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The school year is coming upon us and just days before the first bell, the Rochester City School District is scrambling to address a bus driver staffing shortage. The bus driver shortage will likely delay the start of the school year. On Friday, Superintendent Dr. Leslie Meyers-Small laid out her proposal to the School Board […]
With 238 overdose deaths in Monroe County in 2020, and data showing deaths are up so far this year. Narcan boxes are strategically placed around Monroe County to fight the problem. Gates to Recovery encourages any business owner in the city to get a Narcan box, especially if they are in a high-impact neighborhood. Two local […]
Early this morning, Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit with massive rainfall on much of the Northeast, leading to flooding across wide swaths of New York City and the Hudson Valley. Yesterday at around 9:30 pm, the National Weather Service’s New York City office issued its […]
I love this post and this individual for her courage and her strength on and off the tennis court. She is the change. There are so many things that I want to say but I’ll keep it short. Speaking from my own experience as Naomi I struggle (I believe we all do). Yes, I am […]
NBA Brooklyn Nets Star Kevin Durant and Weedmaps, just announced a multi-year agreement with KD’s investment company, Thirty Five Ventures, and his media company, Boardroom. Weedmaps, a leading technology platform for people and businesses who purchase and engage in cannabis. The partnerships goal is to deconstruct the negative stereotypes associated with cannabis. It also anticipates elevating […]
Yesterday, protesters gathered outside the University of Rochester Medical Center rallying against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines. Just last week, URMC made the announcement that all employees must receive at least one dose of the vaccine by Sept. 27, and information related to requesting an exemption would be provided to employees soon. Ashley, a nurse who was […]
Hundreds of American Red Cross volunteers are heading down south to help with Hurricane Ida in Louisiana. A few will be from Western New York. Red Cross volunteers are deployed on a two-week-long basis and are expected to travel where needed. The Red Cross is in need of more volunteers to respond to various natural disasters. Hurricane […]
During Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement of incoming lieutenant governor, State Senator Brian Benjamin, Hochul wore a gold-colored pendant that sent a message. The nameplate necklace had a single word: “Vaxed.” According to the CDC, As of Thursday, 78.9% of New Yorkers over the age of 18 had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 […]
At the end of October, dozens of insurance companies will again require copays for Coronavirus hospital stays and testing. In the early days of the pandemic, insurers limited out-of-pocket expenses for anyone diagnosed and hospitalized with COVID through cost-sharing waivers, but this will no longer be the case, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. According […]
Last month, a bill was signed into law in New York that aims to provide women with better access to information that can improve the quality of their care. This bill comes from just one year later when Amber Rose Isaac from the Bronx died after doctors at Montefiore Medical Center ignored her telling them […]