PUBLIC SAFETY: ShotSpotter: tin ears on the street?

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INTERVIEW: MCC: fight or flight?

Christine Carrie Fien on January 31st, 2012 - 12 Comments

You can say what you want about the perception of crime in the City of Rochester versus the reality. But 200 young people marching down to the Liberty Pole, itching for a fight - or to watch a fight - is not a matter of perception; it's brass...

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DEVELOPMENT: Congel makes on-time tax payment

Jeremy Moule on February 3rd, 2012 - 1 Comment

Medley Centre is paid up, as far as the town, county, and East Irondequoit School District are concerned. Developer Scott Congel met a February 1 deadline for a $355,901 payment to the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency, the town,...

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URBAN JOURNAL: Religion, politics, and women's health

Mary Anna Towler on February 7th, 2012 - 1 Comment

Let me say first that this is not a simple issue. I wish the Republican presidential candidates weren't pretending that it is. And let me say, too, that I admire a lot about the Catholic Church. It has been a leader in human rights in many,...

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[UPDATED] Richards says city may forgive debt on the Sibley Building

Christine Carrie Fien on January 26th, 2012 - 22 Comments

There are separate but related developments to report on Monroe Community College and the Sibley Building. The first is that City Hall, despite previous assertions, will intervene in the lease dispute between MCC and Winn Companies. And...

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URBAN ACTION (2/8-2/15)

Tim Louis Macaluso on February 7th, 2012 - 0 Comments

This week's calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Drones discussion Progressives In Action will present "The Expansion of Arial Robotic Warfare and...