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What would Frederick Douglass think now of the state of education in the city he loved? Seven Rochesterians – community leaders, students, and parents – offer their assessment and their advice.
Feb 13, 2019
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Democrat Adam Bello announced Saturday morning that he's running for county executive. But his candidacy was hardly a secret by that point: some city and suburban Democratic Committees had already designated him as their exec candidate. It’s been rumored for months that Democrats were interested in fielding Bello, the current County Clerk and former Irondequoit Supervisor, to challenge Republican incumbent Cheryl Dinolfo this fall.
By Randy Gorbman
Feb 9, 2019
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County Clerk Adam Bello is running for county executive, a development that'll shock hardly anyone following local politics. Bello has risen through the local Democratic party, serving on the staff of then-Assembly member Joe Morelle's, working as the top staff member at party headquarters, twice winning election to the Irondequoit town supervisor's job, and then getting appointed to serve as Monroe County clerk, a position voters subsequently elected him to.
By Jeremy Moule
Feb 6, 2019
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The Monroe County Heroin Task Force's first-year progress report was part statistical run-down of the multi-agency strike against opioids, part warning to drug dealers, and part plea for users to seek treatment. The task force is led by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, which has a special command post for the effort.
By Jeremy Moule
Feb 5, 2019
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Representatives from RTS and its consulting firm will hold a series of information sessions over the next two weeks on the transit agency's proposed Community Mobility Zones. The proposed zones, which are part of the agency's Reimagine RTS initiative, are suburban areas currently served by large buses on fixed routes.
By Jeremy Moule
Feb 1, 2019
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The Rochester City School District's graduation rate for 2018 continued its trend of slowly inching upward, according to a State Education Department report yesterday. The graduation rate for students who entered the district as freshmen in 2014 and graduated last June went up from 51.9 percent to 53.5 percent. When students who graduated last August are included, the district's graduation rate was 59.3 percent.
By Tim Louis Macaluso
Jan 31, 2019
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