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At the end of last week, Governor Kathy Hochul signed two bills to enhance street safety, prevent traffic-related fatalities, and crack down on hit-and-runs incidents. These new laws will allow municipalities to reduce speed limits to 25 mph and increase fines for those who leave car crash scenes without reporting them. Governor Hochul stated: “Every […]

This weekend is the return of the annual Brockport Arts Festival! The festival features over a hundred artists and craftspeople, covering a wide variety of categories including ceramics/pottery, clothing, drawing, painting, graphic arts, jewelry, and more. In addition to the festivities, there were also samples of a variety of foods available along with some music […]

After Firefighter ​​Jerrod Jones came forward about the racist party he was forced to attend on duty, more details have come to surface. The hosts of the racist and misogynistic party, Dr. Nicholas Nicosia and his wife Mary Nicosia have allegedly made contributions to local democratic candidates for office, including Mayor Malik Evans. According to […]

Dr. Michael Mendoza is getting a second six year term as the County’s public health commissioner. Dr. Mendoza played a big role in the County’s response effort to COVID. Administering more than one million vaccinations under his watch. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello said, “Throughout the greatest health crisis our community has seen in more […]

A 14-year veteran of the Rochester Fire Department, Jerrod Jones, has come forward and plans to sue RFD and the city of Rochester after he said he was forced to attend a party last month that mocked Juneteenth. Jones filed a claim that he was working a regular shift on July 7 when his captain, […]

The thirsty Thursday pick up line of the week is where every Thursday we give you a pick up line  to use and try to get someone’s phone number. 1. I would say God bless you, but it looks like he already did. 2. Is your name asthma, because you just took my breath away. […]

A black Rochester fire fighter has filed a complaint against his captain after being forced to attend a Juneteenth spoof party. The alleged incident happened back on July 7th when the captain forced three subordinates while on duty to attend what was called a Juneteenth spoof party where he saw display of racism and misogyny. The captain […]

Last month, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was launched. While many mental health advocates were excited about this change as there was finally an easy-to-remember three-digit number for people to call, many were not as thrilled. Some advocates took to social media to voice concerns about 988 and warn people not to call it, […]