Metro Justice and the Rochester for Energy Democracy (RED) coalition have welcomed Rochester City Council’s public opposition to the latest RG&E rate hike proposal — but say words are not enough. The coalition delivered a statement Thursday, Nov. 13, during the Speak to Council session at City Hall, urging Council to take concrete action by advancing a City-led public utility study. Pastor Wanda Wilson of RocACTS delivered the statement on behalf of the RED campaign, ahead of

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is currently recruiting and will be holding several job fairs in the region. Representatives will be on-site to answer questions and walk applicants through the available positions. According to the announcement, interested candidates can view the full list of openings online at the USPS careers page. In order to apply, applicants must be at least 18 years old, and willing to work weekends and holidays. Pay starts at $20.73 per hour fo

As Congress moves toward ending the weeks-long federal government shutdown, millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are anxiously waiting for the restoration of their full monthly benefits. For more than six weeks, the shutdown has stalled federal funding for critical services, leaving roughly 42 million low-income individuals and families in limbo. The Department of Agriculture, which oversees SNAP, warned states earlier this

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Rochester Mayor Malik Evans joined local, state, and federal leaders Monday to break ground on a $13 million housing development that will bring 22 new affordable single-family homes to the city’s Upper Falls neighborhood — a historically redlined area long affected by disinvestment The First Genesis Single Family Homes project, spearheaded by the First Genesis Development Corporation in partnership with Rochester Management Inc., Atlas