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On Wednesday New York Governor Cuomo announced the first 10 winners in the Covid19 vaccine incentive scholarship raffle. Similar to the lottery system for adults, kids who received at least one dose are eligible to win. Today’s winners included two kids from the Rochester area, one from Syracuse, one from Albany and the rest from […]

Memorial Day morning, a house caught fire in Rochester. There was extensive damage to the home and it has since been deemed unlivable. The house fire left eight people hospitalized, six of which were children. With that, one 12-year-old child has been pronounced dead. The Rochester police were the first to respond to the scene. […]

Yesterday, The Lucky Flea Market, an outdoor vintage market that features local shops and local creatives, had its opening event. Each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.until June 27th, you will be able to attend this pop-up event located in the Anderson Arts and Good Luck Garden Parking lots at the corner of Carlton […]

  Several towns in the Rochester area will be hosting Memorial Day celebrations on Monday. The town of Greece will be holding its annual Memorial Day parade at 11 a.m. The town’s memorial service will follow at 11:45 a.m. Brighton is holding a ceremony at Veterans Memorial at Buckland Park on Westfall Road at 2 […]

Advocates for parole reform are asking lawmakers to back two parole reform proposals. 13 Wham states: “The first is the elder parole bill. It would give those ages 55 and up in prison, who have served 15 years of their sentence, a chance to be paroled regardless of their crime. The other is the fair […]

This coming Wednesday, Rochester City School District students, faculty, and families will have an opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Rochester City School District is partnering with Walgreens to provide students 12 and older with the Pfizer vaccine, and for those who are 18 and over, a limited supply of the single-dose Johnson & […]

Tuesday night, 37-year-old, Lisa Shuler was found dead in her home on Culver Road where she lived with her boyfriend, 40-year-old Seth Larson. Rochester First reported: “Larson has been named a person of interested in the death. Police say he is 5’9″ with tattoos on both forearms and either short, brown hair or a shaved […]

Feeling the heat these past few days? As pools are opening up, Rochester’s spray parks will open for the season this Friday. R-Center spray parks will be open daily from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. These spray parks include the ones at the Carter Street R-Center, David F. Gantt R-Center, Edgerton R-Center, Humboldt R-Center, Roxie […]

A new JumpstARTS intiative was announced Monday morning. The intiative is meant to give local artists affected by the pandemic a boost. JumpstARTS will be utilizing $2 million in CARES Act funding. 13 WHAM stated: “They say the program will help small and mid-sized organizations in Monroe County. Groups eligible to receive funding must have […]

Story #1 Free the People Roc Marches to Promote ‘Daniel’s Law’ Over the weekend, Black Lives Matter group Free the People Roc, held a march and rally to bring attention to mental health needs in our communities. Dozens gathered in downtown Rochester calling on all lawmakers to pass Daniel’s Law, a bill to further expand […]