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The City of Rochester is asking residents what they think about policing in the city. Mayor Lovely Warren says it’s part of an effort to help city leaders understand the community’s desires when it comes to police reform. According to cityofrochester.gov Mayor Warren said, “Our goal is to begin a collaborative and open process to ensure that […]
Last year, the Rochester City School District distributed around 10,000 MiFi hot spot devices with 10 gigabytes of data a month. The was intended to be a supplemental resource for school or library activity, but ever since COVID-19 hit, many students have become completely reliant on them in order to attend class. Now that school […]
According to the Williamson Central School District Superintendent Marygrace Mazzulo, a non teaching faculty member in the district has tested positive for COVID-19. In response, staff in the District Office has been quarantined and the staff will be working remotely for the next two weeks. Mazzulo gave a statement that read concerning the small outbreak, […]
In response to the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, the Urban League of Rochester decided that it was time to make its voice heard on a larger scale. The group has spent many long hours organizing its first Interrupt Racism Summit, which will begin at 9 a.m. to 4 […]
According to Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza, Monroe County has the lowest rate of COVID-19 cases in the country when counting communities that have more than 500,000 people living there. “We’ve seen new cases go up recently in the past few weeks, but that’s mainly attributed to an […]
If you’re a family in need make sure you make your way down to the Central Church of Christ located at 101 South Plymouth Avenue, this event is happening Thursday October 15th and Friday October 16th from 4 to 7 p.m. Central Church of Christ is giving away 200 food boxes special thanks to Mitch […]
The school year for Rochester City School District started three weeks ago and is one of the few districts that has gone 100% remote learning for its K-12 programs. Some students and parents have had difficulty figuring out the new format and it’s beginning to affect attendance rates. Deasure Matthew, Wilson Foundation Academy K-8 Principal […]
Lollypop Farm in Fairport is celebrating National Adopt-a-Dog Month by reaching out to Rochester residents who have a home for a dog in need. Some animals brought in to Lollypop dealt with abuse or neglect in the past or have common and trainable behavior challenges like separation anxiety, timidness, high-energy and an inability to socialize […]
If you received a debit card in the mail from New York State there’s over $400 in that account. That $420 was a surprise for some people. The money on that debit card is for your kids free lunch that they would’ve received last school year. This is a part of the New York State […]
The Seneca Park Zoo has just acquired a juvenile rhino named Jiwe. He weights in at just under 3,000 lbs. and is 4 years old and will be replacing Bill as he transfers to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden “Having a juvenile rhino that we can watch grow up will be great,” Monroe County Executive Adam Bello […]