County Executive-elect Adam Bello has asked committee groups to identify “critical issues facing our community” and recommend strategies to address them.
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The money race
Taxes: they’re what this year’s county executive race is fundamentally about. As Republican incumbent Cheryl Dinolfo and Adam Bello, her Democratic opponent, lay out how they’ll approach county government, they’re really talking about how they’ll spend money that comes from county, state, or federal taxes. They’re talking about how they’ll manage the county’s $1 billion […]
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There’s no ‘quit’ in him: remembering Tom Frey
In one respect, Tom Frey has been out of the public eye for decades. He left his last government position in December 1991, after failing to win a second term as Monroe County Executive. He’s been as active in public service since then as he was previously, but it has been in quieter efforts – […]
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Week ahead: Monday, October 19
Several candidate forums and debates are scheduled this week in anticipation of the November 3 general election. The League of Women Voters, the Children’s Agenda’s Interfaith Collaborative, Greece Baptist Church, and the Interfaith Alliance of Rochester are sponsoring a forum for County Legislature districts 4 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. today (Monday, October 19). The […]
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Dems closer to county exec pick
The field of possible Democratic candidates for Monroe County executive is narrowing. Former Brighton Supervisor Sandra Frankel is the only announced Democrat in the race, and state Assembly member Harry Bronson has been weighing a run — though unconfirmed reports say that he has dropped out. (Bronson did not return calls Monday or Tuesday.) Carrie […]
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Fee faux outrage
Let me say a word in support of Maggie Brooks. I didn’t vote for her for Congress or for county executive, and this newspaper didn’t endorse her for either one. But I’ve been amused at Monroe County Democrats’ piling on about her latest budget and the fees snuggled away inside it. By the time you […]
