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https://13wham.com/news/local/volunteers-making-connections-with-older-adults In Rochester, there is growing concern about the impact of the COVID-19 on feelings of isolation and depression in elderly Rochester residents. The charity Lifespan and local volunteers have taken this matter into their own hands. Rochester volunteers of all ages are reaching out to elderly residents thorough the phone and making connections and […]
As absurd as it sounds, pillows have become the latest high-fashion accessory. Celebrities and influencers are taking part in the pillow challenge which involves rocking a pillow like it’s a couture garment. Here are our 3 favorite black celebrities and influencers who rocked the pillow challenge 1. Naomie Laurens (IG: naomielaurens) Thought pillows were basic? […]
On Tuesday, April 28, current Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, and former state lieutenant governor Bob Duffy provided more details to the public about his new role helping Governor Andrew Cuomo and others come up with a plan to re-open the state. He was assigned by the governor to provide advice about […]
Wanna to take a look at your credit report? Now you can! And for free, for the next 12 months. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are all working together to allowing consumers to check their credit report weekly for free until April 2021, on Annualcreditreport.com . Why now? According to Bruce McClary a National […]
The days of the Classic Cartoon “The Jetson’s” has been here. The use of video conferencing has become the new meeting room to get work done this days. Now, here comes drone delivery. A Florida retirement community will doing test runs starting in May. Both CVS and UPS plan on using drones to deliver […]
This past week, Dr. Richard Levitan with Bellevue explained in an Op-Ed for The New York Times the insidious way in which SARS-CoV-2 seems to hide pneumonia symptoms from patients and doctors. Scans of emergency room patients who came into the hospital with other types of health issues, such as injuries from falls, revealed COVID-19 […]
In the past, litter awareness campaigns usually talked about people littering with candy and fast food wrappers, cans and bottles, cigarette butts or plastic bags. Since more people have started to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in public, a new waste disposal problem has emerged in parking lots and other places around the country. Mark […]
Black Americans were among the hardest hit demographics by the coronavirus, but a light is at the end of the tunnel regarding new testing sites becoming available in New York state. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said (https://13wham.com/news/local/ny-antibody-testing-begins-today) on Sunday that the state would begin testing for COVID-19 antibodies within the population. Fox56.com reported (https://fox56.com/news/coronavirus/some-grocery-stores-including-wegmans-chosen-for-antibody-testingasome-ny-grocery-stores-including-wegmans-chosen-for-antibody-testing) […]
Alex Alvarado usually spends his days creating artwork for Walt Disney Animation Studios as a look development (lookdev) artist and supervisor. Recently, while furloughed during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Alvarado decided to share on the ArtStation platform what he thought popular hip hop legends might look like if they were animated characters. So far, he has […]
Dr. Jiqing Ye, a pathologist from Huanggang, China, currently works at Rochester General Hospital. This week, Ye learned that residents of his home town, which is approximately 50 miles from Wuhan, donated personal protective equipment to regional hospitals. The Huanggang High School Alumni Association and Huanggang Middle School Overseas Alumni Association sent a variety of […]
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