Monroe County Republicans say they’ve had a change of heart over a wrongheaded law they rammed through the County Legislature. But it smells more like a change of plans.
Public safety
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Attorneys urge Dinolfo, legislators to scrap pending harassment law
The law would make it illegal for a person to intentionally “annoy, alarm or threaten the personal safety of” a first responder.
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Wiesner pleads guilty in bid-rigging case
Robert Wiesner has pleaded guilty to a felony criminal charge, but under his agreement with the state Attorney General’s Office, won’t serve any jail time. He will have to pay a $5,000 fine forfeit $3,000 in illegal gains. Wiesner, the husband of former Monroe County executive Maggie Brooks, is one of four men the AG’s […]
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Legislator calls for zombie registry
Republican County Legislature Tony Micciche released legislation to create a county-wide database of vacant homes.
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Nibbling around the edges of gun violence
Gun violence is a devastating, complicated problem. Federal lawmakers have so far been unwilling to pass comprehensive gun-control legislation, so in that absence, local, state, and federal officials continue with piecemeal efforts to fight gun violence. For example, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sponsors a bill that would make gun trafficking a federal crime. Guns are […]
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Anti-poverty officials get input
Rochester has got some big problems to solve. Leaders of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative held a town hall meeting at the Edgerton Stardust Ballroom recently. The idea was to gather input from the people who live in poverty and the agencies that serve them. Their experiences can inform the work of the initiative, and their […]
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The no-win dilemma of oil trains and pipelines
New York certainly hasn’t been immune to the oil train boom, particularly in Albany where a company’s plan to enhance its crude oil transfer terminal has generated a lot of controversy. And the Rochester area, too, has crude oil-carrying trains coming through it (see “Rochester’s crude awakening” in this week’s edition of City). This morning, the New York […]
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Winning public safety projects announced
The City of Rochester has announced the winning projects in its Citizen Budgeting for Public Safety initiative.
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Who is the face of public safety in Rochester at this moment?
UPDATE, DEC. 3: Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley has dropped the charges against the three young men arrested while waiting for a bus last week. Doorley released the following brief statement: “After reviewing the facts associated with these arrests, I have decided to dismiss the charges in the interest of justice.” ORIGINAL BLOG: I know […]
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South Wedge crime fighters
Some residents of Rochester’s South Wedge are forming an anti-crime group to address what they say is poor police response and follow-through, as well as a failure by the local media to report the truth about crime in their neighborhood. “The people of the South Wedge are left with little recourse or remedy except to […]
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Meet your Greens
Our general-election coverage, including endorsements and an in-depth look at the Green Party of Monroe County.
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McFadden introduces legislation to create drug-free zones in Rochester
In some places, people line up for a Friday night fish fry. In Rochester, there is at least one neighborhood where people line both sides of the street on Friday nights to buy drugs.
