Mayor Lovely Warren will step down from office by Dec. 1 under a plea deal she accepted to resolve the criminal cases against her.
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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Irondequoit community center advances former mall’s evolution
Town officials expect the facility to open fully on Oct. 18, though youth programs are set to begin Oct. 11.
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Rochester school board to get new blood
There are four candidates for three open seats, but one of those candidates is not actively campaigning, leaving the race all but settled.
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Constellation moving downtown, city aqueduct project inches forward
The state will aid Constellation’s move with $4 million in tax incentives and provide the city with a $5 million grant toward the aqueduct project.
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Working Families Party emerges as a force in local elections
What began as a party to up the minimum wage is turning Democratic races upside down.
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Census: Rochester falls to New York’s fourth-largest city
Rochester’s population grew between 2010 and 2020, but not enough to retain its longtime status as the third-largest city in New York.
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Monroe County officials: Wear face masks to curb COVID-19 surge
The guidance follows CDC’s recommendation that vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with substantial transmission of COVID-19.
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In Rochester’s red-hot housing market, it’s cheaper to rent
Across every ZIP code in Monroe County, renters spend about $450 less each month on housing than homeowners with a mortgage.
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Bello administration plans to overhaul county’s delivery of social services
Under the plan, Monroe County would offer many of its social services through community-based organizations.
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Bello, Mendoza, Democratic legislators denounce ethics reform measure
The measure prohibits outside employment for some county staff, and could cause Dr. Michael Mendoza to step down as health commissioner.
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Warren, Granison face gun, child endangerment charges
The mayor and her husband, from whom she is separated, were charged as the result of a May 19 raid on the Woodman Park house they share.
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Partners celebrate big milestone in local sturgeon restoration effort
For the first time in 50 years, a spawning female sturgeon has been found in the Genesee River.
