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Starting on April 17th, there will be drive-thru COVID-19 testing available at the Walmart store on Hudson Avenue. You will be able to set up an appointment to go through the drive-thru testing if you are showing symptoms. Tests will also be available for first responders and health care providers. The tests will be available […]
Last week, the City of Albany in Georgia announced that they had chosen a winner for their Shelter In Place Community Video Contest. City officials had hoped that locals might produce content that would promote the idea that everyone must shelter in place. A local family, the McCrary’s, won after their children sang and recorded […]
While we adapt to a life of working and learning from home, the future of public schools remains uncertain. While on a zoom class meeting, my daughter’s Spanish teacher mentioned that 6th grade foreign language program may be cut in the 2020-2021 school year due to Covid19. Right now Twelve Corners Middle School offers French, […]
On Monday, April 6, Masks for the People began its humanitarian campaign to raise $1 million to provide free information, hand sanitizers, testing kits and masks to the most vulnerable people in black and brown communities in urban and rural areas throughout the United States, especially the elderly and prisoners. The event was promoted by […]
Cyrus Aloysius Allen Obituary Here is Cyrus Aloysius Allen’s obituary. Please accept Everhere’s sincere condolences. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Cyrus Aloysius Allen (Douglas, Georgia), who passed away on April 22, 2020, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on […]
Grand opening, Grand closing. The Rochester City School District Superintendent Terry Dade is looking to leave the district with just 10 months into his position. The district did confirm that Dade asked his lawyers about ending his role as RCSD superintendent. The New York State controller’s office just released a report on how the district […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation, America’s retail workers took on the role of unlikely heroes as state, local, and federal officials enacted strict social distancing measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus. An unfortunate consequence, however, has been that Black communities are among the hardest hit, exacerbated by the nation’s racial […]
On Wednesday, April 15, Taraji P. Henson announced that the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation will now offer five free therapy sessions to individuals in the black community. The foundation will provide the services strictly to members of the black community who have suffered in some way because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, especially those who have […]
On Thursday, April 16, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation announced that it’s providing an additional $500,000 to Rochester hospitals and community organizations out of a $1.5 million donation to 18 separate facilities. Rochester Regional Health and the University of Rochester Medical Center are on the recipient’s list. The foundation will distribute the rest of […]
Xerox Holdings Corporation has good news for Rochester residents and workers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic: Xerox has partnered with Vortran Medical Technology to mass-produce Vortran’s FDA-approved Airway Pressure Monitor (APM-Plus) and disposable GO2Vent ventilator at its Rochester facility. Vortran has struggled in recent weeks to meet production demands for these devices at […]