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One of the Frederick Douglass statues were removed from its base and damaged Sunday overnight. The crime has received national attention. To add insult to injury, it was on the anniversary of his famous speech “What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July.” The statue was located in Maplewood Park. It stood where both […]
Frontier field will be starting a summer drive in service for the people of Rochester starting June 25. The double features will be running through July 18 and will be featuring some blockbuster hits. ROC’n Drive in will feature an HD 44 foot LED screen at the VIP parking lot outside of the stadium Tickets […]
On Sunday, Mayor Lovely Warren announced that some of the offices in city hall will be re-opening and seeing customers starting Monday, 06/15. The offices will be operating with social distancing guidelines in place and will only be open during specific hours and days. In a press release, the Mayor said: “As the City of […]
On Wednesday, May 20, Mayor Lovely Warren and Police Chief La’Ron Singletary held a special press conference to urge Rochester and nearby residents to use utmost caution while gathering with others during the Memorial Day weekend. While the Rochester and Finger Lakes regions are in Phase 1 of the state’s SARS-CoV-2 pandemic re-opening schedule, people […]
Mayor Lovely Warren revealed this weekend that Rochester’s City budget for the next fiscal year beginning July 1 might contain a yearly homeowner property tax hike to offset losses caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Mayor Warren described it as a “modest” yearly increase of $134 per homeowner, which breaks down to approximately $2.57 per week […]
Mayor Lovely Warren has posted a lengthy Facebook post to critique the activity and behavior of some Rochester residents over the long, memorial weekend. The Mayor wrote, “You must like what people say about our community. Calling us fools and spewing hateful rhetoric and other names. It breaks my heart to constantly hear…lock them up, […]
On Tuesday, May 5, Mayor Lovely Warren announced that the City of Rochester would see a reduction of 403 “non-essential” workers (178 furloughs, 208 job shares, and 17 separations) starting next Monday. Layoffs had been expected for some time because of the negative impact of SARS-CoV-2 on revenues, the high cost to pay employees and […]
Mayor Lovely Warren will make a budget proposal announcement by May 15 to meet the City of Rochester’s June 1 budget deadline for 2021. Given the economic crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Mayor Warren is expected to announce worker layoffs. Although the city normally employs approximately 3,000 workers, an unknown number of “non-essential” workers […]
On Saturday, April 18, Mayor Lovely Warren released a statement to the public about the passing of Rochester community leader Donald Starver who had previously served from 2014 to 2017 as one of her top aides in the position of Deputy Director of Communications and Special Events. In her statement, Mayor Warren stated: “It is […]
On Tuesday, April 7, Mayor Lovely Warren announced via a press release that Rochester citizens have another COVID-19 financial resource available to them within the community. The Financial Empowerment Center has developed plans to help members of the community navigate their financial difficulties during this pandemic. Anyone who reaches out to the FEC can receive […]