Estate attorneys and financial advisors say they have fielded a flurry of inquiries from people looking to draft or update wills, review beneficiary designations, appoint a health care proxy, and otherwise get their affairs in order in preparation for the worst.
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Monroe County sees third coronavirus death
Public health officials have received confirmation of 14 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County since 4 p.m. Monday.
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URMC to launch trials for possible coronavirus drug
Remdesivir was developed to treat other viruses, including Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, known as MERS, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS.
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Monroe County sees second COVID-19 death
The second death in Monroe County comes less than a week after the first.
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COVID-19 wilts Lilac Fest
Festival organizers stated that they’ll let the public know “if, and when,” they plan to reschedule.
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Black Button shifts from gin to germicide
The distillery on Railroad Street has switched 100 percent of its operations over to making hand sanitizer for area health care facilities, daycares, and homeless shelters.
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Hunkering Down: Coping with the new normal of coronavirus
The coming days, weeks, months will be marked by self-imposed and involuntary quarantines and the new concept of “social distancing.” The new normal of COVID-19 will, for many people, take a mental toll.
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With a full lineup, the 2020 Rochester jazz fest is on, for now [ UPDATED ]
Most years, by this point in the year, the Rochester International Jazz Festival typically seems to be on autopilot. But the novel coronavirus is the wild card now, as the 19th annual, nine-day event unveiled its lineup Tuesday.
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Songs for ‘social distancing’
There are plenty of ways to support the Rochester-area musicians you love during this challenging time of canceled shows, but it all starts with giving them a listen. Here’s a set of 14 songs with local ties, to pass the time as you wait things out at home.
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The F Word: Musicians feel the pinch
In the coming weeks, a lot of musicians are gonna feel the hit from the panic surrounding the novel coronavirus. So I’m encouraging an impromptu “support Rochester musicians” initiative.
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As coronavirus spreads, Rochester service workers face daunting future
As COVID-19 forces restaurants and bars across New York to scale down operations or close, it’s heightened awareness of the issue of paid sick days for part-time workers.
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Eastman School cancels remaining spring semester concerts
In a letter to Eastman School of Music students, Dean Jamal Rossi stated that all concerts, rehearsals, and other performances — including appearances by guest artists — have been canceled for the rest of the current semester.
