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• Town of Greece opens first inclusive playground

  12-08-2021 23:27
  
  The Town of Greece has opened its first inclusive playground.
  
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• Consumer Alert: Thieves who take control of your computer. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.

  12-08-2021 23:00
  
  Imagine someone a world away taking control of your computer.
  
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• Eat Me celebrates 10 years of sweetness with hip-hop ice cream party

  12-08-2021 22:53 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  It doesn’t get more summery than Eat Me Ice Cream's 10th anniversary and outdoor hip-hop party this Saturday.Who doesn’t love an ice cream party? Add pizza and live hip-hop music, and you’ve got Eat Me Ice Cream’s 10th Year Anniversary Party, happening this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Hungerford.…
  
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• Crews battle house fire in South Bristol

  12-08-2021 22:53
  
  Firefighters responded to Longview Drive just before 7:45 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• First Alert Weather: One more warm, stormy day Friday

  12-08-2021 22:40
  
  Widespread severe storms developed this afternoon, but they developed east and south of our area.
  
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• 4 adults, 1 child rescued from house fire on North Street in Rochester

  12-08-2021 22:40
  
  Crews battled a house fire on North Street in Rochester Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Police: Man killed in 'drug-related' shooting on Rochester's northwest side

  12-08-2021 22:33
  
  A man was killed in a shooting on Rochester's northwest side Thursday afternoon.
  
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• NYSED releases COVID-19 guidance for upcoming school year

  12-08-2021 22:11
  
  The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Thursday released its COVID-19 guidance for the upcoming school year.
  
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• Coronavirus in Monroe County: 148 new cases, community transmission now 'high'

  12-08-2021 21:35
  
  According to the Monroe County Health Department, more than 69,200 people in the county have tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• It's gut check time at FLX Fermentation Festival this weekend

  12-08-2021 20:46 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  From kombucha to kimchi, the annual FLX Fermentation Festival in Naples has what’s good for your gut.If you’re anything like me, you love fermented foods. Kombucha.…
  
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• 3 adults, 1 child rescued from house fire on North Street in Rochester

  12-08-2021 20:45
  
  Crews are battling a house fire on North Street in Rochester Thursday afternoon.
  
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• 3 adults, 1 child escape house fire on North Street in Rochester

  12-08-2021 20:38
  
  Crews are battling a house fire on North Street in Rochester Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking

  12-08-2021 20:16
  
  The information was originally supposed to be released by the end of March, but that deadline was pushed back because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Census: Rochester falls to New York's fourth-largest city

  12-08-2021 19:30 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  Rochester's population grew between 2010 and 2020, but not enough to retain its longtime status as the third-largest city in New York.The city of Yonkers has knocked Rochester from its longtime perch as the third-largest city in New York, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday. Data showed that while both cities saw their population increase over the last 10 years, Yonkers grew at a faster rate and now tops Rochester by about 240 residents.…
  
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• $150k offered to start women's business center in Rochester

  12-08-2021 19:21
  
  A grant of $150,000 is now being offered to one nonprofit organization in Rochester to establish a community-based center.
  
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• Hochul: I will 'fight like hell' for the people of NY

  12-08-2021 19:10 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  Kathy Hochul vowed to run a clean administration, which will keep track on many of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's pivotal policies.New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, in her first remarks since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he’s resigning, said Wednesday that she intends to be a fighter for New York. She also acknowledged that there will be turnover in what is now a tainted administration after the state’s attorney general found Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, and that key staff members were c
  
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• RGE, Frontier reach $10 million settlement in utility pole violations

  12-08-2021 19:07
  
  The New York State Public Service Commission announced the payout was for alleged violations for failing to comply with the PSC's rules for utility poles.
  
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• Troopers: Rollover crash shuts down several eastbound lanes on Thruway

  12-08-2021 18:22
  
  The crash happened in the eastbound lane near the 490 exits.
  
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• Greece Central School District releases reopening plan: 5 days of in-person learning included

  12-08-2021 17:13
  
  In a letter to families obtained by News10NBC, Superintendent Kathy Graupman said the district will move forward with several measures, including 5 days of in-person learning.
  
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• Funding to fill highways like Inner Loop slashed but optimism remains

  12-08-2021 17:04 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  One-twentieth of the earmarked funds for projects like the Inner Loop were approved by the Senate, but local government remains optimistic.President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill has made it through the Senate, but one part that some Rochester residents were counting on didn’t make it through the process unscathed. To get the measure passed it took compromise and that meant a massive cut to part of the bill that would help pay to fill the northern part of the Inner Loop
  
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• US jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens

  12-08-2021 16:54
  
  Thursday's report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
  
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• Rochester's 'Cool Sweep' program in effect Thursday

  12-08-2021 16:50
  
  The City of Rochester's Cool Sweep Heat Emergency program is in effect Thursday.
  
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• Crews battle house fire in Naples

  12-08-2021 15:58
  
  Firefighters responded to Longview Drive just before 7:45 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• Hochul: School mask mandates possible, will run for gov in 2022

  12-08-2021 14:29
  
  Hochul made the comments on NBC's "The Today Show"
  
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• Census data kicks off effort to reshape US House districts

  12-08-2021 13:38
  
  The new data being released Thursday will show which counties, cities and neighborhoods gained or lost the most people in the 2020 census.
  
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• Storm chances continue for the rest of the week before humidity relief this weekend

  12-08-2021 13:29
  
  Thunderstorms that pop this afternoon will have the potential to produce strong gusty winds and localized heavy rain as the main threat.
  
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• CDC: Monroe County now in 'high' COVID-19 transmission category

  12-08-2021 13:11 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  Monroe County's seven-day average of cases stands at about 104 per 100,000 residents.The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved Monroe County from “substantial” to “high” community transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The county had just been moved from the “moderate” level to “substantial” earlier this month.…
  
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• 3 hospitalized after fire on Burrows Street

  12-08-2021 12:54
  
  The fire happened at a home on Burrows Street near Lyell Avenue around 2:30 a.m.
  
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• Fact Check: Mileage tax included in infrastructure bill

  12-08-2021 12:22
  
  News10NBC started getting emails about this before the bill even passed the Senate. It's a small section of the huge bill that's raising some eyebrows.
  
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• Three hospitalized after fire on Burrows Street

  12-08-2021 10:58
  
  The fire happened at a home on Burrows Street near Lyell Avenue around 2:30 a.m.
  
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• In-Depth: Cuomo's resignation reignites search for answers on COVID-19 nursing home deaths

  12-08-2021 05:14
  
  Many are still searching for answers on COVID-related nursing home deaths in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation.
  
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• Police: Investigation into 2 shootings and 2 robberies leads to 2 arrests

  12-08-2021 03:54
  
  Two 17-year-olds were arrested after a police investigation into two shootings and two gunpoint robberies that all happened in July, but only one of the teenagers was charged in all four of the crimes.
  
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• RCSD superintendent lays out reopening plan for 2021-22 school year

  12-08-2021 02:52
  
  The Rochester City School District will soon open its doors five days a week to in-person learning for the first time since March 2020.
  
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• NBC News: FDA expected to amend emergency use authorizations to allow for 3rd shot

  12-08-2021 02:46
  
  People with compromised immune systems may soon be able to receive a COVID-19 booster shot.
  
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• Coronavirus in Monroe County: 168 new cases, community transmission now 'high'

  12-08-2021 01:22
  
  According to the Monroe County Health Department, more than 69,200 people in the county have tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• 800 pounds of butter to be delivered to State Fairgrounds for butter sculpture

  12-08-2021 01:18
  
  Eight hundred pounds of butter was delivered to the New York State Fairgrounds Wednesday for the fair's famous butter sculpture.
  
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• Some pushing to continue Cuomo impeachment. But is that legal?

  12-08-2021 01:01
  
  With New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning, some state lawmakers declared they still needed to push ahead with plans to impeach him in the State Legislature, while others warned of legal gray area when the governor will soon be out of office.
  
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• Local schools waiting on reopening guidance from NYSED

  12-08-2021 00:50
  
  Last week the New York State Department of Health said school districts should develop their own reopening plans for the fall after months of waiting.
  
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• Documentary about local double transplant survivor wins awards

  12-08-2021 00:37
  
  Sometimes in life, we all deserve a second chance.
  
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• Monroe County Sheriff's Office searching for missing teenager

  12-08-2021 00:28
  
  The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a missing teenager.
  
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