Musicians from the RPO will perform Thursday at Monroe County’s COVID-19 vaccination site at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
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Cuomo: 14% of New Yorkers tested have coronavirus antibodies
The state administered the tests to volunteers at 40 grocery stores across New York, including the East Avenue Wegmans.
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Don’t fear the face mask
The CDC advises wearing cloth face coverings to help limit coronavirus spread. We have a responsibility to do so.
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State budget shakes up e-cig industry
The state will effectively regulate vapor products the same as cigarettes.
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Yes, bikes are ‘essential,’ state says
Cycling enthusiasts see the declaration as affirmation that bikes are a legitimate form of transportation.
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Child lead numbers up from last year, but down overall
More Monroe County children tested positive for exposure to lead last year than the year prior according to results released today, but the numbers are far below where they were a decade ago.
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The road to health
Transportation planning is no longer about simply making sure that vehicles can get from here to there as easily and with as few mishaps as possible. As a discipline, it has become more holistic. It now emphasizes tying public transportation to communities and destinations, accommodating cyclists and pedestrians on key corridors, and making sure that […]
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Local lead-poisoning numbers continue long-term drop
The number of Monroe County children with elevated levels of lead in their blood continues to decrease, according to data released today by the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning. In 2014, more than 14,500 local children under age 6 received lead screenings, and 609 were found to have elevated levels, according to the data tracked […]
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Toy safety bill meets Albany meat grinder
A bill that bans heavy metals and toxic chemicals from children’s products seems like an easy political win. And last week, a group of advocates was prepared to announce that Senator Rich Funke was on board as co-sponsor of the Child Safe Products Act. But Funke pulled out the day before the scheduled press conference. […]
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Study says porches can pose significant lead threat
A new study out of the University of Rochester says that porches on older city homes could contain significant amounts of lead dust, which is a major source of lead poisoning in children. The problems comes from flaking lead paint on the porches, says the study, which was published in the journal Environmental Health. Children […]
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Report takes on beach water quality
A new report pegs Ontario Park beach in Charlotte as one of 17 public bathing beaches across the county with persistent contamination problems that lead to a large number of temporary closings. The report from the Natural Resources Defense Council says that each of the beaches failed to meet public health benchmarks more than 25 percent […]
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Dems want county to designate rooms for breastfeeding
County Legislature Democrats have submitted legislation that they say would encourage new mothers to continue breastfeeding after they return to their county jobs. Sponsored by Democratic Minority Leader Carrie Andrews, the legislation would designate specific rooms in most county-owned buildings for employees and the public to breastfeed or pump. The rooms would have locks, an […]
