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Yesterday, NASA released breathtaking images from the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched last Christmas. Over 300 people worked on this project, including Rochester Institute of Technology and a local team L3 Harris. These images go as far back as 13 billion years. Rebecca Borrelli, L3 Harris engineer, stated: “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There’s not […]
The Rochester Fringe Festival is back for its 11th year! The festival will run from September 13th to the 24th. Organizers say more than 500,000 people have attended nearly 4,000 performances and events at the Rochester Fringe Festival since its inception. Looking for a ticket? They will go on sale next week Monday. Source: 13 […]
Yesterday, the Erie Canal just got easier for rowers in the Rochester area. Along the canal in Pittsford, in front of the town’s sewer department offices on Monroe Avenue, a handicap-accessible kayak launch was installed. Bill Smith, Pittsford Town Supervisor, stated: “It’s important to the entire community because everyone uses the canal, everyone can use […]
Pride week has kicked off in Monroe County with its 50th annual Pride Picnic! Yesterday, Monroe County held the picnic at the Roundhouse Shelter at Genesee Valley Park. Katiejo Suddaby, Pastor of Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church, stated: “It’s so good to see everyone back post-pandemic. It was so sad, and now with everyone, here […]
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? The Corn Hill Arts Festival is back! The festival will have arts, music, food, fairy houses, and more today, Saturday, July 9th and Sunday, July 10th. Held in the historic Corn Hill neighborhood in Rochester, it features over 300 artists and creations spread across nine streets. There […]
Happy *almost Fourth of July! In celebration of the fourth, fireworks have been a tradition for hundreds of years, and every year, hundreds of people get injured from the illegal use of fireworks or even burned while using legal ones. While many like to purchase their own fireworks and lite them, the advice from the […]
Councilmember Jose Peo has been removed from leading a committee after lewd and disparaging comments were made on his podcast about a fellow councilmember. According to the head of Rochester City Council, President Miguel Melendez says while Peo did not make derogatory comments, he did not stop his co-host from making them about Councilmember Mary […]
According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, Wegmans needs to pay $400,000 after not doing enough security testing and failing to ensure consumer information was kept private. The breach was discovered in April 2021 when a security researcher found that a cloud storage container containing consumers’ sensitive information, such as usernames and passwords for […]
Over the weekend, organizers of United and Healing through Monroe County announced their food drive concluded with food distribution on Saturday at the Tops Friendly Markets parking lot in Buffalo. The local organization partnered with the Rochester Red Wings, the Rochester Amerks, and the First Student Bus Company to coordinate the food drive since June […]
Yesterday, Rochester City Hall held a celebration block party for Juneteenth. This marked the first time the city of Rochester held a party for Juneteenth, which finally became a recognized federal holiday. The block party included food trucks and live music. Mayor Malik Evans stated: “People are meeting each other for the first time, and […]