Over the past few decades, scores of Monroe County residents and businesses have moved out of dense population centers like the city or villages and into what were once outlying areas. The explosion of malls,...
DEVELOPMENT: MCC narrows search for new downtown campus to three sites
Monroe Community College has narrowed its list of possible sites for a new $72 million...
Two meetings set on city's nuisance points system
City Council member Adam McFadden is hosting a public forum for neighbors and the community on...
POLITICS: [UPDATED: 4 p.m.] City 'mystified' by county committee's rejection of red-light agreement
By a vote of 9-2, a county committee has shot down an intermunicipal agreement requested by the...
It is just getting to be too much. As the House of Representatives Ethics Committee rolls out the list of charges against Harlem's Charlie Rangel, our governor, embroiled in his own scandal, declares that he has now been "exonerated." I was...
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EDUCATION: Math, ELA test scores plunge in city schools
State Education Commissioner David Steiner recalibrated the state's English and math proficiency exams students took during the 2009-2010 school year. The result: significantly lowered test scores for Rochester students. The grades 3-8 English...
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DEMOLITION: The city's demolition dilemma
To call 32 Jefferson Terrace a dump would be an insult to dumps everywhere. The ground-floor windows are boarded up, the second-story windows are gone and the frames are smashed and hanging loose, the porch roof is almost completely collapsed,...
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ARTS: Naz Dance Festival set to return in 2011
Earlier this month, Nazareth College made an ambitious leap into the Rochester arts-festival circuit with the Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival, which ran July 10-17. The event took place on the Nazareth campus and several...
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EDUCATION: New G.E.D. push for dropouts
The construction on Jefferson Avenue is a visible part of a push to rebuild a neighborhood that has struggled with crime and poverty. It's a step toward improving the area's appearance and the work has provided jobs for some people who live...
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POLITICS: Ruling on Van White's candidacy will come next week
The Monroe County Board of Elections is still looking over Van White's petitions and will not rule on their legitimacy until sometime next week, possibly Wednesday, says Tom Ferrarese, Democratic commissioner of the Board of Elections. He would...
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Congratulations: you've made it to another glorious summer in Rochester, your reward for putting...
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