Author: DJ Sight
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We all knew that the popular seafood chain Red Lobster was having financial problems and announced it filed chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year. We all knew that changes were coming soon but employees at over 50 restaurants were blindsided by the abrupt closure in locations nationwide. Among the shutdown locations are Lakewood, NY; Buffalo, NY; […]
Governor Kathy Hochul Announced flags on state buildings will be half staffed in honor of the tragic death of a 19-year NYS employee that was struck and killed by tractor trailer while working on the I-90 thruway in the town of Chili May 9th. Flags to be at half-staff to honor NYS Thruway worker (rochesterfirst.com)
A Rochester woman hit big at a slot machine in Las Vegas earlier this month for $12 thousand dollars but after receiving her luggage from Spirit airlines the money she stuffed in her purse was gone. There’s 3 different airports where luggage stopped at Las Vegas, Orlando, and the final stop was Rochester. Her luggage […]
There’s a warning about a new COVID variant called FLiRT. The new strains are sub variants of the omicron variant. The new FLiRT variant has been detected in wastewater surveillance, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From April 14 through April 27, the variant makes up about 25% of the […]
Greater Rochester MLK Commission just announced Sevyn Streeter will be in Rochester this summer Headlining Rochester’s 2024 Juneteenth festival at MLK Park Saturday June 15th. Sevyn Streeter headlining Rochester Juneteenth festival (rochesterfirst.com)
The New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers says Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley needs to step down from her district attorney position. This comes from her April 22nd incident with Webster police after she refused to pull over for speeding and using her position to be above the law. Gov. Kathy Hochul sent […]
A Massachusetts woman won the lottery for $1 million dollars twice within months apart. The lucky woman identified as Christine Wilson played 2 different scratch off tickets her first winnings came from a $10 dollar ticket and 10 weeks later she scored big again from a $50 ticket. She decided to take one big lump […]
More Affordable housing is coming to the downtown area. The Center City Courtyard project will provide 164 housing units located at the corner of S.Plymouth and West Main Street. The project will also provide services available to veterans and substance abuse. New 164-unit affordable housing complex coming to downtown Rochester (13wham.com)
A few weeks ago, we mentioned there was an issue across a few states having problems with calling 911. Now Verizon customers in Monroe and Ontario Counties were having the same issue over the weekend. The issue has been resolved in Ontario and Monroe Counties. Verizon customers experienced 911 call issues Saturday (rochesterfirst.com)
The City of Rochester has installed 40 new parking meters in downtown Rochester. The new meters were installed because the older model meters were giving customers errors and not accepting credit cards. The new meters are touch screens and now feature license plate tracking. City of Rochester installs 40 new parking meters (rochesterfirst.com)