Crestwood Partners says it won’t be able to complete a natural gas storage project on the shores of Seneca Lake, accord to Gas Free Seneca, the local organization fighting the plan. The group cites a Crestwood report filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; the document is a bi-weekly environmental compliance report. The company says […]
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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Brockport steps up on power program
Local climate activists have been pressing governments across Monroe County, particularly the City of Rochester, to set up a program in which it buys electricity and sells it to residents. But the Village of Brockport, not the city, is the first community out of the gate. Brockport hasn’t set up a community choice aggregation program […]
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Bike sharing heads toward a summer start
It’s been a few months since Rochester officials announced they’d picked Massachusetts-based Zagster to set up and run a bike-share program in the city. The announcement was a big deal, and it was met with enthusiasm from plenty of cycling enthusiasts, urbanist types, downtown boosters, and regular folks. The public has been waiting for news […]
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The week ahead: A hate-crime symposium, a rally for Child Protectives
MCC, human rights, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester, Rochester City School District, SUNY Geneseo, Child Protective Services, child and family advocates
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Irondequoit, Brighton sue county over maintenance fee policy
The towns of Brighton and Irondequoit are suing the county over a policy change that they say will limit their ability to address abandoned, neglected, and problem properties.
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Report provides a snapshot of the Genesee River
Kodak and the Genesee River are icons of Rochester, and each, in its own way, is a symbol for strength, collapse, and rebirth. The Mighty Genesee’s waters carved gorges throughout its path, powered the region’s industries, and have provided generations of Rochesterians with recreation: boating, fishing, gazing at roaring waterfalls. Kodak helped the city prosper, […]
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Progress made on legal aid for the poor
A US Supreme Court ruling guarantees poor defendants the right to a government-provided attorney. But in New York, a patchwork system of public defender’s offices has meant that the quality of representation that defendants get can depend entirely on the county their case is in. Larger counties such as Monroe have full-time, fully staffed public […]
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Whole Foods hearing set
Brighton officials have set a pair of meetings on the Whole Foods Plaza proposal, both dealing with key environmental review documents. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on the supplemental draft environmental impact statement at 7 p.m. May 10. (The town has posted all the documents pertaining to the development, including the latest […]
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Neighbors push back on new Divinity School building
Highland Park Neighborhood residents aren’t happy about a developer’s plan to put a building and parking lot near the corner of Highland Avenue and South Goodman Street, on the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School campus.
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Activist wants changes in anti-abortion movement
As far as Hannah Murphy is concerned, Bernie Sanders is more “pro-life” than Donald Trump, even though Sanders supports abortion rights and Trump has started to attack abortion programs and funding, both domestic and global.
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Budget deal OK’s Uber, tuition aid, Raise the Age
New York State now has a 2017-18 budget, even if it’s a little late. The far-reaching plan goes beyond basics such as school aid and department funding. The budget includes provisions that: • Clear the way for ride hailing services such as Uber and Lyft outside of New York City. The transportation network companies, as […]
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THE WEEK AHEAD: Events for the week of April 10
The Henrietta Democratic Committee will announce its candidates for town office, including a supervisor candidate, at 11 a.m. today. Currently, none of Henrietta’s elected town-level officials are Democrats, even though the party has a significant enrollment advantage. Over the past few years, however, a group of town Democrats reinvigorated the Henrietta committee. The town supervisor […]
