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Councilmember Jose Peo has been removed from leading a committee after lewd and disparaging comments were made on his podcast about a fellow councilmember. According to the head of Rochester City Council, President Miguel Melendez says while Peo did not make derogatory comments, he did not stop his co-host from making them about Councilmember Mary […]
Andre’s Barbershop presents Cut For Peace Stop The Violence community event. Monday July 11th from 4-8pm with free hair cut for kids between 7-17 years old.
A huge brawl broke out in a night club on a carnival cruise ship in New York City with more than 60 people. The brawl happened after 2 significant others accussed their partners of cheating. Reports say some passengers were injured during the scuffle but security was able to get everything under control. Click Here […]
According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, Wegmans needs to pay $400,000 after not doing enough security testing and failing to ensure consumer information was kept private. The breach was discovered in April 2021 when a security researcher found that a cloud storage container containing consumers’ sensitive information, such as usernames and passwords for […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed three bills honoring LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. The first bill establishes the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, providing services and money for organizations supporting transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary community. The second bill adds a non-binary gender X to gender designations in elected positions. The final bill signed by […]
Over the weekend, organizers of United and Healing through Monroe County announced their food drive concluded with food distribution on Saturday at the Tops Friendly Markets parking lot in Buffalo. The local organization partnered with the Rochester Red Wings, the Rochester Amerks, and the First Student Bus Company to coordinate the food drive since June […]
After the overturning of Roe V. Wade by the Supreme Court on Friday, New York State lawmakers are weighing in on the court’s decision. Despite SCOTUS the ruling, abortion remains legal in New York State and will continue to remain legal. Over the past several years, the state has passed legislation that expanded abortion rights, […]
Planned Parenthood has proposed an area in Henrietta to be the site of its new facility. However, the Henrietta Town Board struck down its proposal. On paper, the site was rejected due to high traffic concerns. Some town officials suspect the politicized nature of PP’s work to be the real reason for the rejection. Henrietta […]
Starting Monday (June 27th) the summer meals program begins. The Superintendent of Rochester City School District is reminding everyone that students 18 and under can eat free all summer long. There are meal sites for breakfast and lunch all over the city. The Summer Meals Partnership of Rochester leads year-round efforts to plan, promote, and […]
For eager senior students, the graduation season is a time of excitement. But for 30 students from the Rochester International Academy, walking across the stage is extra special. These 30 students are immigrants, most of whom have only been in the United States for a few years. The Academy itself is designed to facilitate immigrant […]
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