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Saturday, an 18 year old man drowned in Lake Ontario and passed away. Police found him around 2pm when they saw swimmers, who were neat by when it happened, pulling him from the water. Rochester First reported: “The Rochester Police Department said the Good Samaritans began CPR until relieved by responding medical personnel with AMR.  […]

Despite having to be home during the pandemic in 2020, traffic deaths have soared. Among the statistic, Black traffic deaths have risen an alarming amount. CNN reported: “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated earlier this month that 38,680 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2020, the largest projected number of deaths since 2007, […]

A discussion on ‘The View’ that turned into a tension filled argument sent Twitter into an outrage. It all started when Meghan McCain was complaining about Biden’s response to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, who used to work for the conservative outlet The Daily Caller. Collins grilled President Biden on his interaction with Russian President Vladamir Putin. […]

Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign the ‘Gender Recognition Act’ into law that would make it easier for New Yorkers looking to change their name or gender markers on legal documents. The ‘Gender Recognition Act’ eliminated some laws that posed safety risks for transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people who changed their information. Previously, […]

To honor and celebrate Juneteenth, the Strong Museum of Play is offering the community an opportunity through playing and learning. This event kicks off with a traditional ceremony at 11 a.m, with admission and parking free for the day. The Strong Museum of Play is partnering with the Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission […]

If you are a Wegmans customer you should change your password to the companies website or app. The company sent out an email to customers making them aware of an issue with two of their databases. Wegmans said that two of their cloud databases holding customer information may have been exposed. The reason they said […]

The nation’s homeless population was on the rise pre pandemic. However, after the last official count, people who work in the homeless community to give back believe the numbers are much higher. CNN reports: “’I would estimate we’ve got about 8,000 people who are sleeping out on the streets or in some of the shelters,’ […]

“In The Heights,” a musical that was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and initially opened on Broadway in 2008, was released in theaters and HBO Max last week. This highly anticipated film captures the essence of experiencing life in Washington Heights, Manhattan as an Afro-Latino. The film tackles issues, imposter syndrome, and being the first in […]

When the school board in Randolph Township voted to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, some residents were outraged. In response to the outrage, the school board said that instead, it would wipe holiday names from the school calendar altogether, while still observing the days off. Holidays such as Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc, […]

The Center for Youth in Rochester has hit its 50-year mark in 2021. In addition to this achievement, yesterday the center decided to celebrate the accomplishments of the center and new resources. The Center for Youth was started 50 years ago by young people who wanted a central place where they could access needed resources. […]