Seasoned estate lawyer Cressida Dixon is the new Monroe County public administrator, becoming the first woman to hold the post.
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A look back: Riots of ’64 still haunt Rochester
The mayhem and looting that followed the Black Lives Matter protest over the weekend recalled the Rochester riots of 1964.
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Annual report on Rochester has no surprises on racial, economic disparities
The city of Rochester’s 33 percent poverty rate is well above county and statewide figures, according to ACT Rochester.
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Rochester poverty czar to step down
Leonard Brock has led RMAPI since its inception in 2015
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Project Censored
Top 10 stories that the media missed or ignored in 2015-2016.
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Finger Lakes region gets $80.5 million for priority projects
The Finger Lakes region will get $80.5 million in state funding to support key industries, economic and community development projects, and anti-poverty programs. The state held its annual Regional Economic Development Councils awards ceremony – sometimes called the state’s economic development Hunger Games – this afternoon. The Finger Lakes council’s plan was named a top […]
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Anti-poverty group leader: It’s time to act
Leonard Brock, director of the Rochester-Monroe County Anti-Poverty Initiative, says he knows there’s a risk that people will lose patience with the effort, even though he’s warned since the group’s 2015 beginning that it will be a long haul. “I hear all the time in the community, which is interesting, ‘Leonard, what are you doing […]
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Future of Warren’s traffic court uncertain
People in poverty often live on the edge of a cliff. One misstep can set off a chain of events that makes it hard to stop the downward slide, much less better their lives. A prime example in the City of Rochester involves transportation and fines. Many residents can’t afford to pay their traffic fines, […]
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Anti-poverty group zeros-in on city neighborhoods
The Rochester Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative at United Way will start pilot programs in adult mentoring and early childhood support in two city neighborhoods this year.
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Finger Lakes council meets on Friday
The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council will hold its first meeting of 2016 at 10 a.m. on Friday. The council hasn’t released an official agenda yet, but it’s a safe bet that a chunk of the meeting will be devoted to the $500 million Upstate Revitalization award that the Finger Lakes region won last […]
