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Election guide

City news staffOctober 23, 2013June 17, 2023

Our endorsements and coverage of the fall campaigns:
Endorsements for Rochester mayor, City Council, school board, and the casino proposal; a look at the Green Party and its 2013 candidates; news summaries of candidates for Rochester City Council and school board.

News & Opinion

Should Richards keep campaigning?

Mary Anna TowlerSeptember 12, 2013August 16, 2023

Tom Richards has a decision to make. And my hunch is that it’s one of the toughest he has faced in a long time. Having lost the Democratic primary to Lovely Warren, does he try hold on to the office of mayor and run in the November general election? He’s still on the ballot, on […]

News & Opinion

Elections: Who’s in, who’s out

Tim Louis Macaluso and Christine Carrie FienJune 3, 2013March 30, 2023

Incumbent Cynthia Elliott says she’ll keep fighting to stay on the Rochester school board, despite losing the party’s backing.

News & Opinion

Week Ahead: Fracking discussion, RCSD budget vote, State of the City address, Preservation Board considers University Ave. complex

City news staffMay 6, 2013July 21, 2022

On Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the local anti-fracking group R-CAUSE will hold a panel discussion titled “Hydrofracking as Seen Through the Lens of Public Health.” Two panelists will discuss the possible environmental consequences of fracking, and fracking’s potential impact on human health. The speakers are Dr. David Carpenter and David Kowalski. Carpenter, […]

News & Opinion

[UPDATED] Mayoral challenger Lovely Warren changes course on marriage equality

Christine Carrie FienMarch 30, 2013July 21, 2022

This blog has been updated to clarify that incumbent City Council member Dana Miller did not get the designation of the 24th District. He’s the only incumbent Council member to fall short. Incumbent Mayor Tom Richards won the endorsement of the city’s 24th Legislative District committee this afternoon on the march to the Democratic primary […]