Teslas are hardly a rare sight on Rochester’s roads. But there’s no Tesla dealership in the Rochester region or, for that matter, any part of Upstate. The nearest ones are in major metros such as Toronto, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and New York City. And the same holds true of the company service centers that can perform […]
Jeremy Moule
Covers county government and whatever else comes my way. Greyhound dad; vegetarian; attempted photographer with a love for film and fixer; sometimes cyclist.
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Groups oppose federal proposal on tips
Local labor leaders, progressive groups, and restaurant workers are pushing back on proposed federal regulations that could drastically alter how tipped workers, such as restaurant servers, actually collect their tips, or whether they even receive them. The regulations basically change who owns a worker’s tips, says Mohini Sharma, an organizer for Metro Justice, one of […]
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Canal Corp. delays tree removal
The New York State Canal Corporation will hold off on removing trees from select Erie Canal banks in Brighton, Pittsford, and Perinton, in order to hold two public meetings on the plans. The hiatus follows a meeting last week between Canal Corporation representatives and Pittsford, Perinton, and Brighton town leaders. The town supervisors announced the […]
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Finger Lakes region gets state funding for projects
The state is providing the Finger Lakes region with $63.9 million through the annual Regional Economic Development Council program. State economic development officials announced the funding today. The awards were based on an annual strategic plan that the state’s 10 Regional Economic Development Councils prepared. The Finger Lakes money will be split between 110 different […]
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Legislature approves 2018 county budget
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo’s 2018 budget is a done deal. The spending plan easily cleared the County Legislature last night, with only three of the 29 members voting against it; all of the no votes were Democrats. The $1.2 billion plan includes a major staffing boost in the county’s Child Protective Services and a $1.6 […]
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Canal tree plan meets growing resistance
The New York State Canal Corporation has agreed to have a representative meet with elected officials from Pittsford, Perinton, and Fairport to discuss its plan to strip trees from several sections of the Erie Canal banks in those communities. Pittsford Supervisor Bill Smith says the Canal Corp. agreed to the meeting late last week – […]
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Protest targets Canal Corp tree removal plan
A citizens group will rally Sunday against a New York State Canal Corporation plan to remove trees from sections of Erie Canal embankment in Pittsford and Perinton. Stop the Clear Cut’s rally will be held at noon across from the Ayrault Road boat launch in Perinton. Speakers will include Pittsford Supervisor Bill Smith, Perinton Supervisor […]
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Number of local refugees plummets
The global refugee crisis has been getting worse over the past several years. More than 65 million people have been forced from their homes by political instability, war, persecution, or extreme poverty. Some live in different parts of their homeland; others risk crossing borders to reach the relative relief of refugee camps and settlements. But […]
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Dinolfo’s budget: too good to be true?
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo makes some very important investments in her 2018 budget proposal. The plan includes roughly $3 million to add 30 Child Protective Services caseworkers, restores $1.7 million for services that have been proven to reduce child abuse and neglect, and boosts child day-care funding by $1.6 million. These are the very investments […]
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Groups team up for RTS meeting
Several advocacy groups will hold a Reimagine RTS “Meeting in a Box” from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Worker’s United Building, 750 East Avenue. Reimagine RTS is a deep study of Greater Rochester’s bus system, initiated by RTS’ operater, the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. When the project is complete, RGRTA will have […]
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Housing trust gears up
Liz McGriff’s fight to regain ownership of her Cedarwood Terrace house has stretched over five years, but soon that struggle could be over. McGriff fell behind on her mortgage payments after she lost her job with the US Postal Service. The loan’s owner, MidFirst Bank, foreclosed on the property. But McGriff has managed to resist […]
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Rochester’s changed. Now it’s transit’s turn
Greater Rochester’s public bus system is from another era, quite literally. It was originally designed when the city’s downtown was a hub of offices, jobs, shopping, and services, and the buses were meant to move people between that core and its surrounding neighborhoods. That means it was designed before Marketplace, Greece Ridge, or Eastview Malls; […]
