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Monroe County Judge Meredith Anne Vacca has been recommended by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to serve on the Federal Court for the Western District of New York. If confirmed, Vacca will make history as the first woman of color and the first Asian-American on the WDNY bench. Vacca’s judicial career began in Monroe County […]
Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” has set a new Spotify record for the most single-day streams of a rap song, surpassing the previous record held by Drake and Lil Baby with “Girls Like Girls.” Released on May 4, 2024, following Lamar’s “Meet the Grahams,” the track quickly became a viral sensation, accumulating over […]
New York’s EBT system will experience a temporary shutdown on May 19, 2024, from midnight to 11 a.m., to facilitate a system transition. This outage will affect all EBT cardholders in New York, preventing them from using their cards for food and cash transactions during this period. Additionally, the customer service helpline, app, and online […]
Disneyland in Anaheim, California, has received final approval from the Anaheim city council to undertake a significant expansion of its theme parks, a project referred to as “DisneylandForward.” This project, described as the “biggest thing” since Disneyland’s opening in 1955, involves rezoning approximately 550 acres to allow for the expansion of Disneyland and Disney California […]
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)
Two young Black high school students, Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson from St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans, have achieved a groundbreaking mathematical feat by finding a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean Theorem—a task considered impossible for over 2,000 years. This theorem, fundamental in geometry, states that in a right triangle, the square of the […]
Colorado lawmakers have passed significant legislation to strengthen the state’s funeral home regulations following alarming incidents that revealed severe deficiencies in oversight. The legislative action came in response to the discovery of 190 decomposing bodies in a bug-infested funeral home and instances of fake cremation ashes and illegal trade in body parts. These revelations shed […]