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The University of Rochester is launching a new Center for Extended Reality and has hired a leader in the optics industry...
11/28/2025

The University of Rochester is launching a new Center for Extended Reality and has hired a leader in the optics industry to run it. Link to full story in the comments. 🔗

When the government froze SNAP benefits, Dimitri House and other community outreach agencies stepped up. Link to full st...
11/28/2025

When the government froze SNAP benefits, Dimitri House and other community outreach agencies stepped up. Link to full story in the comments. 🔗

With raising concerns about the availability of electricity, a regional summit will focus on power shortages. Link to fu...
11/27/2025

With raising concerns about the availability of electricity, a regional summit will focus on power shortages. Link to full story in comments. 🔗

With a storm approaching, Rochester Gas & Electric and New York State Electric & Gas say they are preparing for it — and...
11/26/2025

With a storm approaching, Rochester Gas & Electric and New York State Electric & Gas say they are preparing for it — and the service disruptions it may cause across their territories. Link to full story in the comments. 🔗

Over the past three years, a team at UR Medicine has implemented a comprehensive lung cancer screening program, which do...
11/26/2025

Over the past three years, a team at UR Medicine has implemented a comprehensive lung cancer screening program, which doubled the rate of individuals screened. Link to full story in comments. 🔗

Local officials and advocates for the homeless rallied Tuesday in front of the downtown Kenneth B. Keating Federal Build...
11/25/2025

Local officials and advocates for the homeless rallied Tuesday in front of the downtown Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, demanding a halt to proposed cuts that could thrust hundreds of Monroe County residents into homelessness. Link to full story in comments. 🔗

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed off on the additional $125 million needed for the third phase of Rochester’s school moderni...
11/25/2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed off on the additional $125 million needed for the third phase of Rochester’s school modernization plan. Link to full story in comments. 🔗

Starting in January, if you get a traffic ticket in the town of Penfield, you won't be dealing with a prosecutor from th...
11/25/2025

Starting in January, if you get a traffic ticket in the town of Penfield, you won't be dealing with a prosecutor from the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Link to full story in the comments. 🔗

The state-owned Tesla factory in Buffalo is once again in flux. The electric automaker has been renegotiating its lease ...
11/24/2025

The state-owned Tesla factory in Buffalo is once again in flux. The electric automaker has been renegotiating its lease with state officials for the last two years, and a resolution seemed close —before a change to the company’s AI strategy complicated a pending deal. Link to full story in comments.🔗

Officials say it’s like a library on wheels — but instead of checking out books, members can check out tools through the...
11/24/2025

Officials say it’s like a library on wheels — but instead of checking out books, members can check out tools through the Southeast Area Coalition mobile tool shed. Link to full story in comments. 🔗

Big news for the Mary Cariola Center: A $25 million gift from billionaire philanthropist Tom Golisano announced Friday m...
11/21/2025

Big news for the Mary Cariola Center: A $25 million gift from billionaire philanthropist Tom Golisano announced Friday moves the center closer to its long-term vision of a new, unified school campus. Link to full story in comments. 🔗

11/21/2025

Federal changes to SNAP and Medicaid could hit Monroe County hard — we’re talking an extra $100 million in costs over the next few years. Local leaders warn that some tough decisions are coming.        

Jeremy Moule outlines the additional responsibilities and burdens the county faces due to the new federal work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid. and also the uncertainties around how the county will close the fiscal gap and how residents who use the programs will be affected.

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