Memorial Day
Summer vacations are coming sooner than you think and Airbnb is re-instituting its strict party ban for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July this year to prevent unauthorized parties and emphasize safe and responsible travel. Here is the following criteria for guests attempting to book reservations during Memorial Day weekend and 4th of July […]
Memorial Day morning, a house caught fire in Rochester. There was extensive damage to the home and it has since been deemed unlivable. The house fire left eight people hospitalized, six of which were children. With that, one 12-year-old child has been pronounced dead. The Rochester police were the first to respond to the scene. […]
For President Biden’s first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief, he took this opportunity to honor the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal manner. President Biden paid tribute to those lost while remembering his late son Beau, a veteran who died six years ago to the day. He had lost his son to brain […]
Several towns in the Rochester area will be hosting Memorial Day celebrations on Monday. The town of Greece will be holding its annual Memorial Day parade at 11 a.m. The town’s memorial service will follow at 11:45 a.m. Brighton is holding a ceremony at Veterans Memorial at Buckland Park on Westfall Road at 2 […]
Get ready for Memorial Day weekend gas prices to go up. The national average for the price of gas is just over $3 per gallon. That’s the same for Monroe County and highest since 2014. AAA predicts 37 million Americans will travel by road and air this holiday weekend. The forced shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline after a […]
The town of Greece just recently announced that the Memorial Day Parade will be canceled. The cancellation was made due to COVID concerns. The town stated: “Health and safety is our priority. Our participants, our veterans, many of whom are in their senior years, are health and safety conscious of all who participate and we […]
23 states are now rethinking their re opening procedures due to soaring COVID-19 infection rates. On Wednesday, there were over 50,000 new cases of the coronavirus reported across the country. This sets an all time high record that rivals the initial numbers when the pandemic began. Arizona, California, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have the […]
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 Warren and Police Chief Singletary discuss Memorial Day weekend guidelines Mayor Lovely Warren said the city is allowing the small celebrations, if everyone follows social distancing guidelines. “We must remember that COVID-19 is still very much among us,” Warren said. “The virus is still within our community and it’s still spreading. It will not […]