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If a decision by a panel of state Appellate Division justices stands, the city will have its referendum on a proposed Police Accountability Board. On Thursday, justices overturned a ruling by state Supreme Court Justice John Ark that allowed the county Board of Elections to put the referendum on city voters' ballots, but blocked elections officials from counting the votes.
By Mary Anna Towler
October 17, 2019
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Rick Bates claims in a lawsuit against Gannett Co. that he was sexually abused as a paperboy in 1983
By David Andreatta
October 15, 2019
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At a meeting with Rochester City School District leaders Thursday night, City Councilmembers raised concerns about transparency and a lack of confidence and peppered district officials with questions about the district's finances. Internal and external investigations are continuing into how the district went from a balanced budget that it presented to City Council in June to about $30 million in the red this fall.
By James Brown
October 11, 2019
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The Town of Brighton and the Brighton school district have been hit with lawsuits by two women who allege that their coach sexually abused them when they participated in the town’s gymnastics program in the 1970s. The two lawsuits filed by Barbara Shields of Rochester and Annette Miano James of Florida under the New York Child Victims Act.
By Jeremy Moule
October 10, 2019
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Former Rochester City Council member Adam McFadden pleaded guilty Wednesday to new felony charges that he defrauded the non-profit after-school program he ran, Quad A For Kids, of more than $131,000. The program serves roughly 500 children in a handful of city public schools and offers a variety of activities ranging from academic help in reading and math to sports and life skills, like money management.
By Noelle C. Evans and David Andreatta
October 10, 2019
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