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This past week, the Rochester City School District has decided to rename School No.3 after Black educator Dr. Alice Holloway Young. Young was a former teacher at School No. 3, which was formally known as Nathanial Rochester Middle School. Young had moved from Virginia to North Carolina at age 4, as her home state did […]
The Monroe County Public Health Department has now opened two booster covid shot clinics in Chili and downtown Rochester. The two locations are the Fleet Center and MCC’s downtown campus. Monrow County Public Health Planner Michael Sayers says that the county plans to open a clinic on the east side, one on the west side, […]
ROC the Riverway weekend kicked off with the Fall Salmon Run and tours of the Charlotte Genesee Lighthouse yesterday. To celebrate ROC the Riverway, city leaders announced plans for the North Star Commons, where the site offers a new gathering space and is named after The North Star, the anti-slavery newspaper first published by abolitionist […]
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Several parents and advocates are calling for an investigation into a controversial literacy lesson at Hilton High School. There was recorded evidence that a series of racially charged words were placed on a board in one classroom, linked to the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Parents and advocates are calling for the […]
Wednesday marked National Coffee Day, and to celebrate America’s favorite coffee chain had a big celebration. Dunkin’ celebrated its “day” by donating nearly 300 pounds of coffee to Foodlink. The big donation from Dunkin’ stems from the “Runs for Coffee” initiative between Dunkin’ and the Rochester Red Wings. In this initiative, Dunkin’ pledges to donate […]
Yesterday, New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie paid a visit to Rochester. Heastie joined Assemblymember Sarah Clark for a tour of the Lexington Community Farm in Rochester, stating: “Sarah wanted to bring me here to look at this wonderful garden and explore all the possibilities that can come from this, simply educating our children […]
Wegmans is now offering Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people who are 65 and older, individuals 50-64 with underlying conditions, those 18-49 with underlying conditions based on personal benefits and risk, and people 18-64 at increased risk of COVID due to institutional/occupational settings. The booster shots are available via appointment only, and only available […]
Yesterday was the final day that hospitals and nursing home employees will need to have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the day. Ahead of this mandate, Monroe County has seen an increased turnout at vaccines clinics. Dr. Stephen Cook of the University of Rochester Medical Center stated: […]
Monday, September 27th, is the New York State deadline of when healthcare workers need to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. As New York prepares for the fallout of workers from this mandate, yesterday Governor Kathy Hochul released her plan to combat staffing shortages in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan includes declaring […]