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Donors pitch in with meals for Rochester hospital workers
Multiple times a day, members of the food and nutrition staff at the University of Rochester Medical Center arrive at the patient discharge area to pick up donations of food from the community. If the food comes pre-packed in individual portions, the staff will take it to varying units on a rotating basis. If it […]
MCC reschedules graduation to December
Monroe Community College plans to hold its 2020 graduation ceremonies in early December instead of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The May 30 commencement has tentatively been rescheduled to Dec. 3. “The decision to delay commencement is heart-wrenching but necessary to ensure the well-being and safety of our students, their families, faculty, staff, and the […]
Roberts Wesleyan joins the pack with graduation postponement
Roberts Wesleyan College announced this week that it is postponing its May 9 commencement ceremonies due to uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic. Most other local colleges have already announced cancellation of their spring graduation ceremonies with plans to provide details at a later date about what might take the place of the previously scheduled commencement. […]
Local banks well stocked to survive, back up customers
Banks might want to tweak Arby’s catch phrase. Instead of “We have the meats,” they could be spreading their message of calm in the face of COVID-19-related economic downturn by saying “We have the money.” While other companies were announcing layoffs and furloughs because of a sudden drop in economic activity, Tompkins Bank of Castile […]
Facebook for Livingston County eateries goes viral in a good way
When Alicia Lawless of Dansville asked for recommendations for chicken wings on Tuesday, she got more than 120 responses. And that’s just for Livingston County. A new Facebook group, Livingston County Menus, started by Zach Matzek, a Dansville school counselor who lives in Livonia, is generating lively discussions about what’s on the menu and available […]
Grow-NY competition open to applications again
The application window to enter the $3 million Grow-NY business competition is now open. Empire State Development and the Cornell Center for Economic Development both announced on Tuesday that the competition is opening up for its second round of applications, due by July 15. Last fall the top prize of $1 million went to Geneva’s […]
Wind power company offers grant program in Orleans County
Apex Clean Energy, the company planning to build a 33-turbine wind farm in the Orleans County town of Barre, has opened a community grant program. “This is a difficult time for all New Yorkers and we want to step up and do what we can to support both short-term needs and long-term investments in Barre […]
Distillery partners with Rochester Midland for sanitizer project
Fairport’s Iron Smoke Distillery is the latest craft distillery that is switching from making liquor to making alcohol-based hand sanitizer in this era of pandemic. But Iron Smoke is partnering with Rochester Midland Corporation, a 140-year-old company specializing in sanitation, to embark on this new line. The award-winning whiskey maker says it has already made […]
Accounting firm offers free guidance to businesses seeking COVID-19 relief
A local accounting firm, RDG+Partners, is providing free assessments for businesses to help them figure out which stimulus benefits they are eligible for, and to which they should apply. The firm offered a similar service after the 911 terrorist attacks, identifying more than $50 million in benefits. “The financial disaster relief initiatives coming to the […]
Wegmans delays store opening downstate
Wegmans is delaying the opening of its store in Harrison, Westchester County. In an announcement made earlier this week, the manager of the store near White Plains mentioned “unprecedented times” as a reason for the delay but didn’t specifically mention the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The store had been scheduled to open June 7. Typically an […]
UR settles sexual harassment suit for $9.4 million
The University of Rochester will pay $9.4 million in a settlement agreement announced Friday with nine former professors and students who sued the institution in 2017 over its handling of sexual harassment complaints. The parties released a joint statement, thanking the plaintiffs for stepping forward, and listing some of the lengths the university went to […]
MCC helps students by providing laptops
Officials at Monroe Community College began handing out on Thursday the first of 200 laptop computers to students who need them to continue their college courses online. The need was identified after the college began to communicate with students by text last week after it suspended in-person classes and switched to online instruction to help […]
