The League of Women Voters and the National Council of Jewish Women will sponsor “The Upcoming Elections,” a public forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 22. The forum will feature guest speaker Timothy Kneeland, chair and professor of history at Nazareth College, who will examine the media focus on the celebrity personalities of the […]
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Week ahead: Events for the week of Monday, September 12
The seven-member Rochester Joint Schools Construction Board meets at 4:30 today (Monday, September 12). During the meeting, the board will re-take a vote on whether to include a Project Labor Agreement in the second phase of a hugely expensive overhaul of buildings in the city school district. The board previously voted against the PLA 4 […]
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Week ahead: Events for the week of Monday, September 5
Democrats Harry Bronson and Rachel Barnhart, who are running in a 138th Assembly District primary, will debate from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 7. Bronson is the incumbent in the race and Barnhart is a former television news reporter and anchor. The debate is sponsored by Voice of the Voter, which is a […]
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, August 22
Members of the Rochester City Council, Rochester school board, and County Legislature will hold a special meeting today, Monday, August 22, to discuss recent changes to the schools modernization project. The Rochester Joint Schools and Construction Board voted against a proposed project labor agreement for Phase II of the $1.3 billion project to modernize city […]
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, August 8
Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace will hold its annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki candlelight vigil at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, August 8. The vigil is a public statement of peace and the importance of nuclear disarmament on the 71st anniversary of the US bombing of Japan with atomic weapons. The vigil will be held in the Avon traffic […]
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, August 1
The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative at United Way will hold a public meeting Tuesday night in Penfield. It is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 2 at the Eastside Family YMCA, 1835 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road. The event is being billed as a “community Town Hall meeting” and it is free and open […]
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, July 25
The Education Committee of the Southwest Common Council will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27. There will be updates on Schools 10, 16, 29, and 44, as well as the city school board’s review of the school choice policy. The meeting will be held at the Arnett Branch of the Rochester […]
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STORIFY: Black Lives Matter rally, Dallas police shootings
A collection of news about the Dallas police shootings and the local Black Lives Matter rally.
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Week ahead: Events for the week of June 20
The Town of Brighton will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday regarding the Daniele family’s proposed Whole Foods Plaza. The hearing will take place at Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue. The hearing is specifically about the developer’s draft environmental statement for the project, as well as its incentive zoning application. The Danieles […]
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, June 13
The Bachelor Forum and the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley will host a community vigil at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 13, at the Forum, 670 University Avenue, to remember the lives lost in the Orlando mass shooting over the weekend. A public meeting on the pending police body camera program will take place […]
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Week ahead: Events for the week of May 31
ColorBrightonGreen.org will hold the Brighton Eco-Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 5. The fair consists of a wide range of green vendors, nonprofits, and activities for children, as well as information on topics such as recycling, water conservation, and availability of green products. The event will be held at Brighton High […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Events for the week of May 23
The New York Civil Liberties Union and the League of Women Voters will hold a voter education town hall meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24. This meeting is for anyone who is confused about the voting process or wants to know more about the elections and is tired of the […]
