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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gillibrand Criticizes Education Secretary’s Plan to Garnish Wages of Student Loan Borrowers in Default
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is raising alarms over a decision by Education Secretary Linda McMahon to resume involuntary income...
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...
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 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...
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...
Appeals Court Rules Unanimously for Rachel Barnhart in Dispute With Monroe County Executive
A New York State appeals court on Monday unanimously ruled in favor of Monroe County Legislator Rachel Barnhart, siding against County...
Trent Jackson Jr. and Clifford Florence Sr. Call Out ‘Racist Barriers’ in Rochester Elections
After being removed from the June 18 school board election ballot due to what he calls a deliberate technicality, Rochester City School...
Sinha Rebukes Evans' State of the City Address, Vows Bold Action on Crime, Housing, and Education
Mayoral candidate Shashi Sinha sharply criticized Mayor Malik Evans’ State of the City address on Thursday, arguing that the mayor’s...
Rule of Law ‘Under Siege,’ Say Rochester Activists at Federal Building Protest
More than 200 Rochester-area residents gathered outside the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building on Wednesday to demand due process and...
Mayor Evans Highlights Gains in Safety and Housing, Faces Sharp Criticism from Challenger in State of the City Address
Rochester Mayor Malik Evans delivered his third State of the City address Wednesday evening, celebrating a significant drop in gun...
Evans Denies Misconduct, Highlights Record as Irondequoit Supervisor
Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andraé Evans is pushing back against a petition for his removal from office , calling the effort "unfounded"...
A Papacy of Compassion: Pope Francis’s Legacy of Justice and Inclusion
Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas and a steadfast voice for the marginalized, died Monday, leaving behind a legacy defined...
Graduate Students at University of Rochester Set to Strike Today Over Unionization Efforts
More than 1,500 graduate workers at the University of Rochester are launching an indefinite strike today, citing months of delays and...
Protesters to Avelo Airlines: ‘We Don’t Fly With Deporters’
Dozens of protesters gathered Thursday at Frederick Douglass–Greater Rochester International Airport to denounce Avelo Airlines’ decision...
DA Seeks Removal of Irondequoit Supervisor Andrae Evans Under State Public Officers Law
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley filed a petition Wednesday to remove Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andrae Evans from office,...
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