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Rochester spends thousands annually to disperse a massive murder of crows

Like clockwork, tens of thousands of crows, also known as a murder, come together this time of year for their own safety. They’re noticeable in downtown...
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Fri, 12/04/2020 - 6:48am
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Free rapid COVID-19 testing starts in the city of Rochester Saturday

The City of Rochester and Monroe County are teaming up to offer free, rapid COVID-19 tests to asymptomatic individuals at four sites, starting at East...
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Thu, 12/03/2020 - 11:54am
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Grant helps archive local Black Lives Matter movement

A project at the Visual Studies Workshop dedicated to archiving Rochester’s Black Lives Matter Movement is the first to receive partial funding from the...
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Thu, 12/03/2020 - 5:59am
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A public directory helps people support Black-owned businesses this holiday season

People looking to support minority owned businesses this holiday season can find a list of black-owned businesses on BOBrochester.com . The website,...
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Sun, 11/29/2020 - 6:04am
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City of Rochester makes some changes due to orange zone designation

Mayor Lovely Warren has announced some changes to city operations as a result of Monday’s directive from the state that portions of the city will be...
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Mon, 11/23/2020 - 12:47pm
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City Council approves Conor Dwyer Reynolds as PAB executive director

By a unanimous vote, the Rochester City Council has approved Conor Dwyer Reynolds as the first executive director of the Police Accountability Board....
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Tue, 11/10/2020 - 4:28pm
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Biden-Harris supporters get together for a party at the Liberty Pole

When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were declared the president-elect and vice president-elect on Saturday, the local activist organization Free the People...
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Sat, 11/07/2020 - 5:04pm
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Expectation for big crowds at Susan B. Anthony's gravesite on Tuesday

City of Rochester officials are anticipating big crowds at Mount Hope Cemetery on Tuesday, with the potential for thousands of people paying respects to...
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Tue, 11/03/2020 - 10:47am
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RPD investigates double murder that happened early Sunday morning

Rochester Police say two people were shot and killed on State St. early Sunday morning. RPD responded at about 1:15 a.m. to 429 State Street for a...
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Sun, 11/01/2020 - 5:01pm
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Warren outlines initiatives to address gun violence spike

The city will take several initiatives to curb gun violence in response to a recent spike in shootings, Mayor Lovely Warren announced Friday. Warren...
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Fri, 10/30/2020 - 12:08pm
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