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Songs of Celebration: Rochester Honors Mrs. Midge Thomas on Her 99th Birthday
The Rochester community came together last week to honor Midge Thomas, a beloved matriarch and community leader, as she celebrated her...
Sep 33 min read
Duckles Takes Over as Interim Monroe County DA Following Doorley Exit
Perry Duckles, Monroe County’s first assistant district attorney, formally assumed the role of interim district attorney following the...
Sep 21 min read
Push for Safer Roads Brings Cyclists, Advocates to Parcel 5
Rochester cyclists and community members gathered Friday at Parcel 5 for a rally organized by Reconnect Rochester, calling on state and...
Aug 292 min read
Rochester City Council Strengthens Sanctuary City Policy Amid Trump Crackdown
Rochester lawmakers voted unanimously Tuesday to codify the city’s status as a sanctuary city, expanding legal protections for immigrant...
Aug 283 min read
Barnhart Accuses Bello of Hypocrisy as Monroe County Joins Lawsuit Over DEI Funding
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is defending his administration’s decision to join a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump...
Aug 223 min read
Major Rochester Black Church to Install New Pastor
Rev. Dr. Kito March Sr. of Cleveland, Ohio, will be installed as senior pastor of Aenon Missionary Baptist Church, one of Rochester’s...
Aug 212 min read
Marijuana Shops Sue New York After State’s Measuring Error Leaves Dozens Too Close to Schools
Dozens of licensed marijuana dispensaries across New York — including at least one in Rochester — are suing the state after regulators...
Aug 182 min read
3 Dead, 9 Injured in Shooting at Brooklyn Lounge
A shooting inside a crowded Brooklyn lounge early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded, authorities said, marking one of...
Aug 182 min read
Roc Fest: ‘I Love the 90s Tour’ Brings Iconic Throwback Hits, Local Flavor, and Community Support to Rochester
The Rochester Community Sports Complex will turn into a 1990s time machine on Sept. 6 when Roc Fest’s I Love the 90s Tour  takes over...
Aug 133 min read
Trump Names 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees Amid Ongoing Institutional Controversy
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors recipients, unveiling a star-studded list that comes against...
Aug 132 min read
More Than 16,500 New Yorkers Apply for Gov. Hochul’s Free Community College Program
More than 16,500 New Yorkers have applied to Governor Kathy Hochul’s groundbreaking free community college program for adult learners in...
Aug 131 min read
Officer killed, gunman dead after shooting near CDC headquarters in Atlanta
A police officer was killed and a gunman died after a shooting Friday near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in...
Aug 112 min read
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