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Rochester Jazz Icon and Photographer Jim Allen Dies at 93
Editor's note: This article was updated 5/28/25 to include funeral arrangements. Jim Allen, a revered jazz drummer, photographer, and...
May 26, 20253 min read
Dozens of Elderly, Disabled Residents Ordered to Vacate Rochester Towers by Friday
Approximately 75 elderly and disabled residents of Danforth Towers and Hudson Ridge Towers have been notified they must vacate their...
May 21, 20252 min read
RCSD Interim Superintendent Accepts Top Post in Westchester
Dr. Demario Strickland, who has been serving as the interim superintendent of the Rochester City School District (RCSD) since July 1,...
May 21, 20251 min read
Democrats Tout State Budget as Win for Rochester; Republicans Decry Overspending and Misplaced Priorities
Democratic lawmakers representing the Greater Rochester area are praising the newly enacted New York State Fiscal Year 2025–2026 budget...
May 19, 20253 min read
Sen. Cooney Announces $1 Million in State Grants for Local Nonprofits Amid Federal Funding Cuts
State Sen. Jeremy Cooney on Friday announced a new $1 million grant program aimed at supporting Rochester-area nonprofits facing growing...
May 17, 20251 min read
Families to Pay the Price as Monroe County Ends Free Jail Calls
Families with loved ones incarcerated in Monroe County are bracing for the return of phone call charges, as legislators move forward with...
May 15, 20254 min read
Evans Proposes $680M Budget With No Tax Hike for Fourth Year
Mayor Malik D. Evans on Friday released his proposed $680 million budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year, a plan that maintains the city’s...
May 12, 20253 min read
Rochester Loses Victor Saunders, Voice for Nonviolence and Youth Empowerment
Victor Saunders, a steadfast advocate for youth and community safety in Rochester and a top advisor to Mayor Malik Evans, has died, city...
May 9, 20252 min read
First Conviction in Death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Facility
A former corrections officer at Marcy Correctional Facility has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 2024 death of inmate...
May 6, 20252 min read
Rochester, N.Y., officials, WXXI push back against Trump administration order targeting public media
Local officials and public media leaders in Rochester are speaking out against an executive order from the Trump administration that...
May 5, 20253 min read
May Day Demonstrations in Rochester Echo Nationwide Protests Against Trump Agenda
More than a thousand demonstrators marched through downtown Rochester on May 1, converging at the Eastman School of Music to support...
May 5, 20252 min read
Community Leaders Denounce Border Czar Tom Homan’s Visit to Rochester Amid Sanctuary City Clash
Community leaders across Rochester are speaking out against today’s visit by Border Czar Tom Homan, as tensions escalate between local...
Apr 29, 20253 min read
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