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Adjusted Hours Remain in Place at City R-Center Meal Distribution Sites; RCSD Adds Four New Locations (Thursday, April 16, 2020) – Adjusted meal distribution hours will remain in place at all nine City R-Center distribution sites to better serve the community. The City’s Department of Recreation and Youth Services (DRYS) will continue to provide grab-and-go […]
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 […]
As of this week, the number of infected New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19 complications has surpassed similar outcomes in many countries, including China. Geneticists and researchers from two separate teams and investigations revealed this week that they believe that the total number of infected, both living and deceased, is a lot higher. They […]
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 […]
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 […]
You may start to lose count of the number of days sheltered in place, you may not remember what day it is, but these sobering numbers are not something you may want to look at everyday. The Monroe County information on our region makes you realize these are people you may know. dashboard.monroecounty.gov
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 […]
The number of people lost to the Covid-19 virus is producing such a emotional abyss of sadness that one may not be able to see there will be a tomorrow. This Pandemic will have an end. We will beat the virus. The numbers from John Hopkins University are atrocious, yet in these terrible results the […]