Two historic Rochester churches have partnered for outdoor Sunday worship services. First Unitarian Church and First Universalist Church are collaborating on a unique and COVID-safe mission this fall. The two congregations will hold Sunday worship together under a tent at ...

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Monroe County has extended the deadline for applications for Fast Forward Monroe 2.0 to Oct. 29, 2021.

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The Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center will host its first conference this weekend since the start of the pandemic. The College Music Society will host its 64th National Conference at the convention center from Oct. 7 through Oct. ...

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GS Plastic Optics, a Rochester-based manufacturer of precision polymer optics, has been awarded a contract to produce optical components for a COVID-19 antibody testing platform developed by LightDeck Diagnostics, a Boulder, Colo.-based diagnostic-testing company. LightDeck was awarded a $35.1 million ...

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New research shows that nearly one-third of employees say their comfort level with in-person work has decreased because of the COVID-19 delta variant.

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Leaders at Rochester area colleges and universities say flexibility remains key as they prepare for the start of another school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New York state will make nearly $1.1 billion in federal funding available for child care providers to help stabilize the industry and enable more parents to return to the workplace full time. The funding, available through the American Rescue Plan ...

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Rochester neuroscience company Cognivue Inc. has begun a nationwide clinical study to assess post-COVID-19 Syndrome. COG-COVID19 is an open-label, prospective, two-armed comparison clinical study to assess the impact of COVID-19 on cognitive function. Researchers from the University of Southern California, ...

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The Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) has been awarded a $1 million grant to support regional community-based efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccinations in underserved communities. The funding was made available by the American Rescue Plan and is being distributed ...

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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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