The activist group Enough is Enough is calling for the creation of a Police Accountability Board that would have the legal power to investigate, judge, and discipline Rochester police officers, particularly in cases involving excessive use of force.
Tim Louis Macaluso
I was born and raised in the Rochester area, but I lived in California and Florida before returning home about 12 years ago. I'm a vegetarian and live with my husband and our three pugs. I cover education, health care, and local politics for City.
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Saturday rally protests Trump’s actions
The historic Central Church of Christ was packed Saturday with about 500 people protesting President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and policies for their damage to the poor and people of color. In spite of the bitterly cold, damp weather, following the event at the church, many of the protesters marched up East Main Street to a […]
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Local leader calls for resistance to Donald Trump’s racism
Minister Franklin Florence Sr., a long-time religious and civil rights leader in Rochester, is calling for people from all over the region to join him in a “United Community Response to Donald Trump’s Ongoing Hatred and Racism.” The community response will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 17, at the historic Central Church of Christ, […]
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Focus intensifies on RCSD’s special education
The Rochester school district got some good news last week in the form of rising graduation rates. But concerns over the district’s special education program continues.
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RCSD grad rate improves despite inequities
The Rochester City School District’s graduation rate jumped to 51.9 percent in June 2017, according Wednesday’s press release from State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia. That’s a 4.2 percent increase from the 47.7 percent graduation rate in June 2016, the second-highest increase of New York’s Big Five school districts. If the students who graduated in August are […]
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UR study hopes to help victims of domestic violence
Getting a court order of protection is a fundamental tool to protect victims of domestic abuse from further abuse by their attackers. And getting the order as quickly as possible is critically important. That typically requires carefully documenting bruises and other injuries. But frequently, that’s not as simple as taking photographs of the affected areas […]
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LGBTQ youth at greatest risk for homelessness
Up to 1.6 million youth across America experience homelessness each year, and 40 percent of them identify as LGBTQ, according to the True Colors Fund. Rochester is no exception, Center for Youth director Elaine Spaull said at a recent press conference. The event marked the launching of By Their Side, a Center for Youth campaign […]
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After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans find hope in Rochester
After Hurricane Maria roared across Puerto Rico, more than 160,000 residents fled the devastated island, according to the New York Times. Many have found their way to Rochester, which has the state’s second largest Hispanic population.
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Feldman to lead UR as interim president
University of Rochester President Joel Seligman is resigning effective February 28, according to a statement from the school.
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A North Clinton cleanup focus: heroin sales
The Rochester Police Department documented 179 heroin-related incidents last October – either sales or use – in just one location in the North Clinton area near St. Michael’s Church. Although it was the worst hot spot for heroin activity in the neighborhood, it was just one of nearly three dozen such sites that the RPD […]
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Mary Adams leaving city school board
The Rochester school board will have another vacancy to fill come the end of this month. Board member Mary Adams submitted her resignation today citing family and professional considerations; Adams recently accepted a promotion at the University of Rochester’s Center for Community Practice. Adams, who is serving a second term, became immediately recognized for her […]
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Exit interviews: reflections from four city leaders
our longtime elected officials who have dealt with some of Rochester’s most serious challenges left office at the end of the year.
