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 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 17:10:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBs8_DWAUYphSlmFkX7M1Jw At the annual meeting of the state’s Business Council Hochul said she will work to empower Regional Economic Development Councils. In her first speech before the state’s business leaders, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that she will focus on economic development and helping workers get better access to child care as the economy struggles to regain pre-pandemic levels.…]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:34:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBs8_DWAUYphSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBs8_DWAUYpheT5HJgy6HUf All Rochester City School District students are expected to have a ride to school by the end of the month, according to Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small. All Rochester City School District students are expected to have a ride to school by the end of the month, according to Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small.…]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:10:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBs8_DWAUYpheT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAMOFtpicd9gHn9ye8UNv30 The police department’s conflict counsel determined "potential grounds for legal recourse" against officer Mark Vaughn. Only one of the seven Rochester Police officers who had been suspended after the death of Daniel Prude in March 2020 will face the possibility of disciplinary action after an internal investigation by the Rochester Police Department.…]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:29:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAMOFtpicd9gHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzARnJYj7CRiSJVjH6qdYdAk Unemployment insurance fund payouts increased 1,000 percent during the pandemic, leaving a gap for the state to fill. New York’s unemployment insurance fund, which the state Labor Department says has paid out over $100 billion in benefits to millions of New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now running a deficit. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is now proposing some ways to make the fund — which owes the federal government $9 billion — solvent.…]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:43:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzARnJYj7CRiSJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDJbipLZZ_PQpVjH6qdYdAk The state will aid Constellation's move with $4 million in tax incentives and provide the city with a $5 million grant toward the aqueduct project. Constellation Brands, one of the largest beverage companies in the world, will move its headquarters from Victor to the Aqueduct Building in downtown Rochester, company and elected officials announced Wednesday.…]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:24:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDJbipLZZ_PQpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDskk0eNc86HilmFkX7M1Jw Sen. Jeremy Cooney, who chairs the Senate's Cities 2 Committee, will launch the tours Monday in Albany. Visits to seven cities are planned. While New York City gets a lot of attention as a desirable place to live and work, New York state’s other, smaller cities don’t have the same reputation. Lawmakers want to see that change.…]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:05:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDskk0eNc86HilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAyD4Aqc7a6Wps0ohxaO6Yr The city of Rochester has admitted a mistake, and the Police Accountability Board's executive director is free to hire his own staff. The Rochester Police Accountability Board’s executive director is free to hire his own staff, city attorneys said Friday, walking back a letter that stated any hires needed the City Council president’s approval. What may seem like a minor miscommunication grew out of a nearly year long conflict between city officials and the Police Accountability Board over the amount of autonomy the agency has.…]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:30:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAyD4Aqc7a6Wps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBF4lDkKuIKdHn9ye8UNv30 Marked by valleys and hills formed 10,000 years ago by glacial movement, Washington Grove has been inducted into a national nonprofit focused on preservation. Washington Grove sits nearby a bus route, but at the center of this 26-acre woodland you could easily forget you’re in a city.…]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:10:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBF4lDkKuIKdHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDs1UQntMPLbaCY3L745TL_ Unvaccinated people in specific geographic areas are being offered $100 gift cards to get inoculated against COVID-19. In an attempt to persuade thousands of unvaccinated people in the Rochester area to get inoculated against COVID-19, county health officials and philanthropic leaders are offering their largest incentive to date — $100 gift cards. Now through the end of the month, people who get their first dose of the vaccine at specified clinics will receive the money, which is being funded by a group of philanthropic organizations led by the United Way of Greater Rochester.…]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:50:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDs1UQntMPLbaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzD2Y0EoJnKTfps0ohxaO6Yr This weekend's Black Pride aims to be a celebration Rochester's vibrant Black and brown LGBTQ community. Black Pride is back this weekend, as new organizers launch a celebration for Rochester’s Black and brown LGBTQ community. Entering its seventh year, this year’s Black Pride is a three-day event featuring a ball, barbecue, and closeout party running Friday through Sunday.…]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:37:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzD2Y0EoJnKTfps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCafV8oTv_GQqCY3L745TL_ Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she doesn't believe religion is a legitimate excuse for not getting vaccinated. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she doesn't believe health care workers in New York should be able to cite a religious exemption to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The governor, who held a briefing on the status of the coronavirus in the state, was reacting to a court decision temporarily upholding the rights of some health care workers to refuse the vaccine on religious grounds.…]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:01:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCafV8oTv_GQqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCgSB6nUCd41uzdsCmHakzH The bike sharing service added eight service stations in city neighborhoods to provide greater access to transportation for those without cars. The bike-sharing service HOPR has added eight new docking stations around Rochester — providing 64 additional bikes and scooters  — in neighborhoods whose residents are least likely to have cars.…]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:34:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCgSB6nUCd41uzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDcw47HggZKk-zdsCmHakzH The Police Accountability Board is once again arguing for its independence from City Council, this time in hiring new staffers. The Rochester Police Accountability Board is again demanding that it be able to hire who it wants, when it wants, over the objections of prominent city officials. The two sides are at odds over a memo from the city’s human resources director asserting that any potential employee be approved by the president of City Council.…]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:10:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDcw47HggZKk-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAg63XSrXSxySejEQ2Mq9rY Demonstrators at Strong Memorial Hospital on Monday called a state vaccine mandate for health care workers un-American. Several hundred health care workers and their supporters gathered outside Strong Memorial Hospital on Monday waving American flags and placards to protest the state mandate that employees of hospitals get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Some of the demonstrators wore scrubs and the horns of cars passing by blew in solidarity throughout the roughly two-hour protest that organizers had dubbed a "Freedom Rally."…]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:00:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzAg63XSrXSxySejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBLqvg_o4wTqeT5HJgy6HUf The routes in question recently began 15-minute service as part of the Reimagine RTS plan, but will now have 30-minute wait times. As a result of the agreement reached between RTS and the Rochester City School District to provide additional transit buses for high school students, RTS is making changes that'll affect the wait times for buses on seven routes. The routes in question recently began 15-minute service as part of the Reimagine RTS plan, but will now have 30-minute wait times.…]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:12:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzBLqvg_o4wTqeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCyQaYV-Xw0DV1cWWor9YPv Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is announcing more help for small businesses still coping with the impact of COVID-19 on their operations. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is announcing more help for small businesses still coping with the impact of COVID-19 on their operations.…]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:50:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCyQaYV-Xw0DV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCyQaYV-Xw0Dcb1naedg1wr The commercial grade commissary kitchen at The Mercantile on Main has attracted 43 food-based startup companies since it opened last year. An operation in Sibley Square designed to help start-up food businesses is celebrating the growth of that facility.…]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:15:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCyQaYV-Xw0Dcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCLVI0xKyOYt5s0ohxaO6Yr RCSD students are backed to school Thursday, and despite a bus driver shortage, most will be in person. Officials with the Rochester City School District continue to work to find transportation for students who won’t have it when school opens on Thursday. The school board held another emergency work session Wednesday to go over the latest numbers.…]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:35:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzCLVI0xKyOYt5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzD4YHw2OseF_uT5HJgy6HUf The frequency of stops on some RTS routes will change from 15 minutes to 30 minutes. The board of Rochester's public bus service on Tuesday authorized the transportation of some 3,500 students to and from city schools as a way to alleviate pressure on the Rochester City School District caused by a school bus driver shortage. But the four-month plan will force changes to Regional Transit Service routes, according to the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, the body that oversees the bus service…]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:21:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzD4YHw2OseF_uT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDYDd8-BpcDQeT5HJgy6HUf The first Roc City Cannabis Carnival in Scottsville drew the best of the best in New York weed for one smoke-filled afternoon. The scent of burning marijuana and the echoes of a stoner’s dream playlist could be detected Sunday far outside the barren field off an unassuming road in Scottsville where the first Roc City Cannabis Carnival was under way. The event drew several thousand people, with organizers claiming to have sold 8,000 tickets, and brought together a who’s-who of upstate New York’s burgeoning weed industry.…]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:53:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/tmUbGxBxzzDYDd8-BpcDQeT5HJgy6HUf