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Local researchers who tracking vaccination data find having one-on-one conversations with people who are hesitant about the vaccine is effective in convincing them to get the vaccine. Over this past weekend, local Larry Pearsall Sr. considered himself hesitant until he spoke with one of the county employees working a pop-up vaccine clinic at the Puerto […]
Monroe County, RochesterWorks! and the Chamber of Commerce are hoping a new program will help stop the violence in Rochester. ROC Seeds will take $450,000 in state funding to offer resources like job training and transportation for at-risk youth. It will also help participants find employment, subsidizing their pay at $15 an hour for the […]
Now that Monroe County is at a high transmission for Covid-19, many are starting to wonder if a booster vaccine is on the way. A local, Randy Stiefler who is a diabetic, two-time cancer survivor, diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1979 and again in 2013, is wondering the same thing; “I know, with my health […]
The spike of the Delta Variant, both locally and nationally, has sparked the notion of requiring patrons to show proof of vaccination upon entry to restaurants and bars. Some popular places in Rochester are taking part in this movement, which coincides with New York City officials announcing that by mid-August, anyone entering indoor restaurants, bars, […]
According to the CDC, Monroe County has reached a level of “high” COVID-19 transmission. Monroe County is currently the only county in our area to reach that threshold, but counties such as Orleans, Wayne, Seneca, and Yates Counties have each been designated as being at “substantial” risk of transmission, and Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, and Ontario […]
Yesterday, Monroe County made the announcement of recommending masking for all residents in public indoor facilities. This news comes with the rise of COVID-19 cases in the area. The county is also requiring masking for all county employees in county-operated facilities. In a statement from Monroe County Executive Adam Bello; “We’re seeing a surge of […]
Over the weekend, some new data was reported from the CDC COVID Tracker that reveals Monroe County is now considered a ‘substantial’ transmission area. The CDC COVID Tracker is found online and provides an integrated, county view of key data for monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The tracker allows for the exploration […]
Before you head out to the beach to enjoy this great summer weather you need to know there will be no swimming. Due to E. coli, the beach will not be open for swimmers. Because of the rain we recently had and the sediment in the water flowing through the Genesee River there is a […]
Tuesday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s office sent a warning to the community after 7 overdose deaths in 48 hours. Rochester First reported: “’The Monroe County Heroin Task Force, n collaboration with [Monroe County District Attorney] Sandra Doorley, and our partners fighting the opioid epidemic, are putting the community on warning,’ the sheriff’s office account tweeted Tuesday […]
Early Voting Information for the June 2021 Primary Election for Monroe County. Early Voting starts this Saturday, June 12th and goes through June 20th. Dates and times for Early Voting: Saturday, June 12th 9am-3pm Sunday, June 13th 9am-3pm Monday, June 14th 9am-5pm Tuesday, […]