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Looking for a cold treat? Foodlink and Adirondack Creamery got you covered. While Foodlink already provides free, healthy meals for hundreds of kids each day, they have now partnered up with Adirondack Creamery so that kids this summer can get ice cream. This special treat will be available every Friday in August. Paul Nasrani of […]

After a two-year hiatus, PlayROCs Your Neighborhood has returned! Healthi Kids teamed up with 50 neighborhood partners for the return of its 5th PlayROCs Your Neighborhood event to raise awareness and advocate for safe, accessible play spaces for children of Rochester. Activities at any of the 50 pop-up locations across the city included kickball, jump […]

Yesterday, Amazon agreed to acquire the vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion, scooping up another company to add to its collection of smart home appliances amid broader concerns about its market power. iRobot is most known for its popular circular-shaped Roomba vacuum, which would join voice assistant Alexa, the Astro robot and Ring […]

While President Biden declared a public health emergency, Monroe County’s top doctor says it’s critical people take precautions against monkeypox. Currently, there have been six confirmed cases in Monroe County and all infected patients have traveled outside the area. Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza stated: “Students will be coming from areas where monkeypox may […]

Conservative conspiracy theorist and broadcaster Alex Jones has been ordered to pay the parents of the Sandy Hook shooting $4.1 million dollars for mental anguish caused by Jones after broadcasting falsehoods about the school shooting. Jones claimed over and over again on InfoWars, his radio and internet platform, that the elementary school massacre was staged […]

Last night, the 52nd annual Puerto Rican Festival began at Frontier Field, following a two-year absence. This three-day event continues today and tomorrow, featuring live music, food, cultural events, and much more. The festival’s president Orlando Ortiz stated: “Ultimately, the PR festival is like a family reunion – we come here, we see people that […]

It looks like the U.S. will declare a public health emergency for monkeypox. This will allow the federal government to respond to the monkeypox outbreak by freeing up funding and resources. There are 6,600 Americans that have been infected with the virus. Monkeypox could cause fever, chills, body aches, fatigue, and pimple-like bumps on the […]

Meta the big tech company that owns the social media platform Facebook is being sued because they used personal medical data without permission to target people with facebook ad’s. Hospitals are being accused of selling and sharing the medical information with Meta. https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/meta-being-sued-giving-us-215307401.html

As cases continue to rise, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) is calling on the Biden administration to increase the domestic production and access to monkeypox vaccines. According to state leaders, nearly one-in-four monkeypox cases in America are in New York. Sen. Gillibrand stated: “So far, New York State has been allotted 170,000 vaccine doses […]

Looking for something fun to do? A festival that’s out of this world is happening at the Rochester Museum and Science Center this week! RMSC “space fest” allows kids of all ages to explore all things space through interactive lessons giving them an opportunity to have fun all while learning about the solar system. Director […]