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A former Rochesterian has been named CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. Steve Schwab will transition from executive director to chief executive of the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. While in Rochester, Schwab served as vice president for development at the Rochester ...

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Ability Partners Foundation will host its 16th annual Winter Gala and Auction in the Finger Lakes next month, supporting the programs of Happiness House, CP Rochester and Rochester Rehabilitation. Belhurst Castle will host the Feb. 1 celebration, at which Roy, ...

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When it comes to agriculture, the industry is no Silicon Valley. Surveys conducted just a few years ago found that the average American farmer was 58 while the average American computer programmer was 31. The food and agriculture workforce has only gotten older since ...

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Rochester area residents, businesses and foundations dug deep in their pockets last year, together giving more than $30 million to United Way of Greater Rochester Inc.’s centennial fundraising campaign. Hundreds of community members on Thursday joined United Way President and ...

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Lifetime Assistance Inc. in June will hold its 20th annual Airport Games, a family event that brings individuals with and without disabilities together to raise funds for the not-for-profit agency’s services. In two decades, Lifetime Assistance has raised roughly $1 ...

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Roughly 1,000 athletes and coaches will descend on Rochester next month as it plays host to the Special Olympics New York State Winter Games. The event will be held Feb. 22 and 23 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside ...

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Rochester Music Hall of Fame on Feb. 1 will debut a new event that will look at how musicians and industry professionals craft books about the world of music. Books Backstage will host multi-platinum musician Lou Gramm, founding member of ...

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Rochester Contemporary Art Center and Genesee Land Trust will celebrate the connection between artists and the changing nature around them in a new exhibition slated to open Feb. 1. “Landscapes and the Unbuilt” will reflect artist interactions with land and ...

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Al Sigl Community of Agencies will partner with WXXI Public Broadcasting System to offer a series on breaking the stereotypes of individuals with disabilities. The weeklong broadcast, “Dialogue on Disability: The Herman & Margaret Schwartz Community Series,” will run on ...

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a leading contender for National Football League most valuable player, will headline the 70th annual Rochester Press-Radio Club Day of Champions Charity Dinner. Mahomes will receive the Coca-Cola Sports Personality of the Year Award ...

The Strong National Museum of Play has begun a discount program to make the museum more accessible. Individuals who qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in New York can receive general admission tickets to the museum for $3 ...

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Medical Motor Service of Rochester and Monroe County Inc. has tapped a former UPS driver as its new executive director. Robert Topel, who began his career at UPS as a driver and worked his way up to vice president, will ...

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The Center for Teen Empowerment Inc. has chosen an East Coast native as its next leader. Abrigal Forrester will replace Stanley Pollack, the nonprofit’s founder, as executive director beginning Feb. 11. Forrester brings extensive experience in organizational leadership to the ...

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The newest senior living apartment community has opened in Irondequoit. Durand Senior Apartments, a Providence Housing Development Corp. project, provide 65 one- and two-bedroom affordable housing units for seniors age 55 and over. The new senior community is at 4225 ...

The Rochester Women’s Community Chorus winter concert, Journeys in Song, will take place on Jan. 12 at the Asbury First Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, ...