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There’s no end in sight for Rochester City School District parents and students struggling with remote learning. Just before the start of the 2020 School Year, RCSD announced that kids would be kept out of the classroom for the first 10 weeks, due to COVID concerns. On Thursday, Superintendent Meyers-Small announced that in-person classes are […]

Uniting and Healing through Hope of Monroe County is looking for volunteers to help donate food and put together food baskets for families in need for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The organization is also looking locations to hold food drives. If you would like to volunteer visit: https://www.unitingthroughhope.com/

Officials from the AHL and the NLL have announced that they will be delaying their season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The new season launch dates are as follows: the AHL is hoping to get started on February 5, 2021 and the NLL wants to resume on the weekend of April 9-11 2021. Originally, in […]

Any in-person SUNY student who wants to go home for the Holidays, will first have to test negative for coronavirus. Those who are infected or exposed within 14 days before Thanksgiving break, will be isolated or quarantined on campus. Chancellor Jim Malatras says the idea behind the massive testing is to stop the spread to […]

Greenlight Networks has announced that it plans on establishing its local headquarters in Henrietta. The $46 million project will be located at 1777 East Henrietta Rd. and will bring around 93 jobs to the town. To celebrate, Greenlight officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony where key players gave statements. “We can now go out and […]

The City of Rochester is coming for your leafs! The annual Fall Loose Leaf Collection Program starts Nov. 2nd according to the Department of Environmental Services. Loose leaves must be raked into a pile between the sidewalk and the curb before the scheduled collection week. Heads up, it’s illegal to rake leaves into the street. Bagged […]

The traditional stop at Mount Hope cemetery after voting to put a sticker on Susan B. Anthony’s headstone is happening a little differently this year. It starts with the social distancing signs, asking Rochestarians to keep 6ft apart and ends with a plastic shield over the tombstone itself. The adhesive and solvents used to remove […]

Looking for help with food for Thanksgiving? The Community Place of Greater Rochester is doing a Thanksgiving Basket Sign-Up. You can sign up to receive a basket with The Community Place Family Services. You must sign up in person at 145 Parsells Ave. and the hours are 9 am – 12 pm October 1st – […]

A student at Greece Arcadia High School tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, according to the Monroe County Department of Public Health. According to reports, the last time the student was on campus was Tuesday, October 20. The school has been thoroughly disinfected and is expected to allow students to return to class on Monday. […]

The first day of early voting in Monroe County was almost five times the first day turnout for early voting in the 2019 general election. Around 9,500 people showed up to cast their ballot at the 12 polling sites where early voting is permitted. The polling sites are: David F. Gantt Community Center, 700 North […]