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Displaced from its usual location by construction, RIT now houses its temporary campus library in a vacant hockey arena since 2014. The arena now holds all the library’s journals and circulating books plus student seating, computers, and the circulation desk, however, special collections will remain at the old location during construction. The hockey arena campus […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered another blow to what’s left of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legacy by acknowledging that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo told the public. Hochul made this announcement on her first day of office; “The public deserves a clear, honest picture of what’s happening. […]
Yesterday morning at 12:01 am, Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the new and first-ever women New York State Governor. Just hours after officially becoming the governor of New York State, Hochul outlined several priorities, such as COVID-19 and ethics. COVID was a large part of her inaugural address, with schools about to […]
At midnight today, August 24th, Kathy Hochul made history as the first woman to serve as New York governor after now-former Governor Andrew Cuomo officially stepped down. This Buffalo Native and 62-year-old Democrat were sworn in as the state’s 57th governor during a private ceremony at the state Capitol at 12:01 am, where Janet DiFiore, […]
Local researchers who tracking vaccination data find having one-on-one conversations with people who are hesitant about the vaccine is effective in convincing them to get the vaccine. Over this past weekend, local Larry Pearsall Sr. considered himself hesitant until he spoke with one of the county employees working a pop-up vaccine clinic at the Puerto […]
As the school year is approaching, the debate over mask mandates in schools continues to be a hot topic at some board of education meetings, and one, in particular, has made the news. At the Webster Board of Education meeting, where one current and two former students praised the district’s masking mandate, was interrupted by […]
Yesterday, the Rochester City School District employees were informed that they must be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID testing, making the RSCD the first local district to require this policy. Employees who don’t submit to testing will not be allowed to return to work and will be placed on unpaid leave and testing must be […]
Federal officials are inviting the community to take part in a conversation about stopping the gun violence in the City of Rochester. The Federal Violence Prevention and Elimination Response Task Force is working with a number of federal and local agencies. Prosecutors also promised a 60-day surge to “target the worst of the worst” offenders. The […]
Spectrum is hiring up to 190 customer service representatives supporting Spectrum Mobile customers at its newly converted call center in Rochester. The new positions offer hourly wages starting at $18 an hour. The parent company Charter’s commitment to pay a $20 minimum starting wage in 2022. Spectrum will hold a drive through hiring event Thursday, July […]
The Next Mayor of the City of Rochester, Malik Evans was on the WDKX Wake-Up Club. Malik talked about being born and raised in Rochester. Running for the mayor’s office and addressed the current issue of violence in Rochester. Click Below To Hear The Interview. Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/59FKzPKpHu2OKeONzghExW Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/wdkx-2 Google Podcast https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MzQzMzJjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/ZmQ0YTkzN2EtNjNiZi00ODZkLTgwY2MtZjNiOWUwNzM1MjUw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjA7IGlo7PxAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ