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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 ...

A trio of Monroe County officials discussed plans Friday afternoon to reopen parts of the local economy starting May 15 while continuing to monitor the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Regardless of how and when we reopen we have to ...

Just as it would have been difficult decades ago to imagine a pandemic scenario like the one we’re all living through today, most of us also could not have envisioned an electronic information system like the one managed by Jill ...

The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James is warning business owners to watch out for scams while seeking government assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, the Attorney General’s Office also announced a cease and desist order issued ...

The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday handed out 8,000 face masks to member organizations to help them comply with a new order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The order, which took effect at 8 ...

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Many segregated neighborhoods in Rochester, and across the country, are the result of racist institutional policies enforced decades ago with explicit deed restrictions required by government officials and not due to personal preferences or affordability. The Federal Housing Administration began ...

Business interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the related government orders to shut down or limit operations has firms seeking answers about the effect on their contractual obligations, leases and rental agreements. Some non-essential businesses forced to close to ...