He’s still on the November ballot, on the Working Families and Independence lines, but Mayor Tom Richards ended his campaign for re-election on Tuesday, citing serious health issues of a family member. Presumably if he had won last week’s Democratic primary, Richards would have continued to the general election, facing the Green Party’s Alex White. […]
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[UPDATED] Week Ahead: Public safety in city neighborhoods, COMIDA meeting, Pittsford project ruffles feathers again
Rochester Mayor Tom Richards will conduct the fourth and final Voice of the Citizen — Budgeting for Public Safety forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, September 16, at the Carter Street Community Center, 500 Carter Street in the city’s northeast quadrant. The city has set aside $200,000 in the fiscal year 2013 […]
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Major upset: Lovely Warren wins mayor’s race
They’ll be dissecting this one for months. City Council President Lovely Warren has soundly defeated Tom Richards in the Democratic primary for mayor. Unofficial results from the Monroe County Board of Elections put the margin of victory at approximately 57 percent to 42 percent. This makes the general election infinitely more interesting. Warren and Richards […]
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Big election week
It’s all about elections this week with crucial Democratic primaries for City Council, mayor, and school board taking place on Tuesday night. Some suburbs have primary races, too. Polls are open from noon to 9 p.m. The title event is the mayoral contest between Tom Richards and City Council President Lovely Warren. Voters seem to […]
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Week Ahead: Public safety money up for grabs, filling the inner loop, COMIDA projects, lake levels
Rochester Mayor Tom Richards will hold the first of four Voice of the Citizen — Budgeting for Public Safety forums from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 26, at the Edgerton Community Center Stardust Ballroom, 41 Backus Street. The city has set aside $200,000 in its current budget for residents to use for […]
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ENDORSEMENT: For Rochester mayor: Tom Richards
This year’s mayoral election could be a turning point for Rochester. Like many other cities, this one faces serious, escalating problems and shrinking resources. And the candidates for mayor – incumbent Tom Richards, City Council President Lovely Warren, and Green Party candidate Alex White – offer different paths to Rochester’s future. Richards and Warren compete […]
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ENDORSEMENT: For Rochester school board: White, Cruz, Lucas
As unimaginable as it seems, the state of Rochester’s schools is worsening. Only 5 percent of city students in grades 3 through 8 were proficient in English on recent state exams. Academic performance of black and Latino males is the lowest of any major urban district in the US except Detroit’s, according to a report […]
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ENDORSEMENT: For City Council: Haag, Miller, Ortiz, Scott, Conklin
Rochester’s current City Council is not a group of introverts. Whereas a few previous Councils had one or two members who seemed barely engaged — indeed, barely coherent at times — this nine-member body can be downright rowdy behind semi-closed doors. Some observers say that this is one of the better Councils that the City […]
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Week ahead: Forums on Lake Ontario health, school board candidates
The Lake Ontario ecosystem will be the subject of a public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Port of Rochester terminal building, 1000 North River Street. The forum is being put on by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and New York Sea Grant. A DEC press release says […]
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[UPDATED] Week Ahead: Animal abuser registry, fixing Monroe Avenue, school board meeting
The state Department of Transportation will discuss its plans for a section of Monroe Avenue during a public meeting Wednesday at Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue.
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WEEK AHEAD: RCSD considers big grant, COMIDA to vote on Xerox tax breaks, shaming animal abusers
County Dems will hold a public hearing this week on the possibility of creating a registry of animal abusers.
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Week Ahead: Council candidate wants a citizen-owned Midtown Tower
OK, this is kind of awesome. Lisa Jacques, a candidate for Rochester City Council and a city business owner, is encouraging people to show up to Tuesday night’s Council meeting with $5,000 in hand to buy Midtown Tower. Council is due to vote Tuesday night to sell the tower and an adjacent parking lot to […]
