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Public invited to share input on plans for Durand Eastman beach
The City of Rochester will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, July 24, about design concepts for a potential beach house at Durand Eastman Park and updates to the beach's Master Plan. The meeting will be held at Camp Eastman Kusak Lodge in Irondequoit from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The...
I Come Home
This year was my 11th or 12th Reunion at Geneseo, with more than 800 other alumni. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve been back to campus since graduating. For most of my post-graduation life, I’ve lived pretty close to Geneseo, so I come back often. I’ll even come for a day!
Search resumes for missing boater in Sodus Bay
SODUS, N.Y. – Rescuers are searching Sodus Bay Monday morning after a man and woman were thrown overboard Sunday. It happened near Martin’s Tidesides Marine around 8 p.m. when their boat turned and hit a wave. The woman was rescued by other boaters and flown by Mercy Flight...
2024 Rochester Pride breaks attendance record
The 2024 Rochester Pride Parade and festival occupied Highland Park Saturday, bringing big crowds together to celebrate. READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/top-stories/2024-rochester-pride-breaks-attendance-record/
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...
Rochester grads art work to be displayed at The MET after prestigious win
NEW YORK (WICS) — A Rochester High School graduate will have artwork featured at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET). Katherine Keller has been awarded the prestigious Scholastic Gold Medal and American Visions Award for her exceptional work "Angel Kisses." Her award-winning piece is part of the Scholastic...
Officials weigh future of ER carnival following fights
EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Several area police agencies and other community resources responded to a large scene over the weekend at the school district grounds where the 2024 annual Firemen’s Carnival was taking place. According to the East Rochester Police Department, more than 200 people broke out...
Happy hour event coming to Rochester ballpark this fall
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – When the Rochester Red Wings play in Indianapolis in September, their home field will be put to another use. The Bud Light Ballpark Happy Hour will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13. It’s for a good cause – proceed will benefit the Golisano Children’s Hospital.
Rochester police seek driver from hit-and-run crash that left boy, 3, critically injured
Rochester, N.Y. — Police are asking for the public's help finding the driver connected to a hit-and-run crash earlier this month. The Rochester Police Department shared footage of a vehicle that they believe fled the scene of a crash the night of July 10 on Mount Read Boulevard near Jay Street, where a 3-year-old boy was struck. The boy was hospitalized in critical but stable condition, according to police.
Bloss Street robbery injures landlord, Police search for suspect
A robbery on Bloss Street leaves a landlord injured as Rochester Police search for potential suspect. READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/rpd/roadway-of-bloss-street-closed-by-rochester-police/
Local Democrats on Biden leaving the race
Today on "Connections," we devote both hours to discussing the ramifications of President Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race. We talk with Democrats who discuss the possible candidacy of Vice President Harris, other contenders, and how their party moves forward. In our first hour, we hear from...
Body of missing boater found following crash on Sodus Bay; passenger in guarded condition
Sodus Point, N.Y. — The body of a boater who went missing on Sodus Bay following a crash Sunday night has been found. The body of Rodney Bundschuh, 59, of Fairport, was found Monday around 8:15 p.m., according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. It came during a multi-agency recovery effort on Sodus Bay that lasted all day.
Teeing off to help America's heroes
Pittsford, N.Y. (WHAM) - Oak Hill Country Club hosted a special golf tournament on Monday. Dozens attended the CDS Wolf Foundation’s 37th annual A Salute to Veterans Golf Tournament. The mission is to highlight the impact of Warrior Salute Veteran Services, which helps veterans who are living with PTSD,...
CrowdStrike hints at root cause of Friday's sweeping IT outage
During that started Friday because of an issue with CrowdStrike's cybersecurity software Falcon Sensor, the company acknowledged a "content update" lay at the heart of the fiasco. On Saturday, the company offered a few additional details and promised more information to come. The. discloses that a "logic error" in an...
'Good cause' advocates and community members rally for evicted tenant
On Wednesday afternoon, Rochester tenants and housing advocates rallied outside a duplex in the Susan B. Anthony neighborhood to protest what they say is a no-cause eviction. Roughly 15 people sang, chanted and held signs in support of Rochester resident Yadira Susseth. Tenants' rights advocates who stood behind Susseth used the situation to demonstrate why Rochester needs to pass a strong "good cause eviction" law, which would help tenants like Susseth stay in their homes as long...
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