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The Finger Lakes region got the green light to reopen for business with phase one. Its a head scratcher for me. The numbers in our area steadily rising, how do we think it’s safe to reopen? I swore the last report I read was that we hit 109 COVID-19 cases in a 24 hour time […]
While at the Rochester Regional Health auditorium, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Rochester was one of several sites in the Rochester-Finger Lakes nine-county region that had passed a checklist of goals/requirements for Phase 1 re-opening. This will be the first time since March 20 that certain businesses have been allowed to re-open their locations to […]
Trillium Health has announced that it has set up a SARS-CoV-2 testing site designed specifically for walk-in patients. People who haven’t made an appointment can receive COVID-19 testing services between 9 a.m and 4 p.m. EDT in a white tent in the parking lot at the southeast side of Trillium Health’s downtown Rochester facility at […]
Many Rochester residents who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program already had difficulty stretching money every month for groceries prior to the current crisis. As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues, food scarcity and higher grocery store prices across the nation have started to make it even more difficult for SNAP/EBT cardholders to acquire healthy, […]
On Monday, May 11, the University of Rochester, in cooperation with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), and local dairy farmers, made refrigerated half-gallons of milk available to area residents for free between approximately 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the University’s River Campus Park Lot. The distribution […]
With COVID-19 still affecting most of the country. That means there’s less cars on the roads. But, that doesn’t mean that people don’t need to go from point A to point B. New ride sharing rules are coming to Lyft. Both riders and drivers will have to do a self check according to the ride […]
The Rochester Area Community Foundation has announced that it will aid local school districts by distributing grant money from the COVID Education Fund created in April by RACF’s Board of Directors. The RACF has earmarked the money for students who need computers and internet access from home. According to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, a […]
Many Rochester businesses are keen to re-open and start serving the residents of Rochester again after being forced to close by the state’s pause for nonessential businesses. As this pause is set to expire, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a four-step plan to gradually re-open businesses in New York. Cuomo announced construction and manufacturing would be […]
How do you feel about this? You’re an American citizen, during a virus outbreak, where anyone could be carrying the virus, but not be showing signs of illness. Your government decides to check multiple people for the infection and those who have it must quarantine away from society and/or take a vaccine. Sounds like the plot […]
Future generations will look back on how different communities handled the COVID-19 pandemic, and residents of Rochester, NY are determined to go down in history as a community that cared for its residents. Charities and non-profit organizations across Rochester are struggling due to volunteering shortages and canceled fundraising events. As a result, charities and food […]
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