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In order to help combat the staffing issues in hospitals, nurses from Northwell Health in New York City arrived to support Strong Memorial Hospital by taking on patient care duties in the hospital’s ED and ICU. Yesterday, a cohort of eight Northwell Health Nurses and an administrative support team member began their work at the […]
Yesterday afternoon, thousands of Monroe County residents were faced with fierce winds throughout the county, where thousands lost power. According to National Grid and RG&E, by 6:40 p.m., nearly 31,000, mainly on the west side of Monroe County, had lost power. Electrical service outages have affected some traffic signals, and residents are reminded to treat […]
Yesterday, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide mask mandate that will require masks in all indoor public places. Businesses that have a vaccine requirement will not have to enforce this rule. Businesses and venues that implement a proof of vaccination requirement can accept Excelsior Pass, Excelsior Pass Plus, SMART Health Cards issued […]
Since the spike in violence in the Rochester City School District, a new group of volunteers has set out to help bring positive change to students and staff at Franklin and Edison Tech campuses. Operation FIRE, Fathers Initiating Restorative Engagement, is part of a national movement to combat violence within our community. Willie Robinson, volunteer […]
Yesterday New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett, and Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin held a COVID-19 briefing. In this briefing, Governor Hochul stated that the state has ordered an additional one million COVID-19 tests which will be distributed to schools and county health departments in the coming week. Hochul has […]
The worker shortage has affective a plethora of businesses, and the Rochester City School District is no exception. Yesterday, district leaders held a meeting along with some community partners, including Mayor-elect Malik Evans, to talk about ideas on how to recruit people looking for jobs. In addition to the search for workers, RSCD is also […]
With the holiday season only being about two weeks away, Monroe County leaders are encouraging locals to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as well as taking advantage of at-home testing. Recently, the county has purchased 750,000 kits, each containing 2 tests. 500,000 tests have been provided for towns, while the other 250,000 are reserved for school […]
With the surge in COVID-19, as well as the new omicron variant, health officials are hoping for last year’s mild flu season. According to health officials, last year flu season was unusually quiet as many people stayed home. However, this year as some people ditch their masks and gather for the holidays, there is concern […]
After a long wait of COVID tests being available, as well as being in the midst of a state of emergency and a surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, prevention is key in stopping the spread of the virus over the holidays. In order to help stop the spread, Monroe County has purchased 750,000 at-home […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $539 million homeowner assistance fund to help eligible New Yorkers at risk of foreclosure or displacement. This assistance funding is designed to help low and moderate-income homeowners impacted by the pandemic to be able to stay in their homes by aiding in mortgage payments, property taxes, water or sewer […]