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With a new partnership with the New York State Office of Mental Health, $4 million in federal funding has been allocated to support underrepresented students entering or enrolled in mental health degree programs at SUNY or CUNY campuses. Split between the two, SUNY and CUNY will each be provided with $2 million to support tuition […]
Over this past weekend, community members stood outside the Rochester City Board of Education demanding a say in where the school district uses its $1.1 billion dollar budget. Several parents are hoping for transparency as the school district has kept parents in the dark. RCSD parent Robert Brown who attended the rally stated: “It’s about […]
The Federal Trade Commission ordered consumer technology company Credit Karma to pay $3 million to redress false statements that made consumers believe they were pre-approved for credit offers, a misrepresentation the FTC says wasted consumers’ time and hurt credit scores. The FTC says Credit Karma falsely told consumers they were “pre-approved” for credit offers or had 90% odds of approval […]
For over 75 years, Goodnight Moon has now soothed millions of children to sleep in more than two dozen languages. Written by Margaret Wise Brown, with illustrations by Clement Hurd, the picture book has sold more than 40 million copies since its publication on Sept. 3, 1947. Thacher Hurd, Clement’s son and a children’s book […]
If you happen to be in the Spencerport area, keep your eyes peeled for a local family cow. On August 24th, Henry Maier said he was in the process of moving the cow into a new pasture when she jumped the eight-foot fence and bolted. Maier stated: “When she got to the fence she was […]
If you’ve been keeping up with all things Marvel, you might have noticed an extra special guest star in the latest episode for the Disney+ Original She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. Megan Thee Stallion has finally made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as herself in the third episode of the show, involved in a stolen identity […]
Looking for a front-row seat to NASA’s historic return to the moon? Well look no further than the Strasenburgh Planetarium! This Saturday afternoon, the first phase of the Artemis mission is scheduled to lift off after it had to be scrubbed earlier this week to resolve some engine issues. The unmanned rocket will fly by […]
J. Cole is on the cover of the “Dreamer Edition” of the NBA 2K23 video game. This shit crazy. NBA2K23 cover. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 DREAMER @NBA2K pic.twitter.com/x42onadqMq — J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 1, 2022 The Dreamville boss who signed up to play for the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the Canadian Elite Basketball League earlier this year will […]
Yesterday, U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that two organizations in the Western District of New York have been awarded grants from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), with the Willow Domestic Violence Center of Greater Rochester receiving a $450,00 OVW Underserved Program grant award to serve Deaf, Deaf-Blind and hard […]
Flu season is upon us, and if you are looking to volunteer for better health care research, and get paid for it, the Rochester Clinical Research study may be for you. Rochester Clinical Research is working to make the flu vaccine even more powerful and it’s looking for volunteers to take part in the study. […]