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The Greece Historical Society’s evening program on Tuesday, April 14, explores “The History of Hamlin Beach State Park, from the Perspective of an Ecologist.” The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Greece Public Library, 2 Vince Tofany Boulevard. Journey through time as Lara Hargrave, an environmental...

Championship boxing is making a comeback at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester.

Spring is (almost) here, so perhaps you’re in the market for a brand-new t-shirt. If so, you should definitely check out some of the new items at the Irondequoit Library’s online store at IrondequoitLibrary.org/apparel. We’ve got shirts and totes with our 1839 Maker’s Lab logo, as well as...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Golisano revealed his plans for a facility that will co-locate the new Mary Cariola School and UR’s Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute. Golisano says both organizations are evaluating Marketplace Mall for available space. They...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester is one of three cities in New York that will participate in a gun violence prevention program in hospitals. Emergency department staff at Strong Memorial Hospital will offer voluntary gun injury risk screenings for patients 12 and older, regardless of the reason for their visit to the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man has admitted to a brutal axe attack inside a Canandaigua motel room that left another man critically injured, pleading guilty Thursday to a top-level felony charge. Ontario County District Attorney Jason MacBride announced that Justin A. Rogers pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in...

Rochester, N.Y. — The Rochester Police Department said an officer was shot overnight after stopping to talk to someone on the city's northwest side. Chief David Smith said the officer stepped out of a marked patrol car on Lake Avenue near Driving Park around 1 a.m. Friday to talk to a man, who almost immediately...

Rochester, N.Y. — A man described as a "violent fugitive" faces charges for a shooting in the city earlier this month. Authorities said Ronn Keitt-Smith, 25, shot a 23-year-old woman in the upper body during a domestic incident March 7, causing non-life-threatening injuries. The U.S. Marshals Service said a...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Buffalo, N.Y. – Travel across parts of New York could become dangerous within minutes as strong wind gusts and bursts of snow reduce visibility and create slick road conditions heading into early April....

Good morning, Rochester. Here's what you need to know today. We'll have a good amount of cloud cover today with maybe a few sprinkles and highs in the 40s. Tonight is quiet with lows around 30. Our next best shot at wet weather comes tomorrow. The day will start out...