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The lasting impact of Rochester’s world-renowned plant nurseries
Rochester, for its first 50 years or so, was a boisterous place. Water roared through millraces on either side of High Falls. Boats on the Erie Canal tied up at all hours, disgorging produce and raw materials and the hardworking, sometimes quarrelsome crews who tended to them. The construction was clangorous and never-ending; during the construction season of 1827, the number of newly built houses exceeded the total number of carpenters in the city by 50 percent.
I-90 Ontario service area in Genesee County has re-opened
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The newly renovated Ontario service area on the thruway in Genesee County has re-opened, creating a 200-mile stretch of completed service areas along I-90. The service area, located westbound between exit 46 and exit 47, is the 22nd new service area to open and the third of four locations to undergo […]
Rochester singer featured in new Apple iPhone 16 advertisement
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Rochester singer Danielle Ponder’s music has been featured in a new Apple iPhone 16 advertisement! Ponder whose debut Album was ‘Some of Us are Brave’ in 2022, worked as a public defender in the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office before pursuing music full-time in 2018. Her song ‘Roll the Credits’ can […]
Rochester set to host two NCAA Championship Events in 2028
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two National Collegiate Athletic Association championship events are set to take place in Rochester in 2028! According to Visit Rochester, the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Blue Cross Arena will host the 2028 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals. Officials said two opening-round contests and a second-round game will […]
‘We’re protecting kids:’ YMCA gets AI software, keeps kids safe from cyberbullying and online threats
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Keeping kids safe from cyberbullying and online threats — that’s one tech company’s goal, and this AI tool is now in a few YMCA locations across the area. Kidas ProtectMe software is an AI-powered voice and text tool meant to operate silently in the background. So, kids don’t even know it’s […]
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