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On Friday night, a popular local restaurant was forced to pause dinner service after a kitchen fire. At around 10 pm, firefighters were called out to the Char Steak & Lounge, located at the Strathallan Hotel. Fortunately, the fire was contained fairly quickly. However, the restaurant director Jason Fulton says the kitchen will need some […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced landlords can now apply for rent relief. $125 million in state funding will go to landlords who could not participate in the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program. To be eligible, landlords must own a unit leased for at or below 150% of fair market rent for their location and must have […]
Yesterday, Monroe County began scheduling free, rapid PCR tests for K-12 students at the County Fleet Center, 145 Paul Road. The PCR tests are available via appointment only and are a drive-through, paperless transaction, offering the non-invasive nasal swab. Children seeking this test must be symptom-free without any fever-reducing medication for 24 hours, not be […]
Dr. Keith Grams, the head of Rochester Regional Health’s emergency medicine, is addressing wait times at its hospitals. According to Dr. Grams, the backlog of people waiting in the emergency department has worsened over the last few weeks because of a couple of factors. He stated: “Rochester Regional emergency departments are experiencing significant more overcapacity […]
Mary Starks, a native of Rochester, NY, has been named Student Nurse Practitioner of the year for New York. Congratulations to Mary for her accomplishments and for the things she will continue to do in the healthcare field. The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State is the only association statewide to support healthcare workers. […]
You might have seen this all over the internet in bigger cities, but now this new potential wave of the future has hit our beloved Rochester. Yesterday, food service robots were put into action at Henrietta Restaurant Supply. These food service robots can deliver food to tables and use elevators to help places remain efficient […]
According to Governor Kathy Hochul’s office, New York landlords can apply for $125 million in state funding to cover unpaid rent connected to tenants who were ineligible for the federally funded rent relief program. Landlords are eligible to apply now, and the funding could cover up to 12 months of past-due rent and will be […]
Yesterday, Rochester’s Open Door Mission broke ground at its Miller building on W. Main St, where the building has been owned by the Mission for 20 years, but it has been used for storage. Now, the building will be renovated to create 24 permanent supportive apartments. Anna Valeria-Iseman, the executive director of Open Door Mission, […]
Governor Kathy Hochul is responding to criticism that she received after her Tuesday new conference where she made comments about religion and COVID. At a church in Brooklyn, Governor Hochul stated that the COVID-19 vaccine is “from God,” as well as referring to parishioners as “apostles” while urging them to get the COVID vaccine, which […]
During a news conference yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she has expanded a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to include people working in the Office of Mental Health and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities who work in hospital settings. The employees that were added to this mandate must have their first dose of the […]