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Yesterday, the Cinema Theater on South Clinton Ave. made an announcement on their website that said they’d be closing their doors for good: Hello friends, We (Audrey and Alex) have made the difficult decision to close the Cinema Theater. Our lease was up for renewal in January, and given the current climate, we couldn’t see […]
As phase 1B of the vaccination approaches, the Monroe County Department of Public Health is gearing up for the most efficient distribution possible. This week, essential workers will become eligible for the vaccine. As soon as the County receives the first shipment, a scheduling link will be posted here. The link will schedule a total […]
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently adjusted the business curfew, letting bars and restaurants stay open until 11 pm instead of 10. The change went into effect on Valentines Day and local restaurants are getting optimistic about the future. Shelby Griswold, a server at Lemoncello, said: “People are so excited to get out and […]
According to officials over at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health, hospital visitation will resume next week in a limited capacity. The announcement came from URMC Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Apostolakos and RRH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Mayo. “I’m so pleased to see this change and I hope everyone […]
Officials from the University of Rochester sent out a mass email on Tuesday that let everyone know they might have to pause the spring semester if COVID-19 cases continue to grow. Over the past couple of weeks, the number of positive cases has hit the same number as it was from the first two months […]
Tops an Pricechopper announced on Monday that they would be merging together, effectively doubling their footprint in the northeast. As businesses struggle to deal with the pandemic, they have to find new and sometimes drastic measures to stay above water. Scott Grimmett, the new company’s CEO, gave a statement, saying: “This merger marks a major […]
Educators and lawmakers have been throwing around ideas about how to make up for the educational gap that occurred during the first few months of lockdown. Even though everyone quickly adapted to the online learning platform, there were growing pains that students and teachers felt regularly during the semesters that followed the pandemic. By June, […]
Here is a story that I found interesting in the sense you don’t know what you miss until it’s gone. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed and even halted global travel commercial airline pilots say they are out of practice. I’m not kidding. Some senior pilots who have flown for over 20 years have never […]
Students at St. John Fisher are returning to campus to start the spring semester classes, but to make sure everyone is safe, they must get a COVID-19 test. Students have to get tested before returning to campus and then once a week via an appointment based drive through center that gives results in around 15 […]
Officials at Rochester Regional Health are trying to increase the number of vaccinations of the staff at hospitals where COVID-19 is being treated. At this point, 74% of hospital workers in New York have been vaccinated. According to Dr. Robert Mayo, Rochester General Hospital only has 64% of its workers vaccinated and he’d like to […]
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