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New program seeks to empower Rochester women
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)- The City of Rochester is hosting a women’s group called Empower Her: Creations and Conversations. It’s held every Wednesday through Nov. 20 at the Thomas P. Ryan R-Center on Webster Avenue. The evening meetings focus on conversations among those who identify as women in our community who want to connect and grow […]
Honor Flight Rochester Mission 86 honors 62 veterans
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Honor Flight Rochester Mission 86 returned to Rochester early Sunday afternoon for the fifth of six missions this year. HFR Missions provide local veterans with what has been described as “the trip of a lifetime.” Veteran applications never expire. Sixty-two veterans will fly on Mission 86 including: 1 WWII Veteran, 3 […]
Town of Webster hosts Hurricane Helene necessity supply drive
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Hurricane Helene has made a major impact in the Southeast since it first reached landfall at the end of September. The city of Asheville, N.C. is one place that has seen mass devastation. The Town of Webster’s Parks and Recreation Commissioner Chris Bilow wanted to help however he could. With inspiration […]
‘Nobody expected that we would still be in this situation:’ Local groups react to one year since the Israel/Hamas war began
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – We’re hearing from local Jewish leaders and Palestinian advocacy groups about the ongoing Israel/Hamas war. Both leaders with Rochester Witness for Palestine and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester tell News 8 they are shocked this war is still going on with, what they describe as, no end in sight. Today […]
NYS Attorney General looks to dissolve Community Resource Collaborative
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The New York State Attorney General is looking to dissolve the organization accused of mismanaging funds that were slated for a number of local nonprofits. In paperwork filed Friday with the State Supreme Court in Monroe County, the AG presented a case to dissolve the Community Resource Collaborative, or CRC, and to […]
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