Community

The Public Relations Coordinator at the Little Theatre, is Scott Pukos and he says these events will be just like the typical experience you’d get at The Little, like a normal outdoor dining experience. And if you missed the first one, which happened last night, don’t worry they are planning to do more! With cafe […]

The old Wambach’s site is being examined as potential for a new affordable housing project. There would be many steps to go through with the town of Irondequoit and the re-zoning process. If all goes through the housing would be geared towards hospital workers like nurses assistants, sanitation workers, and food service workers. According to […]

When: Saturday, August 15, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM Place: Parking lot of the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester, 500 Genesee Street, Rochester, NY 14611   9th Annual Community Health Fair   The Black Physicians Network and the Rochester Black Nurses Association Join the Rochester Jamaican Organization, Rochester West Indian festival Organization, Inc., and Boys and Girls Club […]

In a letter from the Rochester City School District, Superintendent Dr. Lesli Myers-Small. At the end of last month, we shared our plan to reopen Rochester schools. Since that time, we have been deliberating the best way to ensure that all our students receive access to high-quality grade-level instruction in the safest way possible. We […]

Dr Joel Frater is President of the Rochester Jamaican Organization Inc. and Dr. Natalie Leblanc, Black Nurses Association, called into the WDKX Wake-Up Club Friday Morning to talking about the Community Health Fair Saturday, August 15th at the Boys and Girls Club 500 Genesee St. starting at 10am to 2pm.  

Currently living in Brooklyn the producer and musician, Spencer. donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls club in his home town of Rochester. He graduated from Penfield High School in 2016. His independent music label, 4AD brought in $5,000, $1,000 from his junteeth hit “I Had A dream” and the rest was from a match […]

The Lake Ontario Business Resiliency Program will fund restoration and resiliency efforts from previous flooding, in addition to future flood threats. Gov. Cuomo announced that over 140 businesses along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River will share the $17 million. Affected businesses qualify for up to 50 percent reimbursement for project costs, maxing out […]

The RCSD is holding five virtual parent sessions on the District’s Reopening Plan for the 2020-21 school year. These sessions will focus on health and safety measures in our schools and how learning will take place. Please join the district leadership for sessions beginning on Saturday, August 15 through Friday, August 21. The link to […]

Not being able to visit friends or relatives at their nursing home is a bummer, but exposing them to COVID-19 would be awful. Technology called Documentelligence is a Thermal Facial recognition Camera that can instantly check temperature, mask detection, facial recognition for contact tracing & visitor registration. Not only is this technology useful outside the […]

U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby issued a preliminary injunction this past Friday for the case involving a couple who had booked their wedding at a golf club venue in Akron, Ohio. This goes against the western New York pandemic-related restrictions. One of Cuomo’s administration spokespeople has called the decision “Irresponsible”. Source: Rochester First