New York State
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Over the week, many gathered around on the steps of the Hall of Justice in Rochester, to recognize families facing eviction. Earlier this past week, the Rochester City Council voted against a law that would have provided and added protection for tenants who have fallen behind due to hard times. While there is nothing being […]
Just when we thought it was nearing the end of the pandemic ask the mask mandate was lifted last month, covid is unfortunately still affecting us. Recently, Governor Kathy Hochul extended the state disaster emergency for the state of NY in relation to COVID till April 15th, and it was originally supposed to end in […]
Yesterday, the Rochester Strong Museum announced its twelve finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame in Rochester. The World Video Game Hall of Fame received thousands of nominations for consideration for the 2022 class. Video game fans can vote online till March 24 as part of a “Player’s Choice” ballot at worldvideogamehalloffame.org. Once […]
Governor Cathy Hochul announced that New York State will be Creating a center that will be teaching mental health education in public and private schools. There will $2.5 million in funding for training and technical assistance. Students from grades K-12 will be educated on mental health as a part of Youth mental well-being program. To […]
Over the week, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra took the stage at the Eastman Theatre for a special benefit concert dedicated to the people of Ukraine. While the show was planned last minute, the RPO had raised about $50,000 for local Ukrainian nonprofit Roc Maidan. Curt Long, president and CEO of RPO, stated: “At the RPO, […]
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the 45th annual Tops Rochester St. Patrick’s Day Parade has returned and was better than ever! The annual Tops Rochester St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held yesterday from 12:30 to 2:30 and followed the traditional parade route, beginning at the corner of East Avenue and Alexander Street, heading […]
As the gas prices continue to rise, the national average for a gallon of regular Thursday, March 10th sits at $4.34. While we hope to see a decrease soon, Governor Kathy Hochul is on the fence about whether to cut the New York State “gas tax.” Governor Houchl stated: “It could go up to 6 […]
New York State lawmakers are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to provide funding for free breakfast and lunch for students in grades K-12 in the state budget. Lawmakers would like the funding to provide free, healthy breakfast and lunch for students regardless of where they live and their family’s income level. Assemblymember Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas stated: […]
This year’s Lilac Fest is back and better than ever and this time it will spread out over three weekends: May 6-8, May 12-15, and May 19-22. More than 85 musical sets will take place, including The Coupe De’Villes, Jumbo Shrimp, Blues Traveler, the Zac Brown Tribute Band, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Giant […]
While Governor Hochul was in Rochester yesterday morning, she took the time to address what New York State could do to help with the fast-rising gas prices. In a press release from a company called GasBuddy, they reported a 61-cent jump compared to February and a $1.43 difference since 2021. Currently, there are no clear […]