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Yesterday, the University of Rochester Medical Center and School of Nursing announced a new program that will provide tuition-free education for qualified students. Karen Keady, URMC’s chief nursing executive, stated: “COVID has really been disruptive for our training of nurses in all clinical professions. I think this is one step toward helping that transition to […]
Now you can clothes shop sale tax free in Monroe County! Tuesday night, Monroe County Legislature passed sales tax and property tax relief plans during a meeting. This new plan is estimated to save Monroe County shoppers about $12 million each year and encourage people to shop locally. County Executive Adam Bello announced this yesterday, […]
As the New York Department of Public Services investigates a massive increase in customer complaints of billing issues, RG&E CEO Patricia Nilsen announces the company is working to improve customer service. So far, RG&E has hired 120 new customer service representatives and plans to hire 100 more in 2023, and also added 40 billing specialists […]
Dreams have no timeline, and sometimes they even take 80 years. Pearl Neumann was recently just honored with a diploma from Spencerport High School at age 100. According to the district, Neumann was unable to complete her degree as a teenager because she was busy working on her family’s farm. At the graduation ceremony, the […]
According to a new report by WalletHub, New York is 2023’s third best state to raise a family. In 2022, New York ranked second overall. WalletHub looked at family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability and socio-economics across all states. Each of these metrics were ranked out of 50 and each state was given […]
Monday at 11 am state lawmakers are meeting to call on Governor Kathy Hochul to support funding for free school lunches. The meeting will address the expired free lunch waivers. During the pandemic school lunches were free to all students in New York and across the country. Now that everything is has resumed lunches are […]
Heads up if you vote or are thinking about becoming a voter in New York! There are two new election laws that will effect election procedures going forward. The first one will let people register to vote closer to Election Day. So now you will be able to register to vote up to 10 days […]
Thomas DiNapoli, from the New York State Comptroller’s Office says more than 46 million unclaimed funds accounts with a value of more than $17 billion. You can search the state’s database for yourself to find out if you’re owed any unclaimed money. You can also call 1-800-221-9311. Source: 13 WHAM-TV
Looking to recycle some of the old electronics you’ve been holding on to because you don’t want to pay to dispose of them? Now there are more options as New York State has new rules that allows you to recycle electronics for FREE. The revised state law for recycling electronic waste requires manufacturers to provide […]
We could be paying more at the pump soon as the New York State gas tax cap has ended. Since the gas tax was suspended back in June drivers in our area were saving $0.24 per gallon. No word yet if there’s any more gas tax cap extensions coming. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/economy/cap-on-gas-taxes-set-to-expire-in-rochester-residents-react-to-potential-price-hike/