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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, ...

Flower City Habitat for Humanity last weekend raised the walls on its 17th Women Build house. The organization received a $5,000 grant from Lowe’s Home Improvement to help in the endeavor. The Lowe’s partnership with Habitat for Humanity International began ...

Ibero-American Action League’s Centro de Oro has received $50,000 in funding from the state to assist individuals over the age of 60. As the only senior center catered specifically for Latinos over the age of 60, Centro de Oro — ...

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Aqua Porter spent four decades in the for-profit world before making the switch, while in retirement, to nonprofits. It is a move that has served her, and the community, well. “I was at Xerox for 36 years — right out ...

The Arc Wayne has opened a new business that is designed to help employ individuals who are differently abled. Erie Shore Laundry opened April 1 as a commercial laundry business in the Wayne County town of Newark. The Wayne County ...

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The World Video Game Hall of Fame has found Carmen Sandiego. And three other games. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? has joined Animal Crossing, Microsoft Flight Simulator and StarCraft as this year’s inductees to the World Video Game ...

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“Sometimes we need to disconnect in order to reconnect with what matters.” –Anonymous Believe it or not, we are now in Year 2 of the global pandemic. While the United States appears to be making good progress on vaccinations, many ...

JobPath of Rochester, a division of the Arc of Monroe, has launched a new website to support employment services for individuals with disabilities. JobPath is recognized as a leader in providing innovative employment services and is Monroe County’s largest supported ...

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester (RMHCR) has named JoAnne Ryan as its new president and CEO. Ryan previously served as president and CEO of Volunteers of America Upstate New York and is recognized in the nonprofit community as an ...

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Heritage Christian Services Inc. plans to raise its base wage for its roughly 2,000 frontline workers to $15 an hour. The more than 30 percent increase will take effect May 9. “For the last five years we have had a ...

The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation executive director plans to retire from her position at the end of 2021. Holli Budd has served the foundation for more than 14 years, first as a trustee for four years and then ...

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Women Rise, a four-part virtual panel series focusing on personal and professional development, kicks off Tuesday with “Raise Your Voice.” Presented by Rochester Women’s Network (RWN), Women Rise is geared toward women of all ages and at every stage of ...

The Eastman School of Music will launch its centennial fundraising campaign this Thursday during a livestream on the Eastman Centennial website. With more than $50 million raised during a campaign “quiet phase,” the school is seeking to raise a total ...

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Throughout the ups and downs of the last year, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes could count on one thing: Jennifer Lake would be there to steer the agency through the storm. “To have a central place for the community to ...

Foodlink on Wednesday said it will phase out its drive-thru food distribution events in Monroe County next month while expanding its food-banking partnerships and capacity during the summer months. To better support food-insecure households during the transition period, Foodlink has ...

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