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‘A very diverse community:’ 2024 Rochester Pride sees record attendance for first year at Highland Park
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A day of celebration spanning most of Saturday as the 2024 Rochester Pride Parade and Festival occupied Highland Park for most of the day. Everyone coming together – to celebrate each other. Organizers say the Rochester Pride Festival’s first year at Highland Park was a success. And those who made up […]
A Heartfelt Thank You From Brynn King
The Roberts Wesleyan University community is beyond excited that Brynn King has qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This tremendous achievement is a testament to Brynn's dedication, skills, and the unwavering support of the Roberts community. As she prepares to represent the United States and the university on the world...
Man killed in I-490 crash in Chili identified
Monroe County sheriff's deputies have identified the man killed Wednesday night in a one-car crash on Interstate 490 in Chili. Mark A. Battaglia, 35, Stafford, Genesee County, crashed in the eastbound lanes of the highway, near Paul Road, around 9:40 p.m., said sheriff's spokeswoman Amy Young. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
US Army Corps of Engineers awards $6.7M contract to repair Sodus Point breakwater
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $6.7 million contract to Michigan-based Great Lakes Dock & Materials LLC on July 16 for critical repairs to the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater. The 100% federally funded project marks the largest investment ever in Great Sodus Bay by the...
Rochester Embayment Area of Concern could be removed after nearly 40 years
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For nearly 40 years the Rochester Embayment has been listed as an Area of Concern (AOC) by the EPA due to pollution and contamination from industrial, urban, and agricultural sources that was so great that the broader environmental laws and regulations couldn’t address the needs of the area. But now, the […]
Late Night Shooting on Monroe Avenue Leaves Man Hospitalized
(WNY News Now) – ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man is recovering in the hospital after being shot on Monroe Avenue early Thursday morning. In the early hours of Thursday, Rochester police responded to a shooting in front of a business in the 600 block of Monroe Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered a man in his 30s who had been shot at least once in the lower body.
School superintendent selections lack transparency on purpose. Why?
Blink, and you could miss a superintendent change. Three times this summer, Rochester-area school districts have announced superintendent departures and already had successors in place, an increasingly common practice that can allow a smoother leadership transition but doesn't provide any opportunity for community input. The process lacks transparency on purpose. ...
Coast Guard Station Fairport should be manned 24 hours a day | Editorial
Events that occurred on a Saturday morning earlier this month provided a good example of why Coast Guard Station Fairport needs to be manned 24 hours every day, rather than 40 hours a week. It was on July 6 when a boat capsized in Lake Erie, in the vicinity of...
Walker Exempts Club awards 2024 Alan Haight Memorial Scholarship
Walker Exempts Club awarded the 2024 Alan Haight Memorial Scholarship Award to Jude Hare (left) from Hilton High School. The award was presented to him by Vice President Peter Smith. The award is given every year in memory of Alan Haight, who started the Walker Fire Department Exempts Club. He drew up the charter and got the organization going. The award is given out every July at the Exempts’ dinner meeting.
Teen arrested for Clifton Street shooting
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with assault for a May shooting that sent another teenager to the hospital. The shooting happened around 4:15 p.m. on May 2. Investigators said a 17-year-old boy showed up at St. Mary’s Hospital with a non life-threatening gunshot wound a short time later. Police […]
Review: RENT at Blackfriars Theatre
Throughout modern Broadway history, there seems to be one musical that defines every era. The 1970s gave us “A Chorus Line”; the 80s brought “The Phantom of the Opera”; “Wicked” and “Book of Mormon” dominated the aughts, and “Hamilton” has reigned supreme since 2015. But in the ’90s, much of the wider pop culture was defined by “Rent”, Jonathan Larson’s magnum opus about young bohemians during the height of the AIDS crisis. It’s currently getting a heartfelt, well-produced rendition at Rochester’s Blackfriars Theatre for the company’s annual summer intensive program.
Artificial intelligence aids cultural heritage researchers documenting and teaching oral histories
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand as more people experiment with the technology. Scholars in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, the RIT Archives, and the Research Computing services are exploring how AI can aid scholars working with oral histories. After learning about an AI software called...
Active search underway to locate person who was ejected from motorboat in Sodus Bay
Sodus Point, N.Y. — Police say an active search is underway in Sodus Bay to find one person who was ejected from a motorboat Sunday night. Deputies say the boat had made a hard turn, ejecting two people from the boat. Police say one person was rescued from the...
Dresses on the move
Volunteers of the Brockport Dress a Girl Around the World Program met recently to pack four suitcases containing 25 items each of home-made pillowcase sundresses in assorted sizes, new underwear for girls and boys, beanie babies, dolls, and children books. Over the past nine years, 800 sundresses and related items have been delivered by local residents/couriers to: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Tanzania, and most recently to Liberia in June.
A genuine trailblazer
Simply put, Dora Pejačević was a trailblazer. She became the first Croatian composer to write a concerto in 1913. Then, while serving as a nurse in World War One, she wrote what is considered to be the first modern symphony in Croatian music. On today's show, we'll hear Pejačević's Piano Quartet in D minor from a concert presented by the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester, New York.
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New leadership members for Kendall BOE
At the July 10, 2024 Board of Education Reorganization Meeting, the Kendall BOE swore in its leadership members. From left, Rachel Fisken was elected as the new BOE President, Lisa Levett was elected as the Vice President, and Colleen Dorney was sworn in as a Board Trustee. Photo from @kendallcsd...
Stan Grossfeld
Stan Grossfeld was born in New York City and went on to Rochester Institute of Technology to earn his BA in Professional Photography in 1973. He began his career as a journalist at The Star Ledger in Newark, N.J., where he worked for two years. Grossfeld then moved on to work for The Boston Globe in 1975 and has since been named New England Photographer of the Year five times.
Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Church reopens after 2021 Christmas fire
On a beautiful sunny Saturday morning in Rochester the start of a new beginning. The reopening of a longtime church which had sat on Jefferson Avenue before the structure was destroyed in a Christmas day fire in 2021.
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