All nine city schools that were placed in receivership after they were identified as “struggling” and “persistently struggling” made significant improvement during the 2017-2018 school year, according to the State Education Department. The schools include: East Upper, East Lower, School 17, James Monroe High School, School 9, School 45, School 3, Northeast College High School, […]
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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Cobbs Hill Village fight continues
As one lawsuit awaits a decision, a second suit has been filed with the State Supreme Court to stop redevelopment of the Cobbs Hill Village Apartments on Norris Drive next to the popular city park. The latest legal action was taken by a coalition of the apartments’ tenants, neighborhood associations, and activist groups against the […]
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MCC faculty take concerns with Kress to Board of Trustees
About 100 members of Monroe Community College’s faculty gathered at a press conference today to rebut some of President Anne Kress’ public responses to their vote of no confidence.
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Kress faces pressure from MCC faculty
[UPDATED AND REVISED 11.27.18] Long-simmering tension between Monroe Community College President Anne Kress and the Faculty Senate and Faculty Association has erupted in a strong no-confidence vote by the Faculty Association, the MCC faculty’s union. Of the 502 full-time and part-time teachers who voted last week, 88 percent supported the no-confidence resolution. The vote by […]
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Report on city schools is expected today
After several months of anticipation, a report on the Rochester City School District by Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino is expected to be released today. State education Commissioner MaryElllen Elia, Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa, and Aquino will be holding a press conference at 1:30 p.m. Aquino was appointed by several months ago to observe the district’s operations, […]
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MCC says come back, pay later
James Simpson was just 12 credits away from completing his degree at Monroe Community College in 2008 when he stepped on something that left him was a serious foot infection. “It got so bad that it led to kidney failure and I was on dialysis,” Simpson says. He could hardly walk for nearly two years […]
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RIT center focuses on gun violence and retaliation
Since 2000 there have been nearly 3,000 shootings in Rochester, resulting in about 3,655 shooting victims. And only 20 percent of the shootings resulted in an arrest, according to police records. Rochester’s shooting rate is not dramatically different from other cities, says Irshad Altheimer, director of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Center for Public Safety […]
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PLEX residents worry about Vacuum Oil plans
Neighborhood residents had urged City Council to delay rezoning the site of the former Vacuum Oil refinery, which is a brownfield. They’re worried both about the level of clean-up and the plans for future use. But Council has approved the zoning change.
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White tries to cushion Deane-Williams’ blow
Rochester School Board President Van White made a concerted effort at a press conference today to downplay Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams’ sudden announcement that she is leaving the district at the end of January. He dismissed the idea that she was leaving because of conflicts with board members. And he declined to comment on why she […]
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Rochester schools Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams leaving in January
Rochester schools Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams announced late Thursday evening that she is retiring on January 31, 2019.
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New RBTL theater could boost all arts venues, consultant says
A new report suggests that a new larger theater for the Rochester Broadway Theatre League can have a positive economic impact on other city arts venues. City officials commissioned the report from AMS Planning and Research, an arts and entertainment consulting firm, to study the new theater’s financial impact on existing arts organizations. Though the […]
