The results of the general election could be a turning point for the Rochester City School District. Voters may have set in motion a yin-yang approach to the city’s education problems — a dynamic that could prove beneficial. Or they may have unwittingly set the stage for a political battle between the district and the […]
Elections 2013
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Week Ahead: [UPDATED] Elections, red-light camera ruling? Fill the loop meeting
The Big Day. The City of Rochester will pick a mayor, five City Council members, and three people to sit on the city school board during this week’s elections. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. Incumbent mayor Tom Richards, City Council president Lovely Warren, and local business […]
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Brooks endorses Lovely Warren for mayor
At first blush I didn’t see how Maggie Brooks’ endorsement could help Lovely Warren in her campaign for Rochester mayor. Many people believe that the county has turned its back on the city, so why would they listen to anything that the Republican county executive has to say? And Brooks’ administration has had some issues […]
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Meet your Greens
Our general-election coverage, including endorsements and an in-depth look at the Green Party of Monroe County.
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White wants a Rochester ‘for us, by us’
Alex White, the Green Party candidate for Rochester mayor, is fired up about Costco. But not in the way you think. Costco, a membership-only warehouse store, will be part of the CityGate development planned for the intersection of East Henrietta and Westfall roads. Costco received property tax abatements from the county’s industrial development agency worth […]
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Greens take aim at tax incentives
The Green Party of Monroe County is fielding three candidates for the five open seats on Rochester City Council. David Atias, Drew Langdon, and Dorothy Paige will face Council incumbents Carolee Conklin, Dana Miller, Jackie Ortiz, Matt Haag, and Loretta Scott (all Democrats) in the November 5 general election, as well as Working Families candidate […]
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Monroe’s low-stakes Lej races
County Legislature races are on the ballot for voters in parts of Greece and Irondequoit this year. In Greece’s 19th district, Democrat Mike Bertolone and Republican Kathleen Taylor are running for an open seat. In Irondequoit’s 17th district, Democratic incumbent Joe Morelle Jr. faces a challenge from Republican Ed McClenathan. It’s a relatively low-stakes election […]
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Alex White responds to proposal to create drug-free zones in the city
Green Party mayoral candidate Alex White says that a proposal by City Council member Adam McFadden to create drug-free zones in the City of Rochester is misguided and would create “rights-free zones” instead. White held a press conference outside City Hall this morning to denounce McFadden’s legislation, which first surfaced at Council’s Public Safety Committee […]
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NY’s tough call on casinos
This is the beginning of City’s general-election coverage. The coverage continues in the October 16 and October 23 issues. We’ll look at the elections in Greece, Irondequoit, Monroe County, and the City of Rochester, and have special coverage of the Green Party of Monroe County. The general election is Tuesday, November 5. Mayor Tom Richards […]
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Warren should debate
I get why Lovely Warren, the Democratic candidate for Rochester mayor, wouldn’t want to debate her Green Party opponent, Alex White. Warren says that, instead, she intends to focus on door to door interactions with citizens — the kind of grassroots campaigning that won her the Democratic endorsement. Warren’s ground game has been so successful […]
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Questions raised by Lovely Warren’s victory
Short- and longer-term questions in light of Lovely Warren’s victory in Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary election: Short term 1) Will Tom Richards campaign on the Independence and Working Families lines? 2) How will the mayoral campaign of Green Party candidate Alex White adjust? White, like almost everyone else, was probably expecting to face Richards, not […]
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Major upset: Lovely Warren wins mayor’s race
They’ll be dissecting this one for months. City Council President Lovely Warren has soundly defeated Tom Richards in the Democratic primary for mayor. Unofficial results from the Monroe County Board of Elections put the margin of victory at approximately 57 percent to 42 percent. This makes the general election infinitely more interesting. Warren and Richards […]
