Hoeltzer and Sullivan Streets are short and narrow one-ways with a mix of modest homes and duplexes, some of which are deteriorated, vacant, and boarded up. Similar to many streets in this northeast section of the city near Joseph and North Clinton Avenues, they’ve become enveloped in a sprawling patchwork of vacant lots that meanders […]
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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Community leaders push for major change at RCSD
Reverberations from Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino’s report about the failures of the Rochester City School District have reached a new intensity. ROC the Future, a coalition of more than 60 Rochester-area community institutions and leaders, is pushing for major change in how the school district operates. And its members have asked State Education Commissioner MaryEllen […]
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Message to Commissioner Elia about RCSD’s future: “Engage us in your decision.”
ROC the Future, an organization representing numerous city leaders, institutions, and non-profit agencies, held a press conference this morning to say they agree with State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia : the Rochester City School District is in a state of crisis and the status quo isn’t acceptable. And they want Elia and the board of […]
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City ‘guidelines’ set off alarm
It’s not always clear who speaks for residents of a neighborhood in dealings with the city. But when the city tried to come up with a way to deal with the problem, things got tense.
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North Winton may finally get its Aldi
After a scrapped attempt several years ago to build an Aldi in North Winton Village, all indications are now looking good for a new store coming to the area, says Mary Coffey, a long-time neighborhood leader. Aldi will occupy half of the former Tops market, a 44,000 square-foot building located at the corner of North […]
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Unlocking Alzheimer’s blood-pressure connection
Last year, more than five million people in the US were living with Alzheimer’s Disease, the most common form of dementia, and that number is expected to grow to 14 million by 2050. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of adult deaths in the US, more than breast and prostate cancer combined. And the cost […]
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Rochester school board shows off its problems
Even before the vote on a crucial report was taken, the board demonstrated, almost on cue, one of Aquino’s biggest concerns.
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Student readiness has been overlooked, says RTA president Adam Urbanski
The state-imposed Distinguished Educator’s report on the Rochester School District’s problems has gotten praise from some quarters, but not from Rochester Teachers Association President Adam Urbanski. In an interview Friday morning, Urbanski said he has told school board members that they should take the report seriously. But he said: “The report omits the importance of student […]
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Graduation rate in city schools continues slow, steady climb
The Rochester City School District’s graduation rate for 2018 continued its trend of slowly inching upward, according to a State Education Department report yesterday. The graduation rate for students who entered the district as freshmen in 2014 and graduated last June went up from 51.9 percent to 53.5 percent. When students who graduated last August […]
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Creating cities for everyone, 8 to 80
During the last 20 years, marketers of nearly every product and service have put a lot of emphasis on reaching the youth market. That’s important, but when it comes to development and revitalizing cities, it’s the wrong approach and it will have lasting negative consequences, says Gil Penalosa founder of 8 80 Cities and president […]
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Warren’s considering involvement in schools
There has been widespread community concern about the Rochester school district for years. That concern seems to have grown, though, in the wake of the tough assessment by the district’s state-appointed Distinguished Educator, Jaime Aquino. And based on several community forums, Mayor Lovely Warren says she believes the community wants city government – and her […]
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City Councilmember Molly Clifford won’t run for re-election
Molly Clifford, City Councilmember for the Northwest District, has decided not to seek re-election. Clifford, who is serving the last year of her first four-year term on City Council, made the announcement earlier today on Facebook.
