Events mark Black Heritage Month
In honor of Black Heritage Month, Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren and the city’s Black Heritage Committee announced a month-long program of events. This year the committee also recognizes the 50th...
View ArticleCity seeks input on bike-friendly streets
R0chester officials are working on a plan that could lead to increased residential property values, improved neighborhoods and safer streets by reducing speeding and other traffic issues associated...
View ArticleEmployers sought for summer jobs program
The City of Rochester’s Summer of Opportunity Program and The RochesterWorks! Youth Summer Employment Program are seeking community partners to deliver structured, project-based, paid work experiences...
View ArticleRochester considers ‘fairer’ employment law
Many qualified, skilled people are losing out on job opportunities because of past criminal convictions. The vast majority are not ex-prisoners or ex-felons, but people who have misdemeanor records for...
View ArticleRochester to cover city workers’ gender reassignment
Rochester officials announced the city will extend transition-related health coverage to transgender and gender non-conforming municipal employees. Mayor Lovely A. Warren and City...
View ArticleCity aided in brownfield cleanup efforts
The city of Rochester has received a $200,000 grant to support its efforts to investigate, clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. The grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency...
View ArticleTaking a wait-and-see approach to Ban the Box
The city of Rochester has taken the plunge in enacting legislation that would make it easier for job applicants who have a past criminal conviction to be considered for open positions without being...
View ArticleCity tax bills due
The city of Rochester has mailed all 2014-15 property tax bills to owners who do not have escrow arrangements with their mortgagee. Residential property owners who have not received their tax bill are...
View ArticleRochester gets moving
The city of Rochester is an official “Let’s Move” city, having recently accepted a challenge from first lady Michelle Obama to encourage local solutions to end childhood obesity. The campaign also...
View ArticleRochester getting anti-crime funds
The city of Rochester will receive $201,254 in federal funding for anti-crime initiatives, Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Friday. The funding, allocated by the U.S....
View ArticleMain Street to close for celebration
The city of Rochester New Year’s Eve Celebration on Wednesday will result in the temporary closure of a section of Main Street. Main Street, from South Avenue to Exchange Boulevard, will be closed to...
View ArticleCity to hire director of innovation
The city of Rochester is hiring its first director of innovation. The city created the Office of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives in September and announced its expansion last month after the city...
View ArticleCity ordinance ruled unconstitutional
Case management fees charged by the city of Rochester to allegedly noncomplying property owners who do not correct issues within a year are unconstitutional, according to an appeals court. The...
View ArticleModel railroad show
The city of Rochester, the Edgerton Model Railroad Club and the upstate New York chapter of the Train Collectors Association are hosting a model railroad show and tour of the historic Edgerton Model...
View ArticleRochester to auction surplus vehicles
More than 70 vehicles and other city tools and furnishings will go up for auction at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 6 at the city’s surplus yard, 210 Colfax St. Sedans, pickup trucks, SUVs, full size and...
View ArticleCity water quality report released
The city of Rochester’s 2014 water quality report is online at www.cityofrochester.gov/waterquality or at city branch libraries and neighborhood service centers. “In Rochester we are fortunate to have...
View ArticleCorporation counsel returning to private practice
T. Andrew Brown is resigning from his position as corporation counsel for the city of Rochester to return to private practice, Mayor Lovely A. Warren announced Friday. Brown’s last day will be July...
View ArticleCity GIS project receives award
The City of Rochester was honored with a Special Achievement in Geographic Information Systems Award last week at the 2015 Esri International User Conference in San Diego for its exceptional...
View ArticleNew city website design unveiled
A newly designed city of Rochester website (www.cityofrochester.gov) was unveiled by Mayor Lovely Warren today. The site features a new home page and portal pages for city services, departments and...
View ArticleRiver Romance Weekend begins Friday
The community is invited to enjoy more than 30 autumn activities during the Genesee River Romance Weekend today through Sunday. The River Romance Weekend was announced by Mayor Lovely Warren with a...
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