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Rochester, for me, is one of the greatest small cities in the nation. I absolutely love my home, my community, my city! Once known as The World’s Image Center, the home of Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony. Rochester, N.Y. has now become the medical and technological epicenter of the world for higher education. We […]
We are living in an interesting time in United States history because of, well many reasons but one is safety. When going out in public or working in customer service where you have to face people safety is a concern. With the uptick in mass shootings, violence, and drug use people and businesses are taking […]
Do TV Shows like HBO’s “Euphoria” promote drug use? The people at D.A.R.E think so and are specking out about the glamorization of substance use. A rep for D.A.R.E tells TMZ, “Rather than further each parent’s desire to keep their children safe from the potentially horrific consequences of drug abuse and other high-risk behavior, HBO’s […]
Rochester Mayor Malik Evans held a press conference detailing his plans for the first few weeks in office. His focus will be COVID-19 and the violence in the city of Rochester. He addressed the first homicide in Rochester that happened Sunday on North St. and was 14-year-old Julius Greer Jr. He was in 9th grade […]
With all the violence that’s going on in our community Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced a new order that will allow RPD to shut down a business that had any violent events that happened within the last 30 days like shootings and if the business has too many nuisance points. Last Friday the city of Rochester […]
The latest news coming out of the Rochester City School District is the vote of ‘no confidence’ by the teachers in the district. The vote of ‘no confidence’ is for Superintendent Dr. Leslie Meyers Small’s plan for the increased violence in schools. 93% of teachers voted they have ‘no confidence’ in the Superintendent’s plan to […]
In Rochester, the past 48 hours have been very difficult because of the violence. We are seeing and experiencing violence in a way we have never before. We now have the highest amount of homicides we have ever had in this city. This is tough to understand and even harder to deal with. So where […]
After Penfield’s Superintendent sent an email to parents regarding posts on Snapchat MCSO releases a statement on the threats. The posts say: “I needed a new account to make this, me and my friends have gotten bullied for too long and we can’t take it no more. October 26th, Tuesday at [times vary], we will […]
A former Facebook product manager who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents was revealed on a 60 Minutes interview. Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen worked on civic integrity issues at the company says the documents show that Facebook knows its platforms are used to spread hate, violence and misinformation. Plus, the […]
Federal officials are inviting the community to take part in a conversation about stopping the gun violence in the City of Rochester. The Federal Violence Prevention and Elimination Response Task Force is working with a number of federal and local agencies. Prosecutors also promised a 60-day surge to “target the worst of the worst” offenders. The […]
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