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Meek Mill is giving back again to the kids in his hometown of Philadelphia. Meek is starting a $2 million scholarship fund. Joined by Michael Rubin, the scholarship money will assist approximately 1,000 pre-K to high school students from low-income households during the 2020-21 school year. It will cover their tuition at private and parochial schools […]

New York’s minimum wage is set to increase fro $11.80 to $12.50 an hour at the end of the year. 2020 will mark year 5 of the 5 year plan to give businesses time to adjust to the increase and the New York State Department of Labor has confirmed that it will take affect indefinitely. […]

Reports indicate that the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine will be arriving in Monroe County sometimes this week. The way things are scheduled out, the nursing home residents who are scheduled to receive the inoculations first, won’t be able to get them for at least another week after they arrive. Before they can get the vaccine, the […]

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December 14, 2020

City of Rochester Covid testing sites will take place indoors this week due to the forecasted cold temperatures, starting Monday, December 14, 2020 at Franklin High School. Residents arriving for Covid tests will be asked to park, and wait in their cars until they are notified to enter the building. Those with appointments will be […]

Yesterday from 10 am to 3 pm, Monroe County distributed rapid COVID-19 tests so that salons could reopen this week. One of the guidelines to re open salons in the orange zone is that the stylists have to test negative for the coronavirus. “The ability to provide them the resources they need to be able […]

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Rochester teamed up with Santa Clause to hold a gift drive yesterday morning. Members handed out over 300 gifts to club family members while some kids got to get their picture taken with Santa himself. The event was made possible by generous members of the Rochester community, as well […]

Today is the last day in the extension that RCSD gave for a parent survey that asks about returning to in person learning in 2021. The district needs all the parents to respond by today, December 11. On Wednesday, 85% of elementary students were accounted for but only 69% of middle and high school students […]

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December 11, 2020

No one could have predicted the obscurities that 2020 would bring. Between an Election Day that turned into Election Week, a nationwide outcry for social justice and a global pandemic, this year has brought out the best and worst in people across the world. On Thursday Time Magazine announced four finalists for 2020 Person of […]

Over 100 firefighters  responded to a massive explosion that happened in Greece last night around 6:00 pm. Luckily, nobody was hurt: “We are happy to report that despite the extensive damage suffered to the three homes and other properties in the area there were no injuries to civilians or firefighters. The homeowner was located safe, […]

The University of Rochester Medical Center is getting ready to accept shipments of the coronavirus vaccine. Officials are saying that the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech could get emergency use authorization from the FDA as soon as next week, right around the time the first shipment is expected to arrive. The vaccine itself is pretty […]


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