City of Rochester

Yesterday, workers walked off the job at the Democrat & Chronicle newspaper. Reporters and photographers joined Gannett employees across the country in a one-day walkout to protest slow-moving contract talks. Justin Murphy, vice chair of the Newspaper Guild of Rochester, stated: “We’re hoping to dramatize to the shareholders the need for an immediate change in […]

Does all this warm weather get you thinking about the cold winter? Well, Roc Holiday Village is already planning for its fifth holiday season in downtown Rochester. This year’s event will be held over 17 days from Dec. 1-23 at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park. Vendor applications are now being accepted for a limited […]

Looking for something to do this weekend? The Fairport community is sailing into summer with a time-honored tradition of the 46th annual Canal Days celebration. The celebration kicks off this Friday at 4:30pm with a chicken barbecue and concert featuring the Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra and Northside Johnny. The festival runs 10 am-6 pm Saturday […]

This week, Monroe County announced their plan to install 60 life-saving kits in buildings and public spaces across the county.The “Life Saving Station” boxes each include an automated external defibrillator (AED), naloxone, a bleeding control kit, hand sanitizer, and are meant to be used before EMS professionals arrive on the scene of an emergency. Monroe […]

A 15-year-old veteran of the Rochester Fire Department Jerrod Jones is suing the City of Rochester, the department, and a former fire captain for a racially hostile and discriminatory work environment. Last summer, Jones came forward after his captain at the time forced him and two other on-duty firefighters to attend a private party that […]

Yesterday, UR Medicine celebrated the grand opening of the region’s only outpatient orthopedic surgery center. The UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Surgery Center opened in February at Marketplace Mall. Since opening, 4,000 orthopedic procedures and 1,000 surgeries have been performed at the center. University of Rochester Medical Center CEO Dr. Mark Taubman stated: “Today’s […]

Looking to get your coffee fix and support Golisano Children’s Hospital? Today, Tuesday, May 23rd, $1 from every iced coffee sold at Dunkin’ in the Rochester area will benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital through the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation! Source: 13 WHAM

Whether or not you are a fan of golf, you could catch one cool thing about the PGA! The Goodyear blimp, which is one of 25 blimps in the world, has been hovering in the sky above Oak Hill Country Club all this week. The pilot of the blimp says it gives the best view […]

Monroe County has organized a series of events in the upcoming months to facilitate the collection of pharmaceutical waste and household hazardous waste. There will be three separate occasions dedicated to collecting pharmaceutical waste, each taking place at a different Wegmans store from 9 am to 1 pm. The dates and locations for these events […]

Yesterday, local students gathered at the PGA Championship to learn about building connections for personal and professional success through the PGA’s Beyond the Green program. There, the students were surprised to see their guest speakers were players for the Buffalo Bills, including Josh Allen. Students were also able to get autographs from the players. Click […]