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The Rochester City School District may have overspent its budget for the 2018-2019 school year, but it's unclear how much money is involved and what impact, if any, this could have on students' school programs. The discrepancy was found during a routine year-end audit by the district's external auditor, school board President Van White said in an interview today. White said that the district is in the midst of assessing the auditor's findings, but that the findings were significant enough to warrant alerting State Education Commissioner Chancellor Betty Rosa, Mayor Lovely Warren, and City Council President Loretta Scott. The district disclosed the auditor's concerns immediately, but more information is needed, White said.
By Tim Louis Macaluso
September 20, 2019
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Rachel Barnhart, the Democratic nominee for the 21st Legislative District seat, was unanimously selected Wednesday by the district’s Democratic leaders to fill a vacancy left by Mark Muoio, who resigned last month amid questions about his residency.
By David Andreatta
September 19, 2019
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The Center City Community Coalition, an umbrella organization made up of downtown neighborhood associations, is hosting a forum on school options for downtown residents Wednesday night. C4 hopes to inform parents who live downtown (or those who are considering a move to downtown) that it's a place where they can live and raise their children without worrying about education choices.
By Tim Louis Macaluso
September 17, 2019
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City Council is considering legislation that would make it explicitly illegal to park in a bike lane, and Council members will most likely vote on the law during their meeting Tuesday night. Drivers who park in bike lanes are already breaking the law in most cases; the lanes typically are situated between vehicle travel lanes and parked cars, or they pass through existing no parking zones.
By Jeremy Moule
September 17, 2019
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Michael Sippel, the former Rochester police officer convicted of assaulting Christopher Pate during a May 2018 arrest, was sentenced Monday to three years of probation. City Court Judge Thomas Rainbow Morse, who found Sippel guilty of third-degree misdemeanor assault at a bench trial, said during the sentencing that Sippel’s judgment the day of the confrontation was clouded by post-traumatic stress from his time in the Army.
By David Andreatta
September 16, 2019
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