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After warnings of the new COVID-19 variant, omicron has now been detected in Monroe County. The county made their announcement about the variant being detected, stating; “These results underscore the need for residents to keep following common-sense guidelines throughout the holiday season to protect themselves and their loved ones.” Monroe County is encouraging people to […]
Given the current COVID climate in the state of New York and Monroe County, Rochester City School District students are being told to bring home their learning devices for winter break in case the district has to shift to remote learning. If this case becomes reality, according to the RCSD Twitter account, families will be […]
At the beginning of the new year, President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for companies with 100 or more employees will begin. According to the data, the new mandate is estimated to affect over 100 million Americans and businesses, including some right here in Rochester. Yesterday, Wegmans, along with health and city officials, got together to […]
Over the weekend, Governor Kathy Hochul announced her plans to bring the vaccination requirement for all school-age children in New York. However, before this would be able to take effect, the decision must first pass the state legislature. Governor Hochul stated: “This is certainly something health departments all across the country are looking at. Every […]
It has been about one week since Governor Kathy Hochul enforced an indoor mask requirement and/or business vaccine mandate, which stirred up controversy among counties across the state. Yesterday, Governor Hochul toured the Crossgates Mall Vaccination Clinic in Albany to promote her mandate. Governor Hochul stated: “I’m asking everyone to be part of this solution, […]
Yesterday, the Monroe County legislature approved an amended set of district maps in a 20 to 9 vote. While this vote occurred, some democrats argued the vote was illegal and cited legislative rules as well as gerrymandering. Others also argued the amendments were not made available to the individual legislatures before the vote. Monroe County […]
Mayor-elect Malik Evans is set to take office on January 1st, 2022 and in preparation for his arrival, Evans has announced more staff appointments. According to Evans, former Rochester City Councilman Dana Miller has been named commissioner of neighborhood and business development and Erik Frisch has been named deputy commissioner of neighborhood and business development. […]
As the COVID-19 surge hits our county, many are concerned for college campuses as booster shots are not required on any local college campuses yet. According to SUNY officials (where Monroe Community College falls under), while vaccines are currently required for state schools, SUNY has no plans to mandate boosters at this time. As for […]
After receiving backlash from local officials, Governor Kathy Hochul is standing by the state’s new masking rules and so is Monroe County. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello believes the mask mandate is common sense in fighting COVID-19 and says we can’t afford another big wave. Bello stated: “We can’t have another exponential increase throughout this […]
After the brutal wind storm that rolled in on Saturday night, workers continue to restore power for thousands throughout the county. According to county officials as of yesterday afternoon, early 7,500 RG&E customers don’t have power, and the bulk of those without power are located in Greece. On top of those without power, some intersections […]