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To ensure restaurants have the proper face coverings to facilitate reopening when Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives the green light, Monroe County will provide 500 free face masks for every permitted business. The one-time distribution to restaurants and other food service ...

Corn Hill Navigation, the nonprofit organization that operates the popular Sam Patch tour boat, is working to reopen its public cruises sometime in July. The organization typically marks the season’s opening with a sold-out weekend for Mother’s Day. But with ...

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The Finger Lakes Visitors Connection has produced an online Digital Recovery Toolkit to help small businesses understand and put in place the reopening guidelines for the economy. The Toolkit was designed as a resource center for the tourism industry to ...

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On May 8, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a five-month extension to the look-back window for childhood sexual abuse victims, he did so to enable victims to seek the justice they deserve, despite court closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Never in its nearly 125-year history has the storied Rochester Lilac Festival had a year like this. With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down pretty much everything, festival producers have found a way to bring its 5K/10K runs to us, in ...

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The city of Rochester has created a website, JumpStartingROC.com, to assist businesses in the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The site provides information on loans and grants, as well as access to applications for sidewalk cafe and zoning permits for ...

Virtual home tours are very likely here to stay, but when it comes to buying a house there’s still no substitute for an in-person showing. “You have to give it the sniff test and you can’t do that from a ...

While a ballooning federal deficit will require attention in due time, it is more important now to address the needs of small businesses and families in order to avoid irreparable harm to the economy, according to U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle. Morelle ...

The show must go on! Movies on a Shoestring Inc. will present the 62nd Rochester International Film Festival from June 21 through 27. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s films will be presented virtually, the organization said this ...

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A Rochester entrepreneur whose tech company offers coaching, office space rental, crowdsourced marketing and more has begun offering free services to the small business community and those who have lost their jobs. Jonah Inikori, founder and CEO of Boodlebag, will ...

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Lumentek Global already is bringing brighter light to area expressways and city streets. Now the firm would like to help people shine a potentially destructive light on the coronavirus. Lumentek Global, an LED lighting firm based in Henrietta, is preparing ...

The town of Greece has launched a new initiative to provide assistance to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The GROW Greece Program is meant to grant support for businesses, retain jobs in the town, provide opportunities and work ...

I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. – Martin Luther King, Jr. On any given ...

As New York state begins to reopen its economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, local law firms are helping clients to mitigate risks related to employees reluctant to return to work, avoiding liability for their various decisions about ...

The Rochester Housing Authority and the Wayne County are among 10 organizations across the state chosen to receive technical assistance and up to $500,000 in resources to develop strategic approaches to preserve affordable housing. The support will come through the ...