Retracting a letter of recommendation for a star student sends school officials scrambling.
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Showdown over a downtown business improvement district
Does downtown need (or want) a business improvement district? Opponents and supporters dig in.
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Democratic lawsuit seeks to keep VanBrederode off of Independence line
Former Gates Police Chief James VanBrederode will appear on the ballot with the Republican line regardless of this lawsuit’s outcome.
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Rochester police officers shot, one killed
Rochester Police have confirmed that one of the two officers shot on Bauman Street on the northeast side Thursday night died of his injuries.
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RPD investigator who handcuffed EMT has history of misconduct
Charles LoTempio previously pleaded guilty to knocking a man’s teeth out with a flashlight during a traffic stop and an unlawful search.
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Nine Spot Brewing screams all things New York
Set to open in early August on Monroe Avenue, Nine Spot Brewing serves to be a shrine to all things New York.
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Rochester pushes back major riverfront project to late 2024
Construction planned next fall on the centerpiece of Rochester’s downtown riverfront improvement projects will start over a year late.
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City aims to bring nature to the forefront at Maplewood Park
The city plans to invest $5.5 million into a new Nature Center at Maplewood Park, the vast majority of which comes from COVID relief dollars.
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PAB reviewing Strong Hospital incident as RPD opens investigation
Rochester’s Police Accountability Board is reviewing an incident in which a Rochester police investigator handcuffed a Monroe Ambulance EMT.
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People should be able to sell recreational weed by the end of the year
The Office of Cannabis Management expects to begin accepting applications for marijuana dispensary licenses in August.
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Armory bows to public criticism and cancels far-right ReAwaken America tour
After hiding the event from their website, the owner of the Main Street Armory announced over email that he’d canceled the rally.
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Suspended PAB director sues agency, city seeking reinstatement to his position
Conor Dwyer Reynolds was placed on administrative leave in May from his position as director of the Police Accountability Board.
