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As the COVID-19 surge hits our county, many are concerned for college campuses as booster shots are not required on any local college campuses yet. According to SUNY officials (where Monroe Community College falls under), while vaccines are currently required for state schools, SUNY has no plans to mandate boosters at this time. As for […]
The City of Rochester is expanding its COVID-19 at-home rapid test distribution efforts. More than 23,000 free at-home test kits will be delivered to 240 houses of worship and 250 barbershops and salons. The tests will be for members, staff, and customers. Source: 13 WHAM-TV
After receiving backlash from local officials, Governor Kathy Hochul is standing by the state’s new masking rules and so is Monroe County. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello believes the mask mandate is common sense in fighting COVID-19 and says we can’t afford another big wave. Bello stated: “We can’t have another exponential increase throughout this […]
After the brutal wind storm that rolled in on Saturday night, workers continue to restore power for thousands throughout the county. According to county officials as of yesterday afternoon, early 7,500 RG&E customers don’t have power, and the bulk of those without power are located in Greece. On top of those without power, some intersections […]
In order to help combat the staffing issues in hospitals, nurses from Northwell Health in New York City arrived to support Strong Memorial Hospital by taking on patient care duties in the hospital’s ED and ICU. Yesterday, a cohort of eight Northwell Health Nurses and an administrative support team member began their work at the […]
Yesterday afternoon, thousands of Monroe County residents were faced with fierce winds throughout the county, where thousands lost power. According to National Grid and RG&E, by 6:40 p.m., nearly 31,000, mainly on the west side of Monroe County, had lost power. Electrical service outages have affected some traffic signals, and residents are reminded to treat […]
Yesterday, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide mask mandate that will require masks in all indoor public places. Businesses that have a vaccine requirement will not have to enforce this rule. Businesses and venues that implement a proof of vaccination requirement can accept Excelsior Pass, Excelsior Pass Plus, SMART Health Cards issued […]
Since the spike in violence in the Rochester City School District, a new group of volunteers has set out to help bring positive change to students and staff at Franklin and Edison Tech campuses. Operation FIRE, Fathers Initiating Restorative Engagement, is part of a national movement to combat violence within our community. Willie Robinson, volunteer […]
Yesterday New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett, and Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin held a COVID-19 briefing. In this briefing, Governor Hochul stated that the state has ordered an additional one million COVID-19 tests which will be distributed to schools and county health departments in the coming week. Hochul has […]
The worker shortage has affective a plethora of businesses, and the Rochester City School District is no exception. Yesterday, district leaders held a meeting along with some community partners, including Mayor-elect Malik Evans, to talk about ideas on how to recruit people looking for jobs. In addition to the search for workers, RSCD is also […]