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For the first time since Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York began hosting the JA Titan of Business Challenge here a decade ago, a Rochester City School District school took top honors in the annual contest. It also was the ...

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Writers & Books will again host a literary conference on writing, editing, connecting and publishing June 8. The Ladder, a one-day event at the Rochester Riverside Hotel, will feature author Mira Jacob as a panelist at this year’s conference. Jacob’s ...

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Adaptive sports professionals and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical providers will learn about technological advancements and risk reduction in adaptive sports when Disabled Sports USA’s Adapt2Achieve annual leadership conference comes to Rochester in early June. The conference, set for June ...

The Rochester Rotary has selected DeCarolis Truck Rental Chairman Paul DeCarolis as the 82nd recipient of the Rochester Rotary Award. It is the oldest civic award in Rochester. DeCarolis is being honored for his service to Rochester Rotary and for ...

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It began as a necessary community service, formed to provide transportation so care providers could treat the ill during an influenza outbreak in 1919. A century later, Medical Motor Service remains a staple in the community, transporting the elderly, the developmentally ...

A Wayne County business  that plans to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities has opened. With $150,000 in funding from the Canalway Grant Program of the Canal Corp., the Arc Wayne has opened Erie Shore Landing, an ice cream ...

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If you’ve ever been caught playing Microsoft Solitaire at work, take heart: The game is played 35 billion times each year in more than 200 markets around the world, ensuring the game’s induction into the Strong’s World Video Game Hall ...

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Rochester Childfirst Network has named Ann Marie Stephan as its new executive director. Stephan, who currently serves as division manager of special children services for Monroe County, will assume the role on May 13.

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A Syracuse-based organization has assumed the operations of Hillside Family of Agencies’ mental health outpatient clinic in Rochester. Liberty Resources Inc., which already has a location on Humboldt Street in Rochester, on Monday transferred all of Hillside’s outpatient clinic staff ...

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The Autism Council of Rochester Inc. is partnering with Flower City Habitat for Humanity to create a unique housing program for individuals and families living with autism. The first-of-its-kind partnership will focus on removing barriers that prevent families from fully ...

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Dozens of women on Saturday joined trainers from Compass Cycle + Flow to raise $2,000, and awareness, for the National Eating Disorder Association.

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Rochester Rotary will break ground Tuesday on a fully accessible playground for kids. Located at Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus, Shirley’s Playland will feature an array of activities for campers. Playground amenities will include a slide and glider, a spinner, gravity ...

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Causewave Community Partners will hold its annual celebration this week, at which five local individuals and organizations will be honored for making a difference in the community. Causewave’s 41st annual Lantern Award will be presented to Mike McDougall, president of ...

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A local indoor cycling and yoga studio this weekend will team with the National Eating Disorder Association, or NEDA, for the studio’s semi-annual ROCyourRack event, at which women are encouraged to work out in their sports bras. Compass Cycle + Flow, ...

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A $3 million capital campaign will pave the way for the return of a Children’s Pavilion at Highland Park, officials said Wednesday. Leadership from the Highland Park Conservancy and Monroe County said half of the campaign funds have been raised ...

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