Molly Clifford, City Councilmember for the Northwest District, has decided not to seek re-election. Clifford, who is serving the last year of her first four-year term on City Council, made the announcement earlier today on Facebook.
Molly Clifford
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The stakes are high for scrambling local Dems
Let’s borrow a euphemism from the sports world and call 2015 a “rebuilding” year for local Democrats. The Democratic brand is in trouble everywhere, but the local scene is particularly alarming. The latest development is the defection of County DA Sandra Doorley – formerly one of the Dems’ brightest stars. The Democrats I’ve talked to […]
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The test of your life
Isabel Rosa, Duncan McElroye, and Ebonee Johnson want everyone to get tested. And they can’t say it enough. “We want to get them tested,” McElroye says. “We can’t say what number, but any number. Just to start the ball rolling.” The three work at Action Front Center, an HIV/AIDS outreach center on Chestnut Street, and […]
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Molly Clifford in the hot seat
Longtime Democratic Party activist Molly Clifford succeeded Ted O’Brien as chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee last December. Unlike O’Brien, who served in the position in a more-or-less part-time capacity, Clifford will helm the county party full-time. She’ll need every minute she can spare. The 37-year-old Clifford, whose most recent paying job […]
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News Briefs 12.24.02
The bells, THE BELLS! Mistletoe, bells, the scent of pine, bells, snow, bells, lists of who’s been naughty and nice, and the ringing of bells all around as you shop this holiday season. And these bells have been ringing in front of red kettles in Rochester since 1900. “The whole red kettle concept started […]
