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Rochester, N.Y. – Monroe County Executive Adam Bello has announced the opening of the online application portal for Community Festival Funding, marking the second year of financial support for local events. The 2024 Monroe County Budget has earmarked at least $250,000, a $50,000 increase from the previous year, to bolster community festivals. Applications for festivals […]
Unhealthy air quality is back. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced free protective masks will be made available to residents at area libraries and Department of Motor Vehicles Offices as smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires continues to affect air quality throughout our region. County Executive Bello partnered with County Clerk Jamie Romeo to make masks […]
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be spending $7 million dollars and adding 40 new positions for more deputies and other in-house agency task forces to help fight crime in Rochester. Monroe county executive Adam Bello and Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter announce Monday. As the summer months approach something has to be done especially with the […]
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is asking the county Legislature for $100,000 to cover the costs for record sheriff’s deputies overtime. Monroe County Sheriff’s have been working with Rochester police to curb the violent crime in the City of Rochester. The city has recorded over 65 homicides and 258 shooting incidents this year, according to […]
Dr. Michael Mendoza is getting a second six year term as the County’s public health commissioner. Dr. Mendoza played a big role in the County’s response effort to COVID. Administering more than one million vaccinations under his watch. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello said, “Throughout the greatest health crisis our community has seen in more […]
In their efforts to find alternative housing for people staying inside a parking garage in Downtown Rochester, Monroe County has responded with a current solution. Starting last night, anyone who was staying in the Civic Center Garage will be offered alternative housing. According to Adam Bello, 44 people have already been placed into housing. Monroe […]
The Monroe County health department is holding off on the new CDC guidelines when it comes to the new quarantine time. The CDC announced the new quarantine guidance from 10 day to now 5 days. Monroe County executive Adam Bello and Monroe County health commissioner Michael Mendoza will continue to follow the ten day isolation guidance. I think […]
As of yesterday, New York’s State of emergency entered into effect as the National Guard moved in. Now that the National Guard has arrived, hospitals can pause elective surgeries to make room for an influx of COVID patients. Starting today, National Guard members will be stationed at Monroe Community Hospital. In a statement, Monroe County […]
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced the county now has $144 million, from the American Rescue Plan Act. With the money, the county executive says he’ll have the county’s first comprehensive plan in roughly 40 years. The plan will be called “Plan Forward” and will focus on six key priority areas. Public safety, Public health & […]
On Saturday, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello spoke from the Seneca Park Zoo, announcing the official kick-off of the county’s public engagement efforts to support Monroe’s financial recovery efforts. When describing the theme of the announcement, Bello said it is bringing Monroe County back while planning for the next 200 years. Bello thanked members of […]
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