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Heads up! The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee announced on Tuesday state and local law enforcement are participating in the “U Drive, U Text, U Pay” national campaign. The reason for the campaign is to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. April is national Distracted Driving Awareness month. So, if you have a young […]
Heads up! The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee announced on Tuesday state and local law enforcement are participating in the “U Drive, U Text, U Pay” national campaign. The reason for the campaign is to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. April is national Distracted Driving Awareness month. So, if you have a young […]
Be on the lookout for a new meter. Across Rochester, RG&E technicians are now installing smart meters, designed to improve customer service, following a wave of heated complaints over billing and other issues. Angie Capps, the manager of meter services at RG&E, stated: “The smart meters are going to allow us to see the meters, […]
Senator Chuck Schumer is asking The FBI to launch a full investigation into the threats from the past couple of weeks that happened at multiple school districts in the Rochester area. Hilton received swatting calls 3 days straight Right after that block port and Brighton also received threatening calls. Reports say threats had been called […]
April is National Donate Life Month, and yesterday, Monroe County announced the increased enrollment of organ donors, thanks to an expanded process at the DMV. If you are interested in signing up, click here. Source: 13 WHAM
As complaints over billing issues continue to roll in, Rochester Gas and Electric announced it will participate in a dozen job fairs and events across the state this spring, looking to fill 130 open positions. Patricia Nilsen, president and CEO of NYSEG and RG&E, stated: “We have opportunities available across our operations. As we continue […]
This week, a movie with a local connection was shown at The Little Theatre. “Linoleum” is a sci-fi and “dramedy” film, about the host of a failing children’s science show, played by comedian Jim Gaffigan, who tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. The film’s composer, Mark Hadley is local to Rochester. […]
After announcing their intention to do so next month, the Rochester Broadway Theatre League has now officially acquired all of the Auditorium Center on East Main Street. This move allows the RBTL, which has opened a portion of the building since 2004, to operate the full venue and expand. Renovations are hoped to be finished […]
Many local shoppers are saddened by the news of Hegedorn’s closure. About 120 employees will lose their jobs when they close at the end of June. The store has been a pillar in the Webster community since Bruce Hegedorn opened it in 1953. Store manager Jon Gonzalez, the grandson of the store’s founder, said competition […]
A New York State Amber Alert issued Saturday morning for a four-year-old boy and his mother has been canceled after the two were found safe. According to the Rochester Police Department, the two were “forcefully abducted” from a home on Fulton Avenue around 1:30a am, and with the help of tips from community members, they […]
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