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Dems are taking a crack at frozen legislation

A slew of bottled-up legislation now has the chance to make it to the Governor's desk. More...

By Jeremy Moule

Dems are taking a crack at frozen legislation

Cuomo signs abortion rights bill

The Reproductive Health Act was, for the first time, passed by the state Senate and Assembly early Tuesday evening.

By Jeremy Moule

Jan 22, 2019

City Councilmember Molly Clifford won't run for re-election

Molly Clifford, City Councilmember for the Northwest District, has decided not to seek re-election. Clifford, who is serving the last year of her first four-year term on City Council, made the announcement earlier today on Facebook.

By Tim Louis Macaluso

Jan 22, 2019

News & Opinion

2019 Rochester Jazz Festival names new headliners

Patti LaBelle, Marc Cohn and The Blind Boys of Alabama, and Jeff Goldblum have all been added to the festival lineup.

By Daniel J. Kushner

Jan 22, 2019

Movies

Film preview: 'Stan & Ollie'

Occasionally by-the-numbers as a biopic about Laurel & Hardy, the films works significantly better as both an affectionate look back at a classic film era, and an honest look at the highs and the lows of a lasting creative alliance.

By Adam Lubitow

Arts & Entertainment

Theater review: 'Peter Pan'

With an ensemble of more than 40 (including many elementary and middle school-age children) and a jovial, gender-neutral Peter Pan, Robert Wesleyan College Community Theatre’s production of J. M. Barrie’s classic story is a celebration of youth, joy, and freedom.

By Leah Stacy