The University of Rochester has named a Wisconsin provost and the first woman in its history as president. Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, provost of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a psychology professor, will begin work in Rochester in the summer of ...
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The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation is giving Foodlink $20,000 to help fight hunger in the Rochester area. The donation comes from a national program, called “Fill Your Tank,” that the Enterprise Foundation began in 2016 with its 60th anniversary. Local Enterprise ...
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Mayor Lovely A. Warren on Friday announced the appointment of Melissa Barrett as Rochester City Court judge. Barrett, who has worked as a principal court attorney and as a defense counsel in the city court, fills the seat vacated by ...
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Constance “Connie” Mitchell, who at the time of her election to the Monroe County Board of Supervisors in 1961 held the highest-ranking position of any African-American in the United States, has died. She was 90. Mrs. Mitchell crusaded for civil ...
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Congressman-elect Joe Morelle has introduced legislation to dedicate a post office in Fairport to the late Louise and Bob Slaughter. The facility slated to be renamed is at 770 Ayrault Road. Currently a carrier annex, the facility will be undergoing ...
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Bergmann design principal Jim Durfee, whose creative fingerprints are on a multitude of buildings in Rochester, will retire on Dec. 31 after 18 years at the firm and 35 in professional practice. Throughout his career, Durfee has shown a passion ...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York has filed a civil complaint against three trucking companies accusing them of overcharging the government. YRC Freight Inc., (YRC), Roadway Express Inc. (Roadway), and Yellow Transportation Inc. (Yellow) — ...
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The eastern monarch butterfly needs help. Populations of the migratory, brilliantly colored insect have declined so sharply over the last couple of decades that they are being considered for endangered status. Some students in Rochester have fought to understand and ...
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It all began with a birthday gift for his wife. Gary Shadders was baffled at the price of the Pottery Barn dining table his wife wanted to purchase, so he set out to recreate it with his own two ...
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As the new executive director of the Worker Justice Center of New York, attorney Lauren S. Deutsch is returning to her legal roots. Deutsch, 39, who had been executive director of Healthy Baby Network for four years, replaced Lewis Papenfuse, ...
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New York State’s land banks will share in nearly $26 million of funding, state Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced today. The land banks work to protect homeowners and neighborhoods by acquiring blighted homes, then transforming those properties into community assets. ...
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The good news out of the Siena College Research Institute’s holiday spending poll depends on what industry you represent. Retailers will be happy to hear that one-fifth of New Yorkers plan to spend $1,000 or more on gifts. But brick-and-mortar ...
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Doyle Security Systems Inc. has merged with Hilton’s ADG Security, adding some 1,800 new customers to its Henrietta response center. Doyle, a regional provider of residential and commercial security, fire and medical monitoring systems, has 120 employees and will add ...
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Jeb Tyler, the former vice president of multi-level marketing company 5LINX, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison Wednesday for defrauding investors. Tyler, 45, pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax ...
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Jobs in the stored energy field could grow eight-fold in New York by the year 2030, according to a report issued this week. Projections are for 27,400 jobs by 2030 compared to today’s employment of 3,450 people, driving revenues of ...
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