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If you are looking for a new job or thinking of a career change and you live in Monroe County there is an upcoming job fair for Monroe County jobs. The Monroe County Job fair will be Wednesday, April, 26 at the Salvation Army – 100 West Avenue from 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm. The […]

The Rochester City School District is asking for $1 billion for next year’s budget. Superintendent Dr. Carmine Peluso presented the budget in detail at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. It’s more than a 6% increase from this year’s budget. The district would use money from the general fund, special aid, the school food service fund, […]

Earth Day is vastly approaching and to celebrate, the Town of Irondequoit is teaming up with Sunnking for a series of monthly electronics recycling events. The first event is this Saturday, April, 22nd, aka Earth Day, from 8 am-12 pm at the town’s Department of Public Works facility on East Ridge Road. Acceptable items include […]

New York State is finally expected to ban the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots at all public schools. Back in November, the New York State Department of Education issued guidance to schools across the state that suggested schools make changes to mascots affiliated with Native Americans so they weren’t at risk of […]

If you have been trying to get through to RG&E and have not been successful there is another way. RG&E mobile command unit will be at the David F. Gantt R-Center Friday from 10 am – 2 pm. The mobile command center will be there to answer questions customers have about RG&E’s services and billing […]

As the weather warms up, we are getting ready for Rochester’s crown jewels, Lilacs! With the big festival coming up next month, many want to know if the lilacs will bloom in time- and experts shared their thoughts. Mark Quinn, Superintendent of Horticulture, stated: “The collection’s in great shape this year, there’s going to be […]

After years of waiting, Rochester’s first-ever Whole Foods has finally opened! Yesterday, excited customers lined up overnight to be the first ones in the store. The opening was once again approved on Tuesday after an appellate court judge rejected a last-ditch effort to delay the store’s opening. Despite the opening, legal efforts are still not […]

Yesterday morning, a 95-year-old woman is facing minor injuries after the vehicle she was driving crossed fives lanes of traffic and crashed into the front of a building. According to the police, the woman was attempting to turn right onto Monroe Avenue from Clover Street, just west of the Pittsford town line, when the crash […]

The City of Rochester and Monroe County are set to receive nearly $1 million in healthcare funding. The funding is meant to help low-income and underserved city and county residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the existing healthcare worker shortage in New York State, the programs will provide training and education for city and […]

Imagine a library where you will never get fined for an overdue book. Well, the new Seed Library in Irondequoit is the place to go! Located inside the Irondequoit Public Library on Titus Avenue, community members can get seeds for free, take them home to plant flowers to beautify the town or harvest food for […]