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Tops an Pricechopper announced on Monday that they would be merging together, effectively doubling their footprint in the northeast. As businesses struggle to deal with the pandemic, they have to find new and sometimes drastic measures to stay above water. Scott Grimmett, the new company’s CEO, gave a statement, saying: “This merger marks a major […]
This week thousands of students in Pre-K through 6th grade in the Rochester City School District will be heading back to in-person learning two days a week. This is part of RCSD’s Phase 2 of its reopening plan. Phase 1, which started last month, involved about 300 students with special needs returning to in-person learning […]
After winning 62% of the vote, Mayor Lovely Warren now has the full support of the City Democratic Committee, even though she was indicted by a grand jury in October for allegedly mishandling campaign funds. Warren is also under investigation for allegedly telling former police chief La’Ron Singletary to “withhold full and truthful information from […]
It’s been a frustrating 16 months for Section V high school football. While their season was cancelled, some of the schools in the southern tier were only miles away from the NY / PA border, where teams played every Friday night. Scott Barker, the Section V football chairman said this about the situation: “The frustration […]
The department of homeland security and the FBI are investigating a vicious malware hack directed at the Victor School District. According to limited reports that don’t compromise the investigation, Victor School Superintendent Tim Terranova said that the hack has closed the district for the time being, but hopes to bring students back in as soon […]
After two years of hard work, road crews have finished the $7.7 million Mt. Read Blvd reconstruction project, according to an announcement from Governor Andrew Cuomo. It all started in April, 2019 with major reconstruction along a mile stretch of the boulevard between Lyle Ave and Buffalo Road. The main goal of the project was […]
On Thursday night, Mayor Lovely Warren was joined by members of the Police Accountability Board, City Council and other community partners to explain her plan to reform the Rochester Police Department in the wake of two high profile mental wellness cases and the national outcry for racial justice. Gov. Cuomo signed Executive Order 203 after […]
Students at St. John Fisher are returning to campus to start the spring semester classes, but to make sure everyone is safe, they must get a COVID-19 test. Students have to get tested before returning to campus and then once a week via an appointment based drive through center that gives results in around 15 […]
The Rochester Police Department released body camera footage on an officer using an irritant on a 9-year-old girl during a family trouble call Friday afternoon. Rochester Police responded around 3:30 p.m. to a home on Avenue B for a family trouble call involving a possible stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, officers say they were approached by […]
Officials at Rochester Regional Health are trying to increase the number of vaccinations of the staff at hospitals where COVID-19 is being treated. At this point, 74% of hospital workers in New York have been vaccinated. According to Dr. Robert Mayo, Rochester General Hospital only has 64% of its workers vaccinated and he’d like to […]