Ninety-two percent of readers responding to a Rochester Business Journal poll said they prefer Tom Richards for Rochester mayor over possible challenger Lovely Warren. Warren, who is president of City Council, is weighing a primary challenge to Richards, the incumbent. Richards announced his intention to seek re-election earlier this week. FILE PHOTO Tom Richards About […]
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[UPDATED] Duffy clarifies remarks about possible Warren-Richards race
New York State Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy called yesterday to clarify remarks he made about a potential mayoral bid by City Council President Lovely Warren.
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[UPDATED] Richards says he’ll run again
Rochester’s mayor says there is still much he wants to continue to work on, including strengthening the city’s neighborhoods and rebuilding downtown
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Duffy’s smackdown of Warren defies history
We’re all buzzing about Bob Duffy’s public smackdown — wrapped in a PC package, of course — of City Council President Lovely Warren’s mayoral ambitions. Our former mayor and current lieutenant governor said Warren shouldn’t run — yet — and that he’s throwing his support behind incumbent Mayor Tom Richards. “Rochester needs them both,” Duffy […]
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Reader feedback – 1.04.06
When I started reading Mayor Johnson’ frustrations with the incoming
mayor that was reported in your last issue (troubling transition at city hall
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The Johnson years
Bill Johnson came to office in 1993 as an outsider, an Urban League CEO who had been highly visible but had no political experience. In a Democratic Primary upset, he defeated four candidates, two of them well-known politicians with powerful backing: County Legislator Kevin Murray and former City Councilmember Ruth Scott. He said when he […]
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A troubling transition at City Hall?
By the time this article hits the streets, the 12-year administration of Mayor Bill Johnson will have less than 20 days left Robert Duffy|WilliamJohnson|Rochester mayor Although Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson was a strong supporter of Bob Duffy, so far he’s not happy with the changes his successor is making in City Hall. In a recent […]
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Metro ink – 11.23.05
‘Gotta do something’ Driving down Alexander Street, it’s impossible to miss the emerging mural of random images and implied figures on the side of Boulder Coffee Co. The bright acrylic paint of this giant pastiche stands out from the dull brick and faded wood that pervades the neighborhood. Come spring it will cover the entire […]
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After the party
Celebrating the returns: Democratic Party Chair Joe Morelle, School Board President Darryl Porter, and Mayor-elect Bob Duffy. There was no single moment when the excitement started brewing at the Democrat’s election-night party at the CrownePlaza. But by the time Mayor-elect Bob Duffy made it to the stage for his victory speech, the term “fever pitch” […]
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Looking for a change
Talk with Republican candidate John Parrinello about his campaign for Rochester mayor, and you quickly realize that one issue dominates his focus: public safety. Like the erratic orbit of a comet around the sun, Parrinello’s mind seems tethered to the problem of crime, no matter what he’s talking about. Discussions of schools, administrative appointments, or […]
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Wade Norwood: schools, money, and City Hall
The mayor and the schools City: Given the city’s fiscal challenges, would you favor giving more money to the CitySchool District? Norwood: No. I think the real question is: How do we get more state investment into local government and local education? Rochester’s next mayor’s going to have to be very aggressive in laying out […]
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Campaign Q&A: crime, police, and the mayor
Public safety has become one of the biggest issues in this year’s campaign for Rochester mayor. In part, that’s because after a decline, Rochester’s murder rate has been rising. In part, it’s because one of the Democratic candidates is Bob Duffy, the popular police chief who retired to run for mayor. Duffy’s two principal […]
