NEXT MONDAY (3/30/26) – Maker Movie Night: “Sleepless in Seattle”
Bring your latest project and work alongside a movie on the big screen during our Maker Movie Night! Meet other crafters, enjoy coffee, and maybe finish that project while you watch!. The lights will be kept on low for the film and work surfaces will be available. We’ll also have...
Residents weigh in on Route 15 construction in Brighton, Henrietta
Residents had a chance to weigh in on the construction plans that will impact drivers on State Route 15 in Brighton and Henrietta. The Safety Improvement Project would include widening the roadway to five-foot shoulders and the installation of new sidewalks along both sides of Route 15. Leaders say these...
Mary Cariola Center eyes former Marketplace Mall for state-of-the-art school
The Mary Cariola Center announced it’s looking to buy and move into more than 190,000 square feet of the former Marketplace Mall. This project is part of a $25 million gift from Tom Golisano, and $4M in state funding.
TC3, RIT to ink transfer deal Thursday
Tompkins Cortland Community College and Rochester Institute of Technology will sign transfer agreements on Thursday. The signing will take place at 10 a.m. in Baker Commons on the TC3 campus in Dryden. Officials said the agreements create transfer pathways for students in three TC3 programs. The programs include...
New car seat safety guidelines taking effect this year
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating federal standards to improve how car seats are tested.
Missing teen safely located by Monroe County deputies
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has completed its search for a missing teenager. Deputies said she was accounted for and is safe.
Kenisha June is creating professional hairstylists and businesswomen at her beauty school
When police showed up at Visions School of Beauty two years ago, the owner, Kenisha June, met them with excitement. She had just opened an email from the state confirming that her cosmetology school in the Ridge Clinton Plaza was approved. Her enthusiasm startled her neighbors. “I was shouting so...
Man who drove himself to ER during heart attack reimbursed four months later
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man whose car was towed after he drove himself to the hospital and had a heart attack last fall is getting reimbursed.
Webster PD looking for info on ‘unsupervised child’ reports
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Webster Police Department is looking for information after they received a report of an unsupervised child at the Phillips Village apartment complex. As of Tuesday morning, there has been no indication that a child is missing, and police have not found anyone matching the description in...
How a Canadian servant who moved to Rochester changed the way you get your...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Martha Matilda Harper moved to Rochester from Canada in 1882 and went on to create a business empire that changed how we get our hair done and how franchises operate today. WATCH: Old newspaper clippings highlight Rochester’s Martha Matilda Harper Harper’s story begins as a domestic servant. Before...
