A community that is an ocean away from war is pulling together to send necessary medical aid to Ukraine. The Ukrainian community in Rochester has been working countless hours a week to get donations over to the war-stricken country. RocMaidan… Read More ›
From the time Alexis Ortiz was old enough to understand, she knew about the family rumor surrounding her grandfather – and she thinks it holds water. Ortiz, a 21-year-old Rochester resident, believes her grandfather may have been the Rochester Alphabet Killer…. Read More ›
There is a community in New York that is growing in more ways than one. The plant community in Western New York is a large society of people whose education, hobbies, and careers revolve around botanicals, gardening, trees, weeds—basically if… Read More ›
The Lilac Festival will be in full bloom this year, and festival-goers are excited to rock out. The release of the musical lineup has Rochesterians giddy for nice weather and good outdoor music. Most of the 41 bands on the… Read More ›
Many Ukrainian-Americans living in Rochester are worried about their relatives and are uniting with people around the globe to help the nearly three and a half million Ukrainians who have been forced to flee from their homeland as the war… Read More ›
By Lenora Kasper 2020 feels like it was five years ago and yesterday all at the same time. While most people are fatigued by the never ending toll the pandemic has taken on our lives, front-line health care workers are… Read More ›
By: Alanna Dovidio SUNY Brockport students say they are left feeling unsafe after shots were fired on King Street early Sunday morning. Officers were dispatched to King Street at 2 a.m. on Sunday after two gunshots were fired. According to… Read More ›
By: Alanna Dovidio A typical night at work for Sarah Yapjoco consists of a crowd full of hungry diners and a busy dinner rush. Yapjoco has been a server for 20 years. She is a mother of four boys and… Read More ›
By: Lauren Higgins Sniffling, sneezing and coughing are familiar sounds in many SUNY Brockport classrooms. As the weather changes, the number of students dealing with colds and respiratory issues is on the rise. According to the Center for Disease Control… Read More ›
By: Mathieu Starke On Nov. 10, 2020, the Rochester Red Wings lost a key part of their franchise; their Major League Baseball (MLB) parent club. Rochester, a member of the Minor League Baseball’s (MiLB) Triple-A system, had been affiliated with… Read More ›