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RBTL at Midtown? It's a possibility. In a phone interview this afternoon, Mayor Bob Duffy said that if it's not economically feasible to renovate the Auditorium Theater, he'd like RBTL to consider Midtown as a possible new home, specifically, the former McCurdy's site. RBTL was going to be the primary tenant of
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White, Cruz, and Elliott win School Board seats The fight for three seats on the Rochester School Board did, as expected, come down to three candidates: incumbents Van Henri White and Cynthia Elliott, and newcomer Jose Cruz. All three are winners tonight.While there were no upsets, getting
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Given the number and severity of scandals that have infected our community recently - Robutrad, Renaissance Square, the Greece Police mess - we thought it only fitting to present our 2009 election preview in a tabloid, "the City Newspaper Spoiler." (A drinking game might have worked, too. Take a shot
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CHILI Chili's politics are messy, personal, and repetitive - with the same old faces showing up in new and old places. Things got especially delicious in the Republican primary when John Ferlicca hired a private dick to dig through Supervisor David Dunning's figurative trash. It was a new low, shocking to
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We picture a Western: Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks sits atop a runaway stagecoach, desperately clutching at reins that dangle just outside her grasp, while twin nags Renaissance and Robutrad pound frantically across an expanse of prairie, kicking up geysers of brown dirt. Once upon a time, Brooks had it all:
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On the whole, this year's local election campaign has been a quiet one. That's unfortunate, because many of the area's most important elected offices are on the ballot: Rochester mayor, School Board, City Council, Monroe County Legislature, several judges, the Monroe County sheriff, and numerous town officials. The election for County
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Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks will release her 2010 budget proposal at 10 a.m. today at the Ebenezer Watts Conference Center downtown.
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Unofficial results are in, they have to be certified by the Board of Elections, and the 2009 Primary Elections yielded a few surprises. City Council The winners, in order of earned votes: Loretta Scott, Carolee Conklin, Matt Haag, Dana Miller, and Jackie Ortiz. Conklin and Miller are incumbents. Losing out are incumbents
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The editorial staff of City Newspaper needs to make it clear that we did not endorse Sherry Crumity for City Council. We have been made aware that Crumity is robocalling voters, claiming that she has City's endorsement. We have heard the message and the caller identifies herself as Sherry Crumity. For City
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Control of the County Legislature will be at stake in the November general election, and in three primaries on September 15, Democrats will select the Democratic candidates who will be on the ballot in November. This year's County Legislature election is an extremely important one. In 2007, Democrats hoped
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Rochester School Board members are some of the region's most important elected officials. They oversee a district that educates tens of thousands of children - and their district and its problems have a major impact on the reputation and the economic health of the city itself. Serving on a school board
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The September 15 Democratic primary is a big election at an important time in the city. City government is dealing with an abundance of serious problems: crime and poverty only two of them. The city needs a stronger tax base, economic development, jobs, better schools, and stabilization of some of
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Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Mayor Robert Duffy were to meet this afternoon to discuss whether they can reach an agreement on the troubled Renaissance Square project, says Duffy spokesman Gary Walker. Duffy initiated the meeting, which comes a day after a disastrous joint meeting of City Council and Ren
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Link to a profile of Rochester's transgender community. Link to City Newspaper's 2009 Pride Guide. It's an exciting, though uncertain, time for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, both nationally and locally. Even as the battle for marriage equality seems to look more promising on a state-by-state basis, reports
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Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks will make a "major announcement" about the ongoing Robutrad scandal at 2 p.m. today at the County Office Building, says a press release. Robutrad is the subject of a federal investigation, as well as an investigation by the county Sheriff's Office, for alleged corruption. Workers are
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Mayor Bob Duffy has apparently withdrawn his support from much of Renaissance Square. According to the Democrat and Chronicle's website, Duffy told D&C reporter Brian Sharp earlier today that he wants the transit center "scaled down from a block-long enclosed facility to a turn-around with a shelter." And, according to Sharp's
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Steve Minarik, the controversial and divisive former head of the county GOP, has died. He was 49. Minarik lead the party from 1992 to 2008, when he was asked by Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks to resign. Minarik was state party chair from 2004 to 2006, but, faced with Democratic "stars" like
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There will be a special meeting of City Council this week so members can send a home-rule message to Albany lawmakers regarding the installation of red-light cameras in Rochester. A home-rule message is, essentially, a formal request to Albany to pass the legislation. The State Legislature is getting ready to vote on
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On its website today, the Democrat & Chronicle reported that its parent company, Gannett, will "make most of its US employees, including Chief Executive Officer Craig Dubow, take one week of unpaid leave this quarter to help save money." The story says that Gannett will ask union workers to participate in
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The following is the transcript of an election-night blog written by City Newspaper staffers. Your bloggers: Jeremy Moule: staff writer. Does his crossword puzzles in pen. Tim Macaluso: staff writer. "I can wiggle my ears." Eric Rezsnyak: features editor. Can name every girl in order of elimination from every season of America's Next Top
