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Randi Proukou wants the members of GRAWA (Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys) to let their guard down a little. As president of the Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys Proukou wants to know about all the stresses and struggles ...

Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren and others have been indicted on charges accusing them of violating state Election Law. A Monroe County grand jury indicted Warren, Albert Jones Jr. and Rosiland Brooks Harris with first-degree scheme to defraud and violation ...

Court officials and local leaders have announced a new effort to help tenants facing possible eviction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, U.S Rep. Joe Morelle, Seventh Judicial District Administrative Judge Craig Doran, and ...

The Bond Schoeneck & King law firm is adding five new attorneys, including all three lawyers from The Wolford Law Firm. Michael R. Wolford, Laura A. Myers and Mary E. “Molly” Shepard will move from the Reynolds Arcade Building in ...

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Rochester People’s Climate Coalition (RPCC) is organizing an online meeting on Thursday to discuss a rate increase proposed by Rochester Electric & Gas (RG&E) and New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG). The event will help participants prepare to comment ...

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Kevin J. Mulvehill is the new office leader for the Rochester office of Phillips Lytle LLP. Mulvehill, 39, replaces Richard M. Beers Jr., who held the position for about 15 years. Beers, 61, is not retiring and will continue to ...

Attorney Peter J. Glennon has been elected president of Rochester Rotary. Glennon’s term will run through June 2021. During his term, the club will enter its 110th year and it will begin the 100th anniversary celebration of Rochester Rotary Sunshine ...

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Attorney Danielle Ponder has joined the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office in the newly created position of Special Assistant Public Defender – Diversity and Inclusion Officer. As part of the executive leadership team, Ponder will guide the office’s efforts to ...

The continuing effort to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide protests triggered by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis will undoubtedly influence Jill Paperno’s upcoming tenure as president of the Monroe County Bar Association. Paperno, first assistant Monroe ...

Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes have worked out a confidential settlement agreement and a referee has been named to finalize the details of the breakup of the iconic personal injury firm. Although the breakup of their personal injury firm Cellino ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that five regions of the state have been cleared to enter Phase 3 of reopening on Friday: Central New York, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes and the North Country. “I am pleased Monroe ...

The 177th annual Ontario County Fair scheduled for July 21 to 25 has been canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns.   The Ontario County Agricultural Society board of directors concluded that having the fair is not in the best interest of ...

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Monroe County officials have created an online employment portal to help long-term care facilities recruit staff. In partnership with the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) Workforce Investment Organization program, the portal will give potential applicants a place to input ...

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Rochester City Council members are planning to appeal a state Supreme Court decision that struck down the authority of the new Police Accountability Board to discipline Rochester Police Department officers. The Police Accountability Board (PAB) was created by a unanimous ...

Rochester Institute of Technology and dozens of other colleges and universities across the country are being sued by students seeking a refund of tuition and fees because their schools switched to what they consider an inferior online program after they ...