Hobart and William Smith Colleges have named a woman as president for the first time in the joint colleges’ history. Joyce P. Jacobsen, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., was welcomed in an ...
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A town hall event to rally support for farmworkers’ rights in New York State is scheduled for Sunday afternoon in downtown Rochester. The gathering, sponsored by the Justice for Farmworkers Legislative Campaign and Rural Migrant Ministries Inc., is urging passage ...
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The Genesee County Economic Development Center has approved incentives for two projects expected to create or retain nearly 300 jobs in Batavia. Graham Corp. will invest $1.1 million for capital improvements to expand various properties at its Florence Avenue campus. ...
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The number of firearms found at the Greater Rochester International Airport fell in 2018, new data from the Transportation Security Administration shows. Two guns were found during TSA checks at Rochester’s airport last year, down from four in 2017. TSA ...
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Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park has been recognized as a leading wedding venue in the 2019 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards. The scenic Canandaigua gardens earned a nod in the venue category of the international contest and was one ...
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Sometimes it is the darkest time in one’s life that brings the most clarity. Christine Porter was going through a harrowing divorce when she challenged herself to 30 days of meditation. She was tired, anxious, stressed and felt ready to ...
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Five projects have been chosen to receive funding from a pot of $200,000 made available by the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative. More than 2,600 community members voted on nearly 300 projects to determine which would receive RMAPI’s first participatory budget. Five ...
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Ultralife Corp. shares fell Thursday morning in heavier-than-usual trading, following the Newark manufacturer’s fourth quarter earnings report. Ultralife shares (Nasdaq: ULBI) closed Wednesday at $8.05 and had fallen $1 before rebounding to $8.04 in afternoon trading Thursday. For the quarter ...
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Read More »A group of state legislators has introduced bills again to prevent construction of trash incinerators anywhere in the Finger Lakes Watershed, in an attempt to halt Circular energG’s proposed incinerator at the former Seneca Army Deport in Romulus. The legislators ...
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If Monday’s record-high temperature of 63 for Feb. 4 had you thinking about a day at the beach, you’re in luck. The annual Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics New York takes place at noon on Sunday at Charlotte Beach. ...
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The vast majority of Rochester-area ZIP codes fared better than the national average when it comes to seriously “underwater” properties. The Year-End 2018 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report released this week by Attom Data Solutions revealed that 8.8 percent of ...
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Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, housed in Sustainability Institute Hall, lists nine different laboratories. But one that’s not on the list is the biggest of all – the building itself. With power or heat or both produced by a ...
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Dan Wise, founder and CEO of RealEats in Geneva, likes to say that at 4 p.m. every day, someone in every household in America has to make a decision about dinner. And that decision usually pits healthy against easy. Since RealEats began ...
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Xerox Corp. has outlined a three-year strategy to expand its market and boost its bottom line. At an Investor Day meeting, Xerox Vice Chairman and CEO John Visentin said the company will focus on four key areas to position Xerox ...
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Genesee & Wyoming Inc. on Wednesday reported an increase in fourth-quarter sales and earnings, besting analyst expectations. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, the railroad, which has its administrative offices in Rochester, posted revenue of $575.6 million—led by North American ...
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