Rochester City Council member Adam McFadden will hold a public forum to discuss open-air drug markets at 6:30 p.m on Wednesday, December 4, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 30 Church Street. McFadden has proposed legislation to create drug-free zones in the city. The legislation would create a new section of City Code to prohibit loitering […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Common Core hearing, Highland Market open house, public meeting on Irondequoit library plan, much more
The New York State Assembly Office of Public Affairs will hold a forum to hear testimony on the recent statewide implementation of the Common Core curriculum. The event will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue. Information: (518) 455-5073. Rochester schools Superintendent […]
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[UPDATED] WEEK AHEAD: More LDC action, Krenzers fight for their farm, downtown master plan
The boards for the two local development corporations at the center of an attorney general’s office investigation will hold special meetings early this week. Both meetings are open to the public, though the boards will probably go into closed sessions. The Upstate Telecommunications Corporation board will meet at 1 p.m. today (Monday, November 11) at […]
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Lovely Warren wins mayor’s race
Also: results for City Council, school board, and select suburban races.
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Week Ahead: [UPDATED] Elections, red-light camera ruling? Fill the loop meeting
The Big Day. The City of Rochester will pick a mayor, five City Council members, and three people to sit on the city school board during this week’s elections. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. Incumbent mayor Tom Richards, City Council president Lovely Warren, and local business […]
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WEEK AHEAD: City board to vote on University Ave. apartments; AG in town; casino forum
The City of Rochester’s Planning Commission will once again take up a controversial proposal to build a 99-unit apartment complex on University Avenue in the East Avenue Preservation District. The meeting is at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, in City Council chambers at City Hall, 30 Church Street. The commission initially tabled Morgan Management’s […]
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ENDORSEMENT: Still the best candidate for mayor: Tom Richards
Officially, the campaign for Rochester mayor has narrowed to two candidates: City Council President Lovely Warren, who won the September Democratic primary, and Green Party candidate Alex White. Before the primary, we endorsed incumbent Tom Richards, but Warren won, handily, and she now has the backing of her party for the November 5 general election. […]
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ENDORSEMENTS: City Council and school board
Rochester City Council Council’s five incumbents – Carolee Conklin, Matt Haag, Dana Miller, Jackie Ortiz, and Loretta Scott – won the September Democratic Party primary for their at-large seats. In the November 5 general election, they face Marlowe Washington on the Working Families line and three Green Party candidates: David Atias, Andrew Langdon, and Dorothy […]
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote no on casinos
Of the six proposals on the ballot in the November election, we are focusing on the most controversial: the measure permitting more casinos in the state. If voters approve the proposal, the state could get as many as seven new casinos. The first four would be in Upstate New York, but none would be in […]
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Election guide
Our endorsements and coverage of the fall campaigns:
Endorsements for Rochester mayor, City Council, school board, and the casino proposal; a look at the Green Party and its 2013 candidates; news summaries of candidates for Rochester City Council and school board.
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Week Ahead: Food trucks in Henrietta, Latino outreach event, domestic violence in Monroe County
The Town of Henrietta will have a public hearing on its proposed food truck and cart regulations at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, at Town Hall, 475 Calkins Road. The regulations would allow food trucks and carts to operate in the town. They lay out the licensing and location criteria that any “mobile food […]
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Week Ahead: Voting Rights Act forum, RCSD committee to discuss suspensions
The Rochester-area League of Women Voters will a forum on the Voting Rights Act at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24. The forum will specifically address Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires the U.S. Justice Department to pre-clear any voting law or regulation changes in three New York counties, certain election districts […]
