City of Rochester
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Friday on the Wak-Up Club we had the City Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren for the Watercooler. She brought the Rochester Police Department Chief Cynthia Harriet-Sullivan on with her to address the recent shooting. An officer shot and killed Tyshon Jones on March 10 in front of the Open Door Mission. There have been a couple […]
Organizers for the Rochester International Jazz Festival have decided they can better meet COVID-19 guidelines this year by pushing back to date and relocating the 9-day festival to RIT. This news comes as a shock to local businesses in Rochester’s East end, many who have closed their doors until the outdoor festival season begins. In […]
Last night, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren released a 10 minute 2021 State of the City video. The video highlights what goals the city has for its community and improving its infrastructure. These goals include an increase in pay for healthcare workers, job creation and green initiatives. It shares information regarding plans for the new Office […]
The Online Resources Delivering Excellent Results (ORDER) Grant will provide businesses with up to $5,000 to upgrade their capacity for online sales and delivery management, Businesses can apply as long as they were operating before Jan. 1, 2020, and are in good standing with all municipal requirements, including zoning codes, taxes and fees, insurance and fair […]
Firefighters responded to another fire at 10 Carl St. early Monday morning. The fire at 10 Carl St. spread to a neighboring home at 12 Carl St. which firefighters were able to quickly extinguish. There were no injuries and no one was found in either home. There were reports of a couple of dogs that […]
The city announced the following changes to operations as a result of the City of Rochester being upgraded to a COVID-19 Orange Zone, effective Wednesday, Nov. 25. R-Center Learning Labs will close on Wednesday, Nov. 25 and nine R-Centers will convert to Meal Distribution Sites beginning Monday, Nov. 30, serving grab-and-go meals. Meals will include breakfast, […]
Mayor Lovely A. Warren has launched an Entrepreneur Resource Partner Enhancement Program. This program makes $1.5 million in grants available to six entrepreneur support organizations and six organizational coaches. The goal is to provide small businesses with case management support over a 24-month period. The organizations and coaches will help business identify funding and training […]
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering up to $5000 reward for information in the assault of an on-duty Rochester firefighter. The incident took place on May 30th during the peaceful protest. They are also looking for the same individual for arsons that happened the same day in the city of Rochester. […]
The City of Rochester’s Department of Recreation and Youth Services, in partnership with Rochester City Soccer, will host a series of soccer clinics at the Tyshaun Cauldwell R-Center for Hope, 524 Campbell St., for youth who are high school age and younger. The clinics will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning November 10 […]
The City of Rochester is coming for your leafs! The annual Fall Loose Leaf Collection Program starts Nov. 2nd according to the Department of Environmental Services. Loose leaves must be raked into a pile between the sidewalk and the curb before the scheduled collection week. Heads up, it’s illegal to rake leaves into the street. Bagged […]