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The Penfield Players’ fall comedy is Joe DiPietro’s “Over the River and Through the Woods.” The story centers on Nick, a single, Italian-American Jersey boy who breaks the news to his grandparents that he won’t be able to come over ...

The Peanuts and Play display opens Saturday at the Strong National Museum of Play. Come snap a photo of a six-foot-tall statue of Snoopy and his friend Woodstock while exploring the impact of the Peanuts characters on play and pop ...

An exhibit worth seeing On display at The College at Brockport’s Gallery at the Tower Fine Arts Center is Selections from the Permanent Collection. Gallery director Tim Massey says that the exhibit features fine examples of works by notable regional ...

Windborne Golden Link Folk Singing Society is bringing internationally acclaimed quartet Windborne to Rochester this weekend. According to Brian O’Donovan from National Public Radio, Windborne is “the best musical discovery of the year…Stunningly powerful vocal harmony in the tradition of ...

Hayes, an attorney and cyber security expert, talks about extending cybersecurity measures to third parties, vendors, contractors, clients and others who may have access to your data and your customers’ data.

Recent developments in the use of noncompete agreements and trade secret laws have important implications for businesses with employees in New York. A noncompete agreement is a contract where an employee agrees not to enter into competition with the employer ...

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Students and their parents value diversity in their private school education. That’s what they tell school administrators and that’s what they’re likely to find at area private schools such as Harley, Allendale Columbia and Bishop Kearney. After all, students are ...

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has named six members to a screening committee that will consider applicants to replace former Rochester City Court Judge Leticia D. Astacio. The committee includes: Retired state Supreme Court Justice Joseph D. Valentino Attorney T. Andrew ...

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All small business leaders focus on the success of their business endeavors, but Candace Walters also focuses on the path to that success: employees. Her belief that effective human resource management results in engaged and productive employees is the cornerstone ...

Private school enrollments have declined across the U.S. in recent years. Some local schools have suffered losses, but others have actually gained students. According to a 2018 U.S. Department of Education report, private school students made up 10.3 percent of ...

Private schools around the Rochester area depend upon their alumni to help with social functions and administrative tasks, donate funds and represent them in the community. “They are our ambassadors,” asserts Karen Ralph, director of alumnae relations for Our Lady ...

I recently had the honor of attending The Business Council of New York State’s annual meeting where Duke and Columbia public policy professor and retired IBM Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Stan Litow received the Corning Award. ...

Tagged with: On Business Robert Duffy

The world is at our fingertips more than ever before. Anyone with an Amazon Prime account can attest to this—placing an order with free delivery one day and receiving it within 36 hours, even on a Sunday. When we have ...

Tagged with: Advancing Business Jacqueline Mozrall