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High concentrations of hazardous material have been found in the soil near the old Kodak Hawkeye plant located on St. Paul Street, a report from the state Department of Environmental Conservation shows.

The site has been reclassified as a Class-2 ...


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This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York.


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Photos by Will Cleveland

In January, I wrote about Fifth Frame Brewing’s abrupt closure and the financial disputes that were already piling up before owner Jon Mervine posted the


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Nostalgic, celebratory, and a little whimsical is how Lorraine Toland describes something that most people love and some people have a little too much of: cake.

“There’s just something really joyful about gathering around cake,” she says.

“A little bit of whimsy,” reinforces Champagne Manley. “It’s truly such a beautiful time where we all just c...


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“We are trying new things,” said Mayor Malik Evans. “We are creating more homeownership opportunities.”

Rochester aims to create 100 new affordable homes, Mayor Malik Evans said Thursday in his update on the city’s efforts to promote homeownership and affordable housing, and increase housing supply.

Partnering with the Rochester Land Bank Corp. on the state’s <...


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