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Last month, a bill was signed into law in New York that aims to provide women with better access to information that can improve the quality of their care. This bill comes from just one year later when Amber Rose Isaac from the Bronx died after doctors at Montefiore Medical Center ignored her telling them […]
Yesterday, local Michelle Daniels was honored for years of giving back to her community. Michelle Daniels was awarded a New York State Woman of Distinction by the New York State Senate for her extensive work in Rochester. Over the past several years, Daniels helped develop the Frederick Douglass Club at School 12 and advancing Douglass’ […]
Displaced from its usual location by construction, RIT now houses its temporary campus library in a vacant hockey arena since 2014. The arena now holds all the library’s journals and circulating books plus student seating, computers, and the circulation desk, however, special collections will remain at the old location during construction. The hockey arena campus […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered another blow to what’s left of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legacy by acknowledging that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo told the public. Hochul made this announcement on her first day of office; “The public deserves a clear, honest picture of what’s happening. […]
Yesterday morning at 12:01 am, Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the new and first-ever women New York State Governor. Just hours after officially becoming the governor of New York State, Hochul outlined several priorities, such as COVID-19 and ethics. COVID was a large part of her inaugural address, with schools about to […]
The lives of thousands of Afghan people changed forever when the Taliban violently invaded the country, in just a span of a few days. A woman from Afghanistan, a mother of three, spoke out to local news organizations sharing her story and fears of the Taliban. The woman wanted to remain anonymous for the safety […]
Local researchers who tracking vaccination data find having one-on-one conversations with people who are hesitant about the vaccine is effective in convincing them to get the vaccine. Over this past weekend, local Larry Pearsall Sr. considered himself hesitant until he spoke with one of the county employees working a pop-up vaccine clinic at the Puerto […]
Today, the 51st celebration of the Puerto Rican Festival will be held at Parcel 5 in Downton Rochester. Instead of the usual full weekend, this year the festival was held out over two Saturdays, with last week at the International Plaza. The festival starts at 2 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m, entry is free […]
In September, health officials are preparing to roll out COVID-19 booster shots in the United States. Based on a plan from the Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials that was announced yesterday, all U.S. adults who received a two-dose vaccine would be eligible for an additional jab of the […]
As the school year is approaching, the debate over mask mandates in schools continues to be a hot topic at some board of education meetings, and one, in particular, has made the news. At the Webster Board of Education meeting, where one current and two former students praised the district’s masking mandate, was interrupted by […]