Smith Leaves City Hall, Kate Washington Appointed Interim
Feb 16, 2015
Delmonize Smith, commissioner of the city’s department of business and neighborhood development, will be leaving the job after less...
No Indictment in NY Chokehold Death
Dec 03, 2014
A New York grand jury, Wednesday, declined to indict Daniel Pantaleo a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man,...
Rochester Housing Authority Names Adam McFadden Executive Director
Oct 16, 2014
By Staff In a move that’s leaving many in the Latino Community scratching their heads, the Rochester Housing Authority (RHA) removed...
Rochester’s YWCA Celebrates Housing Expansion and Giving Hope to Women
Oct 01, 2014
By Delani Weaver Over the last six years, the YWCA has been trying to keep up with the rising amounts of homeless women and children by...