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Rochester Teachers Association president Adam Urbanski says the Rochester City School District has a shortage of 350 going into the new school year. A big part of the problem is from teachers resigning and the shortage is worse than past school years. President of Rochester Teachers Association cites hundreds of staff vacancies | RochesterFirst

If you are looking for a job that will pay for college, Amazon may be right for you. Yesterday, the company announced a new program that will Amazon employees to pursue a bachelor’s degree at SUNY Brockport at no cost. Career Choice program will cover tuition and select fees for qualifying hourly employees who are […]

The DMV is looking to fill over 500 positions by next year. For the first time there will be an online civil service exam for the position of motor vehicle representative. The civil service exam is going on until August 31st. Source: WHEC-TV

Brach’s is releasing 5 new flavors of candy corn this fall. Hamburger, hot dog, popcorn, vanilla ice cream and fruit punch. These new flavors will be sold at a few stores until the end of October.  I’ve never been a fan of candy corn and I do not plan on trying these new flavors. https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox4kc.com/news/national/ready-to-tailgate-brachs-debuts-hot-dog-and-hamburger-flavored-candy-corn/amp/

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $682 million in bonds and subsidies were awarded to create or preserve more than 1,600 affordable, sustainable, and supportive homes across the state. $70 million for Tailor Square in the city of Rochester. The project will convert the historic four-story manufacturing building home to Hickey Freeman into 134 affordable apartments, including […]

You might want to check your sunscreen at home, it could be doing more harm than protection. The manufacturer of Banana Boat voluntarily recalled multiple batches of a hair and scalp sunscreen spray after an internal review found trace amounts of the cancer-causing chemical benzene. A spokesperson from the company stated: “Importantly, no other batches […]

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Spencerport Canal Days were back this weekend. To celebrate the end of July, the event took place with lots of arts and crafts vendors, a tasting tent, a children’s activity event, and more. This year marked the 39th anniversary of Spencerport Canal Days. Ginny Swarthout, Director […]

Rochester dodged another bad reputation of being in the top 20 cities in America for cheaters. According to a research done by Ashley Madison our cousin city Buffalo ranked 11 on the list. Orlando Florida came in at number one. 64% of people that responded to the survey said they had affairs during the pandemic. […]

The NBA team Sacramento Kings announced a partnership with platinum selling hip hop artist and now TV mogul 50 Cent. The announcement was made last week. This will be a multi-year partnership with 50 cents his premium wine and spirits company, Sire Spirits LLC, and his charity, the G-Unity Foundation. Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article263881902.html#storylink=cpy

2 window washers almost had a rough weekend after being stuck on the side of Rochester’s tallest building for nearly 3 hours. Reports say that the 2 workers were stuck on a faulty platform 160 feet high halfway down the building. Fire crews were able to rescue the 2 men by going through an apartment […]