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Penfield neighbors react to proposed Costco development
Penfield, N.Y. (WHAM) — As the Town of Penfield inches toward the approval of a new Costco store near a developing section of State Route 250, neighbors are reacting to the possible new development. John Crombach has lived in Penfield for more than 30 years. He recalls much change;...
SU scholarship memorializes fallen police officer from Webster
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Syracuse University is honoring fallen Ohio police officer Jamieson Ritter, a native of Webster, with a new scholarship. Ritter was shot and killed while responding to a call as an officer with the Cleveland Police Department in Ohio. Before his days as a police officer, Ritter graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School, […]
Caraglio’s Pizza is coming to the Village of Webster
It’s been a long time, but the former Music Store at 18 East Main Street in the Village of Webster will soon have a new tenant: Caraglio’s Pizza. Owner Tony Caraglio opened his first pizzeria 20 years ago, and now has seven locations in Fairport, Ontario, Gates, Greece, Hilton, and on Empire Blvd. in Webster. As a Webster resident, Tony says he’s been trying to find a location on the east side of town for about five years, and is excited about moving into the old, long-vacant Music Store.
Atlanta daily promotes biz reporter Yamanouchi
Atlanta Journal-Constitution business reporter Kelly Yamanouchi has been promoted to team leader for business coverage. It’s reporter-coach role, says economy and environment editor J. Scott Trubey. She will work with Trubey to help guide coverage of business, climate and environment, as well as future products, including newsletters. “Kelly is...
Rochester's Renaissance Academy hosts kindergarten signing day event
Rochester, N.Y. — It was signing day for kindergarteners at the Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts on Thursday. The event aims to promote readiness and excitement. Families with incoming kindergarteners had the opportunity to attend a mock "signing day" similar to a college sports commitment. "The most...
News10NBC Investigates: Customer says convicted crooked contractor is at it again
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Contractor complaints are some of the most frequent cases that land in News10NBC’s inboxes. But as News10NBC consumer investigator reporter Deanna Dewberry explains, most contractors rarely face criminal prosecution. Why not? The answer is simple. If a contractor took your money but didn’t do any...
July 'Mini Meteorologist': Henry Bacon
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Meet our "Mini Meteorologist" for July, upcoming Palmyra-Macedon fifth-grader Henry Bacon! Watch his amazing appearance below!. If you have a student between 8 and 12 years of age. Please follow our link below to apply!
FBI warns local consumers of new scam that involves liquidating savings, buying gold bars
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The FBI is warning the Rochester area about scammers tricking unsuspecting victims into draining their savings to buy gold. People who are 60 or older were ripped off by scams to the tune of $3.4 billion last year, according to the FBI. That's an increase of nearly 11 percent from the year before.
Tech Village founders fit Friedman’s Shoes into 53-piece portfolio
The venture capitalists who redeveloped a patch of upscale Bucktown into the Atlanta Tech Village have gone back to basics for their next project, in South Downtown. Jon Birdsong and David Cummings — tech investors who teamed with real estate veteran David Lightburn on the Buckhead project in 2012 — acquired the decades-old, family-owned Friedman’s Shoes building, at 209 Mitchell Street Southwest on Hotel Row, for an undisclosed price, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported.
Marijuana dispensary gets OK after two-year wait, highlighting New York's flawed cannabis rollout
It seemed they would be a shoo-in, and soon be making a living selling legal weed. And that might have been true, if not for the state’s disastrous roll-out of its first dispensary licenses.
Party in the Park returns to Rochester’s MLK Park with The Original Wailers and Badfish
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Another “Party in the Park” is happening Thursday night at MLK Park in Rochester. “The Original Wailers” and “Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime” are getting ready to take the stage. Gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $7 and kids 12 years old and under get in free.
Rochester students explore their identities through ‘ROC Explorers’ summer program
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A different kind of summer learning is happening at School 54 in the Rochester City School District. For the second summer in a row, kids are participating in “ROC Explorers.” The goal of the program is for students to learn about themselves, who they are, and where they come from. Teachers say it’s a big hit with the little scholars.
Upstate NY native competes on ‘Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing' on Discovery Channel
Prior to 2019, Dan Link had never been naked and afraid. Now he’s a seasoned pro. The Webster native starred in three regular seasons of the Discovery Channel survival reality show “Naked and Afraid,” in which two-person teams were dropped in the middle of inhospitable settings without clothing, food or really anything and...
Rochester man arrested for stealing ‘large amount of meat’
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Rochester man this week after deputies said he walked out of the Brockport Walmart with a “large amount of meat” he did not pay for – and allegedly flashed a knife at another customer who tried to intervene. Ethan White, 23, was arrested Wednesday night […]
Medical bariatric intervention may be a better alternative to Ozempic
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are very trendy right now and often touted as the right move for weight loss — especially on social media. But that may not be the solution for everyone. Medical professionals say that although GLP-1s can be useful under the right circumstances, or combination of […]
Wings drop day game to Lehigh Valley, 11-4
The Rochester Red Wings dropped a day game to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday, 11-4, as the Phillies affiliate scored six in the eighth to put away what had been a 4-4 tie. The loss puts the Wings two games back of first place in the second half. Rochester...
Inspiring creativity: Inventor of digital camera visits camp in Webster
Webster, N.Y. — An inventor who changed the way we see our lives and the world made a special stop at a local school Thursday, hoping to inspire the next generation. Steven Sasson, who made the world's first digital camera while working for Kodak in 1975, visited Camp Invention, a STEM-based summer program held at Spry Middle School in Webster.
Rochester Board of Education VP Beatriz LeBron pleads not guilty to harassment
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester Board of Education Vice President Beatriz LeBron was in court Thursday. She pleaded not guilty on a second-degree harassment charge stemming from an alleged verbal confrontation with Monroe County Legislature Vice President Mercedes Vazquez Simmons in April. LeBron was speaking to the legislature in her capacity as the executive director of […]
Annual Canandaigua Lakefront Art Show will go on despite storm damage
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WROC) — Despite being one of the hardest hit areas from the July 15 storm than spawned an EF-0 tornado, an annual tradition will go on as scheduled this weekend at Kershaw Park in Canandaigua. The Lakefront Art Show will run as planned Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ten […]
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