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Construction on the second phase of Main Street Streetscape begins today in downtown Rochester. Upgrades on the stretch of East Main Street from the corner of South Avenue/St. Paul Street westward to the Four Corners intersection of State Street/Exchange Boulevard ...

The Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area trails New York state in five of eight key areas used to assess the nine-county region’s wellbeing, a new report from ACT Rochester shows. The 2021 Nine-County Regional Report Card, presented Tuesday by ACT Rochester, ...

Restaurant owners and managers can learn about relief programs and services offered by the city of Rochester during a free webinar on Monday, May 17. Jumpstarting ROC, the city’s pandemic recovery team, will conduct the 2 p.m. webinar via Zoom. ...

One of Congress’s goals in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was to provide continued health care coverage to employees who lose their health coverage as a consequence of the pandemic. The federal government achieved this goal by agreeing to pick up the cost of employees’ COBRA coverage ...

Organizations planning to host outdoor events and festivals can receive assistance from the Monroe County Department of Public Health on guidance and requirements. Department personnel can explain rules and help determine whether event plans must be submitted to the health ...

Free access passes for town residents are now available for the Irondequoit Community Center, which will open later this year. The Resident Access Pass allows users to take advantage of certain amenities when the center opens at Skyview on the ...

Assemblymember Sarah Clark has joined forces with the Goldman Sachs in an effort to recruit exceptional entrepreneurs for 10,000 Small Businesses, a free education and support system aimed at growth-oriented business owners. The partnership will strive to provide critical support ...

Don McLean sang about the day the music died. Marc Iacona and John Nugent once again were required to discuss the year the (jazz) music again died, or at least went silent in Rochester. For the second consecutive year, the ...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended the face mask mandate for domestic travel by air, bus or rail on domestic public transportation systems through Sept. 13. The face mask requirement, which went into effect Feb. 1, was to expire ...

The city of Rochester and the County of Monroe have completed their initial analysis of the recommendations made by the Commission on Racial and Structural Equity (RASE) report, which was presented to the community six weeks ago. “The completion of ...

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New York lawmakers are considering bills that would ban the sale of furniture and electronics containing flame retardant chemicals, and a coalition of manufacturers and business owners recently expressed opposition in a letter to legislators. Various industry associations signed the letter, ...

The Rochester community will have an opportunity during an online forum Thursday evening to learn about business opportunities that may exist from the legalization of marijuana. Mayor Lovely Warren and New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes will host ...

With outmigration leading to the loss of one seat in the House of Representatives for New York next year, elected officials must focus on measures that will attract people and businesses, not chase them away, the state Senate Minority Leader ...

Local political, health care and educational leaders have undertaken a series of measures meant to improve staff retention and recruitment at Monroe Community Hospital. A long-term care task force in conjunction with Common Ground Health will study opportunities to address ...

What happens to a thriving, rural Upstate community when a global pandemic strikes? Can its government stand up to the financial rigors caused by severe funding shortfalls? Can the government’s workforce continue to adequately deliver services to residents while also ...