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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 […]
If you own a restaurant and it is in Monroe County you could qualify for the grant program by DoorDash. The grant program DoorDash is offering will give a total of $200,000 to restaurants that qualify in Monroe County. In order to receive the grant, your restaurant has to employ 50 people or fewer at […]
As the coronavirus micro cluster regulations over Monroe county slowly begin to lift, schools are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Districts like East Irondequoit have had one foot in the orange zone since November, but remain optimistic now that the zones are disappearing. They’ve been testing 20% of the […]
After his inauguration ceremony yesterday, President Joe Biden got right to work, signing executive orders that will help the country get back on its feet. In addition to the new executive orders, he pledged to reopen most K-12 schools within 100 days. While teachers are enthusiastic about the ambitious measure, it might be a better […]
Last night, President elect Joe Biden held a ceremony at the Lincoln Center in Washington D.C. to remember those that we have lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden let the country know that one of the main goals of his administration would be to honor and remember the grief that Americans have had to endure. […]
Rebekah Jones is a former Florida State coronavirus data analyst who was fired from the Florida State Health Department in May for “refusing to manipulate coronavirus data.” She was also charged with one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks and electronic devices according to the FLDE. They found out that […]
The Amerks are officially back after their first official day of training camp on Friday. They haven’t hit the ice in Blue Cross Arena since the pandemic started back in March, but with a new coaching staff and new players, they hope to bring some wins to Rochester. The new team includes a taxi squad […]
The Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the restaurants that are involved with the lawsuit against the state that would let them re-open if they fall inside a yellow zone. New York State Supreme Court Justice Henry Nowak heard the case from attorneys that represented the establishments involved. The restaurants claim that the micro […]
Pharmacies will be the main distributor of the COVID-19 vaccines as they become available across New York State in the coming months. While the powers that be have made this announcement, the pharmacies themselves say that it may be harder than they thought to make it happen. Places like Miller’s Pharmacy think that the State […]
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