Follow Rochester City Newspaper - News, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/rochestercitynewspaper2 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 03:50:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCABTHF8BU5sZVjH6qdYdAk The city's violence prevention programs will now work directly under the office of the mayor. In a move meant to curb city violence, Mayor Malik Evans has placed the city’s violence prevention programs and initiatives under the auspices of his office. Pathways to Peace, the Peacemaker Fellowship, and the city’s Office of Neighborhood Safety will now report to Victor Saunders, the former Pathways to Peace coordinator whom Evans appointed as his special advisor for violence prevention programs, the mayor announced during a news conference Thursday.…]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 23:01:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCABTHF8BU5sZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBZFjszO_1_xZs0ohxaO6Yr Former Mayor-for-a-month James Smith will serve as City Council's new chief of staff. Former mayor for a month James Smith has yet again found a long-term home at City Hall, this time as chief of staff for City Council, a job he’ll start January 24. Smith submitted an application for the position in December as his one month mayoral tenure came to a close.…]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:04:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBZFjszO_1_xZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzB8_g0A6INvxJVjH6qdYdAk Meet Miguel Meléndez, the first-term City Councilmember tasked with bringing together a politically charged legislative body. Roughly 20 minutes after Miguel Meléndez was sworn in for his first full-term on City Council, he was elected by his colleagues as the body’s president. Typically the post goes to an experienced Council member.…]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:51:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzB8_g0A6INvxJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDpdPmKOk_DI3n9ye8UNv30 A quarter of RASE Commission funds are being given to RPD to fund officer mental health training, causing some Councilmembers to cry foul. City Council has approved contracts with two firms to provide trauma and wellness training to Rochester police officers, but the measure was preceded by fierce debate among Council members In a 7-2 vote, Councilmembers approved a $122,400 contract, with San Antonio-based Solution Point Plus, which would train 20 officers as trauma coaches.…]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:41:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDpdPmKOk_DI3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDDTyms0hql_uT5HJgy6HUf Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced increased security at the Civic Center garage, where many of Rochester's homeless seek refuge during cold weather. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced a new security plan for the Civic Center garage in downtown Rochester, just days after police say a man was attacked in the garage leaving an event at the Blue Cross Arena with his family. Bello said the event was both unacceptable and damaging to the family and the community.…]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:42:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDDTyms0hql_uT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDDTyms0hql_pVjH6qdYdAk Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget plan spends at a much higher rate than her predecessor's, but she says it's all balanced. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday released a $216 billion state budget that includes what she said are “pandemic recovery” programs. It includes $10 billion for health care over the next several years, more money for schools and child care, as well as infrastructure projects and a larger environmental bond act proposal.…]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:18:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDDTyms0hql_pVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCnX8GJ6eqU5qCY3L745TL_ Known as the Adult Survivors Act, the measure would extend to adults the same rights that the state’s Child Victims Act gives to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Survivors of sexual harassment, including one of the accusers of “Sex and the City” star Chris Noth, held a virtual news conference Thursday to urge legislators to pass a bill that would give victims the right to their day in court against their alleged abusers.…]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:18:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCnX8GJ6eqU5qCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAqlN17-4hXK6CY3L745TL_ Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services in Brighton said a staff shortage will force it to close during the overnight hours until further notice. Karla Barkley, founder of Keller's Kats Rescue Inc., said her organization brings critically sick and injured cats to Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services (VSES) in Brighton for treatment several times a month.…]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:56:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAqlN17-4hXK6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDQNSkSNRH-FezdsCmHakzH As RCSD students return to in-class instruction, parents and advocates are experiencing mixed feelings amid a surging COVID-19 spike. Parents and children’s advocates have some differing views about the Rochester City School District’s decision to return some classrooms to in-person learning while others stay remote. Rebecca Hetherington is part of the district’s Parent Leadership Advisory Council (PLAC).…]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:09:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDQNSkSNRH-FezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAXzLrxuxYZj3n9ye8UNv30 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she won't extend the COVID-19 pandemic-related eviction moratorium past Jan. 15. Protesters rallying against the end of New York’s eviction moratorium blocked one of the entrances to the State Capitol as Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed that the tenant protection law will expire on Jan. 15.…]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:02:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAXzLrxuxYZj3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzA1by4bLk3a6qCY3L745TL_ The measures would continue expanded absentee voting and would move voter registration deadlines closer to their respective election days.]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:39:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzA1by4bLk3a6qCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDte6UoiwGCYF1cWWor9YPv Students at the remaining 21 Rochester city schools will continue remote learning due to staff shortages. Students at 26 schools in the Rochester City School District will return to in person learning Wednesday, while the remaining 21 schools will remain in remote learning until Jan. 18, Rochester City School District Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small said Monday. The district is keeping some of the schools in remote learning due to staff shortages, Myers-Small said.…]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:31:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDte6UoiwGCYF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBHsRG88GBhZuzdsCmHakzH The city of Rochester is planning to ask for $5 million in COVID relief money to fund lead removal in low-income housing. The city of Rochester is looking to use $5 million in state COVID relief funds to remove lead paint in low-income housing. Legislation introduced by former Mayor James Smith calls for the city to apply for a Community Block Development grant funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Security (CARES) Act of 2020.…]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:18:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBHsRG88GBhZuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDWgb8UBaa38KCY3L745TL_ In her first State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to pull New York out of the pandemic and into a new era. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State speech Wednesday to a strictly limited audience with the pall of the pandemic casting a shadow over the proceedings. But Hochul remained upbeat, pledging to lead New York out of the pandemic as she spoke to a subdued audience of 50 or so lawmakers, aides and pool reporters in the cavernous Assembly chamber.…]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:10:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDWgb8UBaa38KCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBlDa3HPMhIy5VjH6qdYdAk Three days into his mayoralty, Malik Evans pleads for information in the killing of 14-year-old Julius Greer Jr., the city's first homicide of 2022. In his first news conference as Rochester’s mayor, Malik Evans begged residents on Monday to help solve the city's first homicide of the year. After attending Gov. Kathy Hochul’s COVID-19 briefing at SUNY Rochester Educational Opportunity Center downtown, Evans said he spent part of his day on a daunting task: speaking to the family of a slain 14-year-old.…]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:30:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBlDa3HPMhIy5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAXXoDVEAm_q-zdsCmHakzH Legislator Sabrina LaMar has pledged to work not just with Republicans, but with Legislature Democrats and County Executive Adam Bello. Sabrina LaMar, a rogue Democratic Monroe County legislator, was named the Legislature’s first Black president on Monday after cutting a deal with Republicans, dashing the hopes of her own party to finally have control of the chamber in which they’ve been sidelined for decades. LaMar, an anti-violence advocate whose district is anchored in the 19th Ward, insists she is a Democrat and will remain so, although for the previous year and a half she was part of the Legislature’s Black and Asian Democratic Caucus, which voted as a bloc with the GOP majority.…]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:28:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAXXoDVEAm_q-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAXXoDVEAm_q11cWWor9YPv Miguel Meléndez and Mary Lupien will serve as the new president and vice president of the Rochester City Council. Rochester City Councilmembers Miguel Meléndez and Mary Lupien will serve as the legislative body’s new president and vice president, respectively. Their election Monday afternoon by their City Council colleagues came as a surprise to followers of city politics, many of whom believed longtime Councilmember Willie Lightfoot would be selected president.…]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:18:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAXXoDVEAm_q11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDKoDdbVRtnkuT5HJgy6HUf At his inauguration, Mayor Malik Evans said like many cities, Rochester has its challenges. But he wants to focus on potential solutions. It's a new year, and former Rochester City Council member Malik Evans has taken over as the city's mayor. Evans had his ceremonial inauguration activities on Saturday afternoon, but much earlier in the day, at the stroke of midnight, he was sworn in by his wife and eldest son, Cameron.…]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:12:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDKoDdbVRtnkuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzACHFtDuhg8z-zdsCmHakzH $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative funds are heading to Newark. Officials hope it will be transformative. When it comes to business leaders investing in the Wayne County village of Newark, area leaders hope Adam Olschewske is ahead of the curve. He bought one of the largest buildings in the center of town for $1 million in 2018.…]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2021 15:41:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzACHFtDuhg8z-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDpMmj3lfptG11cWWor9YPv University of Rochester researchers are using selfies to detect early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Daniel Kinel looked out the expansive windows that encapsulate the 13th-floor conference room at Harter Secrest & Emery in downtown Rochester, where he practices corporate and securities law. “On a clear day you can really see the Bristol Mountains,” he said, gesturing, “and over there, you can see Lake Ontario.”…]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:26:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDpMmj3lfptG11cWWor9YPv