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With a new partnership with the New York State Office of Mental Health, $4 million in federal funding has been allocated to support underrepresented students entering or enrolled in mental health degree programs at SUNY or CUNY campuses. Split between the two, SUNY and CUNY will each be provided with $2 million to support tuition […]

Over this past weekend, community members stood outside the Rochester City Board of Education demanding a say in where the school district uses its $1.1 billion dollar budget. Several parents are hoping for transparency as the school district has kept parents in the dark. RCSD parent Robert Brown who attended the rally stated: “It’s about […]

If you happen to be in the Spencerport area, keep your eyes peeled for a local family cow. On August 24th, Henry Maier said he was in the process of moving the cow into a new pasture when she jumped the eight-foot fence and bolted. Maier stated: “When she got to the fence she was […]

Looking for a front-row seat to NASA’s historic return to the moon? Well look no further than the Strasenburgh Planetarium! This Saturday afternoon, the first phase of the Artemis mission is scheduled to lift off after it had to be scrubbed earlier this week to resolve some engine issues. The unmanned rocket will fly by […]

Yesterday, U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that two organizations in the Western District of New York have been awarded grants from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), with the Willow Domestic Violence Center of Greater Rochester receiving a $450,00 OVW Underserved Program grant award to serve Deaf, Deaf-Blind and hard […]

Flu season is upon us, and if you are looking to volunteer for better health care research, and get paid for it, the Rochester Clinical Research study may be for you. Rochester Clinical Research is working to make the flu vaccine even more powerful and it’s looking for volunteers to take part in the study. […]

A lot of young people go off to college and some feel they’re getting a little bit more freedom being away from their parents. I found an old story were college student from France was arrested after calling in a fake bomb theat on a plane his parents was traveling on. The student didn’t want […]

According to news reports there’s a shortage of football helmets for the Rochester area schools. I believe this shortage problem is across the country and U-Prep is one of the area schools dealing with the helmet shortage. The U of R football program loaned the high school some of their equipment. High school football season […]

Bank Of America is offering some good sounding incentives for black and Hispanic first home buyers. Bank Of America will be offering zero down payments, and nothing at closing cost these options will be available in selected cities. People eligibility will be based on monthly rent payments, utility payments and  cell phone payments and complete […]