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Wegmans
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Wegmans seeks fix for East Ave. lot
At its peak hours, the East Avenue Wegmans can be a frustrating place. But it’s a popular urban grocery store, so a little inconvenience is understandable. But the parking lot is beyond frustrating, and the target of many customer complaints, says Dan Aken, Wegmans’ manager of site development. There’s an element of disorder in the […]
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DINING REVIEW: Better with age
I was excited to try Next Door when it opened in late-2009. But on my visits over the course of its first year, I was disappointed. Though it had plush decor and an attentive wait staff, I found Next Door’s food disappointing, particularly compared to its forerunner, Tastings. I hadn’t been back until recently. If […]
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The end of antibiotics
Popular media has been promising the world a pandemic for some time now. But here’s a frightening thought: What if the real threat isn’t a genetically engineered superbug or an ambitious avian virus that makes the jump to humans? What if, instead, something neutralizes our most basic defenses so that, for example, strep throat becomes […]
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Teamsters reject Wegmans’ contract proposal
Members of Teamsters Local 118 have again rejected a contract offer from Wegmans.
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Wegmans’ contract conflict
Wegmans and local Teamsters officials will resume contract negotiations on Friday, and retirement benefits will be at the center of those talks. Last week, members of Teamsters Local 118, which represents approximately 900 Wegmans truck drivers and warehouse employees, rejected Wegmans’ final contract offer. Union leaders blasted the company’s proposal to move the union workers […]
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Week Ahead: Wegmans, Teamsters back in talks
Wegmans and representatives of Teamsters Local 118 are set to resume contract negotiations on Friday. Approximately 900 Wegmans truck drivers and warehouse employees are represented by the Teamsters. Last week, those employees rejected what Wegmans officials called the company’s final and best offer. At the center of the issue is a plan to change employees’ […]
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Commissioner King says city schools have ‘potential’
State Education Commissioner John King offered tepid praise for Rochester’s public schools during a visit here yesterday, saying that the schools have “potential” for significant improvement. And he praised Superintendent Bolgen Vargas for the steps Vargas has taken to convert that potential into academic gains: implementing extended learning, increasing of instruction, improving attendance, and focusing […]
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DINING REVIEW: Amore Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar
Dining in a restaurant housed within a grocery store — a store featuring an animatronic crowing rooster — is an odd sensation. In the span of a few minutes, you can move from dodging grocery carts in the parking lot, to walking by cupcakes decorated to resemble Cookie Monster and Elmo, to being asked if […]
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Buffalo News: Wegmans dropping health insurance for part-timers
[UPDATE] Today, Wegmans released this statement regarding the company’s plans for part-time employee health care benefits: “Even though the new health care law is requiring some changes, we are not going to do anything that will hurt our employees. Wegmans will continue to offer health care benefits for part-time employees, but eligibility requirements will change. This […]
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CHOW HOUND: The Revelry, events and openings
You’ve no doubt encountered representations of pineapples in seemingly strange places, whether forged in brass for a door knocker or carved in the wood of an old home’s staircase. The pineapple has actually long been a symbol of friendship and welcome, with major prevalence in the American South. That’s why you’ll also find a large, […]
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Fad or fix: longer school days
Alysha Rodriguez has one of those smart, sassy smiles that brighten fireplace mantels and living room walls. The 17-year-old senior at Northeast Preparatory High School greets visitors with a firm, sincere handshake that would impress any executive. She plans to go to college to become a zoologist. But Rodriguez says the student she is today […]
