Reluctant to take a stand on cannabis dispensaries, town and village leaders are letting residents vote on the matter.
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Calendar preview: Adieu, August
This week ends August with celebratory flair, including events for Women’s Equality Day, Record Store Day, and ice cream.
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Calendar preview: Summer stretch
With outdoor activities for all the senses, this week’s events let us explore and expand connection through physical (and social) movements.
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Thruway cashless toll rigs coming to Pittsford, Chili
The New York State Thruway Authority plans to convert all of the Thruway to cashless tolling by the end of the year.
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It’s official: Democrats take Pittsford, hold GOP to single-seat majority in Monroe County Legislature
A count of outstanding ballots Thursday brings to a close the election of 2019.
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More suburbs partner on renewable energy
The towns of Irondequoit, Brighton, and Pittsford, as well as the Village of Pittsford, will likely join the growing ranks of New York communities using community choice aggregation to bring clean, renewable energy to their residents and small businesses en masse. Under a CCA program, local governments contract with energy suppliers on behalf of their […]
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Plan to remove trees along canal delayed
The New York State Canal Corporation is pausing its plan to remove large numbers of trees from the banks of the Erie Canal west of Fairport. Earlier this year, the Canal Corporation began a preventive maintenance project that involved removing trees from 56 sites between the Village of Medina in Orleans County and the Village of […]
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Judge orders environmental review of canal plan
A state judge has ordered the New York State Canal Corporation to go back and complete a thorough environmental review before it removes any trees from canal banks in Brighton, Pittsford, and Perinton. Acting Supreme Court Justice Daniel Barrett issued his ruling yesterday in a lawsuit brought by the three towns. The governments sued the […]
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Legal wrangling complicates Pittsford project
Redeveloping the former Monoco Oil site at 75 Monroe Avenue in the Village of Pittsford was never going to be an easy task. The site’s industrial history meant that complex and expensive cleanup work would be necessary before it could be reused. And its location at a major gateway into the village meant that any […]
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DINING REVIEW: Rumi’s Grill and Cafe
Route 31 is a busy thoroughfare, particularly the section south of the 590 ramp and north of the Pittsford village. It’s a suburban, commercial juggernaut. Get a bestseller fix at Barnes & Noble, a bag of frozen Parisian carrots at Trader Joe’s, a whimsical serving platter at People’s Pottery, a Pomeranian-sized Christmas sweater at Petco […]
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DINING REVIEW: Pomodoro Grill and Wine Bar
On the surface, Pomodoro Grill and Wine Bar in Pittsford appears to have little in common with its older sister establishment in Rochester. The original Pomodoro, which opened in 1994, occupies the rear of a former sawmill factory on an otherwise restaurant-free stretch of University Avenue. Freight and passenger trains rumble by occasionally on the […]
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Jumpstarting careers
Entrepreneurs don’t do things in half measures. They jump right in. After the proper training, naturally. Just ask the members of the Austin Steward Young Entrepreneurs Program. Last summer, these students began learning skills such as cashiering, bookkeeping, and marketing in preparation for the recent opening of the Jump Off Campus Store at the James […]
