You’re afraid of Bill Johnson. You’re afraid, Pittsford, that Bill Johnson wants to put city kids in your schools. You’re afraid, Fairport, that Bill Johnson wants to steal your wallet and give its contents to the city. You’re afraid, Chili, that a city mayor can’t possibly have the interests of the suburbs […]
Christine Carrie Fien
I'm City's news editor, which means I oversee all aspects of our news-gathering operation. I also sneak in to an occasional City Council meeting and cover Rochester's intriguing and eclectic neighbors. My family has a long legacy here, and I'm proud to continue to represent.
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Will PaeTec bail out?
The city is committed. The state — following a tumultuous week where it looked like things might fall apart — is committed. The Rhinos, certainly, are committed to getting a soccer-specific stadium built in Rochester. So is the team still feeling the love from its stadium’s namesake, PaeTec Communications? The Perinton-based telecommunications company […]
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Going bust
Monroe County is in deep trouble — Marianus Trench deep. Staggering deficits, crushing taxes, youth flight, jobs vacuum, partisan bickering, and a stagnant economy spell a bleak future unless we start turning things around, and quick. How bad is bad? Business leader Tom Richards goes so far as to say that the city of […]
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Meet me at the B&L lodge
Monroe County is selling naming rights to lodges in its park system. “Throughout the United States, budgets are being reduced,” says parks director Frank Allkofer, calling the move a “revenue enhancement.” The county is starting with the more popular lodges in its 20-park system — lodges in Greece Canal Park, Black Creek Park, […]
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Is PaeTec Park on solid ground?
Do they have the money? Reporters and lawmakers have been trying to get the Rochester Rhinos to answer that question since the genesis of the PaeTec Park proposal in 2000. The soccer team has consistently refused to say how much it has on hand to contribute to the building of its $23 million […]
