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Rochester’s CHESS Health, a leading provider of comprehensive addiction technology and support services, has added virtual recovery support meetings to its evidence-based Connections smartphone app. CHESS Health’s virtual support meetings, or “Alongsides,” offer individuals in substance use disorder recovery a ...

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The city of Rochester on Friday rolled out a comprehensive, three-phase implementation plan to accomplish  recommendations outlined in the Commission on Racial and Structural Equity (RASE) report that was released in March. “Our city’s roadmap to fulfill the recommendations set ...

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The time to invest in our community of Rochester is now. Greater Rochester is home to individuals and families who hold rich talents and diverse cultural backgrounds. Our landscapes offer abundant waterways, vistas, and parks that form a visually stunning region. Dynamic and ...

Men looking to get back on track with their fitness goals after a more sedentary lifestyle over the past year-plus should take things slow and steady rather than rushing back into the exercise routines they did pre-COVID-19. Richard Alweis M.D., ...

The Urban League of Rochester has partnered with a New Jersey-based firm to offer entrepreneurship training. Rising Tide Capital will begin offering its award-winning Community Business Academy (CBA) in Rochester this fall as part of a partnership with the Urban ...

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Construction is underway on a five-megawatt solar energy array on the Monroe County Water Authority property in Penfield that will reduce long-term expenses for the public benefit corporation. The array, at the corner of Penfield and Watson Hulbert roads, will ...

A new fitness studio in Perinton that specialize in fitness, light therapy and recovering will celebrate its grand-opening ribbon cutting on Friday. Revive Fitness at 617 Whitney Rd. W. features small group, high-intensity, interval-style training classes for all levels of ...

In the nearly 10 years since Lee Rudow joined Transcat Inc., revenues have nearly doubled, earnings have nearly tripled and company stock has increased fivefold. “We just keep the pedal to the metal,” said Rudow, who joined the Ogden firm ...

Investment in qualified opportunity zones could become more widely popular if the Biden Administration follows through with proposed substantial hikes on capital gains taxes. Many investors have moved cautiously with regard to opportunity zones, but there may be a dramatic ...

Monroe County’s long-term bond rating and underlying rating have been boosted to AA-, up one notch from A+, by Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings. The ratings upgrade means lower interest rates for the county on borrowing and refinancing bonds, a ...

Two area senior living communities are planning to merge. Fairport Baptist Homes and Friendly Senior Living will serve as affiliates of a new parent corporation. Together, both organizations have spent more than 250 years in the community. “Our complementary cultures ...

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The New York State Association of Counties is touting what the organization calls major victories for local governments in the recently concluded state legislative session. “Over the last year we’ve seen how vital it is to have strong local governments ...

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Writers & Books plans to roll out Deaf Children’s Books through its flagship program for youths, SummerWrite. The two-week camp will mentor deaf and hard-of-hearing teens on the ins and outs of filmmaking with a social justice theme, and is ...

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Irondequoit Town Supervisor Dave Seeley will step down from his post on July 31 to accept another unidentified position. Seeley announced in January that he would not seek re-election when his second full term as supervisor ends on Dec. 31. ...

The sparkling new Courtyard by Marriott at the corner of East Avenue and Alexander Street looks nothing like the hotel it replaced. John Billone knows that very well. He and his brothers, Tom and Joe, partners in Flower City Development, ...