If there was ever a banner year in the gay rights movement, it was 2015, with the Supreme Court saying that the right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples under the Constitution. Even though many states had already legalized same-sex marriage, those rights and privileges were still limited and unrecognized by the federal government. […]
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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Three of Vargas’s top brass are out
Patricia Malgieri, William Ansbrow, and Ed Lopez will leave on December 31.
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After-school programs miss thousands of city kids
A new report from the Greater Rochester After-School Alliance found that only 5,932 or 31 percent of city children have access to quality after-school programs. Roughly 14,479 children ages 6 to 17 do not use these programs, for a variety of reasons. Research shows that children who participate in quality after-school programs do better academically; […]
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RPD trains for transgender safety
The Rochester Police Department is one of the few in New York State that has protocols for interacting with the transgender community, says City Council member Matt Haag. “This is pretty unusual,” he says. “I think it’s something we should be proud of in Rochester, that our police department initiated this kind of leadership.” The […]
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Rally to support refugees cancelled
A rally organized by the Islamic Center of Rochester and several area faith groups that was planned for today at 3:30 p.m. in front of the Federal Building downtown has been cancelled. The rally was intended to protest against Islamophobia and the anti-Muslim refugee backlash.
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So long NCLB, sort of
The No Child Left Behind Act, former President George W. Bush’s signature domestic policy, was ambitious and in some respects, well-intended legislation. NCLB was supposed to help create equity in the nation’s K-12 public education system by making educators more accountable for the federal dollars they received. But the law has all but sunk under […]
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Rochester school board seeks a foot soldier
The Rochester school board is laying the groundwork for its superintendent search. Adding to the inherent difficulty of the task is the fact that confidence in the board is low and that the hiring process may be viewed as more of a test of the board’s abilities than the skills of the candidates. Some board […]
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Rochester Muslims share their experiences
The horrific attacks in Paris, the suicide bombings in Beirut, and the downing of a Russian airliner all point to something bordering on the existential. If some people found comfort in the belief that ISIS can’t cause chaos and destruction well beyond Iraq and Syria, they’ve been violently disabused of that notion. And with some […]
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UR assessing campus climate
University of Rochester President Joel Seligman has formed a commission on race and diversity “to address the broader questions of how we best can create an environment that is safe, supportive and welcoming for all in our community,” he said in a statement. The commission will by the end of January 2016 provide Seligman with […]
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Professor: No end to refugee crisis without defeating ISIS
The attacks in Paris need to be seen in context, says Robert Gerace, a retired captain in the US Naval Reserve Intelligence Program. Gerace is a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology where he has taught counterterrorism measures. US efforts to degrade and destroy ISIS obviously haven’t gone as expected, he says. You get what […]
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Teachers union calls for immediate RCSD leadership change
A statement released by the union cites a lack of leadership at the district and dangerous conditions.
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Need drives the expansion of Crisis Nursery
Sarah Cincotta woke up in the hospital earlier this year after a 20-hour seizure, a result of her multiple sclerosis. “When I woke up, I didn’t even have the ability to say my name,” she says. Cincotta was reassured, however, that her daughter, Pearl, who is just over 2 years old now, was not alone […]
