Best pathetic PokeStop “Pillars and Archway over Garbage Can” For a good month or two, the sidewalks in some Rochester neighborhoods were filled with people staring at their phones, trying to catch Jigglypuffs and Evees and Snorlaxes. I admit, without any shame, that I was one of the many who got sucked into Pokémon GO. […]
I-Square
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Reform proposals aimed at COMIDA, county
The Monroe County Industrial Development Agency’s board didn’t instigate the I-Square controversy which engulfed the early days of County Executive Cheryl Dinfolo’s rookie term. And yet, the board is now stuck between dueling reform proposals. One set of recommendations comes from Dinolfo; they aren’t really recommendations so much as directives, but the board does have […]
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Adam Bello: Democrats’ next great hope?
Monroe County Democrats have struggled to win countywide seats in recent years. But Adam Bello, the new county clerk, may be the party’s next great hope. County Clerk Adam Bello: A Democrat in a high-profile county position. In Monroe County, the clerk’s office has served as a stepping stone to higher office, particularly the county […]
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Controversy can’t overshadow the food at I-Square
Whenever I-Square is mentioned at this point, most people can’t help but start to parse through the web of politics that has surrounded the Irondequoit development over the last 2 months. Local journalists, including those from City, have done a comprehensive job covering the controversy and resignations. Unlike those news stories, I’d rather talk about […]
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Dinolfo tries I-Square damage control
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinfolo isn’t changing her story on I-Square, but she’s released some e-mails and memos to back it up. An emotional, contrite Dinolfo held a press conference this morning to explain, as she put it, what she knew, when she knew it, and how she knew it in this scandal that has […]
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Politics and COMIDA
Reilich’s partisan meddling taints his party, COMIDA and its board, and every business that receives benefits from COMIDA.
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[UPDATED] Mazzullo out as COMIDA chair
UPDATE (May 23, 9:00 a.m.): COMIDA board members Clint Campbell and Eugene Caccamise have also resigned, according to media reports. ORIGINAL STORY: The I-Square body count continues to rise. Today, Theresa Mazzullo resigned as chair of the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency board. In a resignation letter released to local media, Mazzullo said that the […]
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Legislature won’t probe I-Square debacle
The Monroe County Legislature will not investigate the chain of events that led to one of the clumsiest political squabbles in recent local history. A Legislature committee rejected a proposal to create a committee to investigate remarks made by Bill Reilich, chair of the Monroe County Republican Committee, regarding the I-Square development in Irondequoit. The […]
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Top county official resigns over I-Square flap
Justin Roj, assistant Monroe County executive, has resigned at the request of his boss, County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo. The reason? I-Square. In a statement sent to media tonight, Dinolfo admitted that Roj contacted the county Industrial Development Agency’s counsel over the Irondequoit project. That’s not what Dinolfo told reporters earlier this week, when she said […]
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Sheppard wants Reilich and COMIDA investigated
Democratic County Legislator James Sheppard wants Monroe County’s newly created public integrity office to step into a messy and odd political dispute in Irondequoit. But there’s a slight problem: the office isn’t up and running yet. County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo last week announced the start of a national search for the office’s director. In a […]
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Reilich goes to war with Irondequoit
All poor Bill Reilich wanted to do was take a cheap shot at Irondequoit Supervisor Adam Bello.
