No one ever likes to see their tax assessment arrive in the mail, and in the weeks that follow the arrival, commercial property owners often end up using the court system in an attempt to lower their bill.

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The New York State Association of Counties, with the New York State County Executives’ Association, has published an account of the pandemic and how local, state and federal agencies handled themselves throughout. The book, titled “Our Darkest Hours: New York ...

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that fully vaccinated U.S. travelers could be allowed to cross the Canadian border as early as mid-August. On July 15, the prime minister’s office released a summary of Trudeau’s 33rd call with Canadian premiers regarding ...

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The state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) will continue to offer maximum food benefits to all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients, the agency said last week. The benefits distribution will push more than $200 million in federal ...

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Nazareth College of Rochester has joined a number of local colleges and universities in requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, staff and faculty for the fall 2021 semester. In a statement Friday, Nazareth officials said the college is “committed to ...

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New York state Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday petitioned the court to force Eastman Kodak Co. CEO Jim Continenza to publicly testify about his stock purchase last year ahead of the federal government’s announcement that Kodak was in line ...

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Homebound individuals in the nine-county Finger Lakes Region will now have the ability to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Monroe County, the Finger Lakes COVID-19 Vaccine Hub, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes and other local partners have finalized plans to bring ...

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Ultralife Corp. on Thursday reported a first-quarter drop in income, falling short of Street expectations. For the quarter ended March 31, the Newark power and communication systems company reported revenues of $25.97 million, compared with $25.8 million in the first ...

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More than one dozen area nonprofits will receive Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Community Health Awards to help improve health and health care in the community. The awards are part of more than $200,000 the health plan is donating to 53 nonprofits ...

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Rochester’s Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has been awarded a $53.7 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund manufacturing capacity expansion dedicated to U.S. customers of the company’s COVID-19 antigen and two antibody tests and for the company’s VITROS ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers reached a deal on the state’s budget this week. The final, $212 billion budget includes a number of measures to aid industries and sectors that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. Additionally, the ...

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is working to help the community become vaccine ready during National Minority Health Month. Excellus BCBS has created a dedicated COVID-19 website that offers up-to-the-minute information on what individuals need to know such as how to schedule ...

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A recent decision by a state Supreme Court Justice could have a significant impact on businesses struggling to pay rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a decision released March 9, Justice Daniel J. Doyle ruled that Flour City Bagels, ...

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New research from Paychex Inc. has found that three of the biggest obstacles businesses face are financial instability, bringing employees back to the office and developing a COVID-19 vaccine policy. The survey showed that small- and mid-size business owners continue ...

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The Village of Fairport Local Development Corp. LIFT Grant program has been expanded to provide cash assistance to village retail and restaurant businesses impacted by COVID-19. The LIFT grant program was introduced in August 2020 to provide reimbursement for purchases ...

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