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While the weather barely feels like spring, Rochester is preparing for this year’s Summer Soul Music Festival. Yesterday, the organizers of the summer music festival announced that the headliner Monday is none other than singer, songwriter, and producer Babyface. The festival will take place at Frontier Field and will kick off at 5 pm on […]
RochesterWorks, Monroe County, and Monroe Community College are teaming up to match job seekers with local companies. The free event is planned for next Thursday, April 21 at MCC’s Downtown Campus from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Job seekers of all skill levels, education and experience levels are welcome to attend. About 35 employers will […]
Yesterday, Wegmans announced that they plan to eliminate plastic bags throughout the company by the end of 2022. As we all know, New York State stopped using plastic bags two years ago because of state law, but that is not the case everywhere else in the world. Wegman’s goal is to shift all customers to […]
We are starting to see a spike in COVID-19 cases across the county from the highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.2. Earlier this week there were 695 new COVID cases, 169 people are hospitalized, and 16 of them in the ICU. Robert Mayo, Rochester Regional Health’s chief medical officer, recently spoke out on the surge, stating: […]
Finally, the Monroe County DVMs are returning back to normal hours, aka pre covid. This means an extended night every week at each branch, and weekend hours on the last Saturday of each month. However, some DMV transactions still require residents to schedule an appointment, including permit testing and Real ID transactions. All appointments can […]
Have you noticed any discrepancies in your recent RG&E bills? Well, the company has finally acknowledged several reasons why customers may be seeing higher gas and electric bills. According to RG&E, the company is catching up on meter readings they missed during COVID and it led to some customers going months without getting a bill. […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced eligibility for second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses. Every New Yorker 18 years or older, or 12 years who are moderate to severely immunocompromised, is eligible to get a second dose of the vaccine. The booster shot is free and widely available statewide, including at all state-run mass vaccination sites. Eligible […]
Peg Witmer was a former teacher at George Mather Forbes School #4 for 25 years. Witmer passed away at age 85 last year and to honor her legacy, friends and family created the Peg Witmer Memorial Fund to provide resources and enhance learning opportunities for students. Funds from the memorial fund will be used to […]
As we await the cause of the omicron sub-variant in Monroe County, Governor Kathy Hochul reminds us to stay vigilant. In her recent update over the weekend, Governor Hochul stated: “Our battle with COVID-19 isn’t over yet — we must remain vigilant. The vaccine is the tool that will move us forward safely through the […]
Yesterday, a national event for the deaf community, Deafopia, came to Rochester’s Main Street Armory. Deafopia is a national organization that provides a variety of services to deaf and hearing communities throughout the country. Locals such as comedians Tom Willard were able to present pop-up comedy shows at the event. Later that evening, a red […]