Rochester woman arrested after alleged knife attack in Canandaigua
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester woman was arrested after an alleged knife attack in the City of Canandaigua. On July 6, 39-year-old Sarah E. King was accused of attacking someone with a knife during an argument at a Canandaigua home. According to police, the victim received multiple lacerations and needed...
NYSEG and RG&E rate case and projected impact on residential customer monthly bills
Utility companies New York State Electric and Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric filed a multi-year infrastructure initiative dubbed “Powering NY” with the New York State Department of Public Service on June 30. If approved, the initiative will be funded through rate hikes and will result in double-digit percentage...
McQuaid pallbearer ministry gives dignified burial to the forgotten
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — For most high school students, summer vacation is a time to relax. Young men attending McQuaid Jesuit High School are spending some of their days serving others by acting as pallbearers at funerals as part of the school’s commitment to service. Deane Mackie was 58...
Corn Hill Arts Festival kicks off its 57th year on Saturday
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The 57th annual Corn Hill Arts Festival is set to take place on Saturday and Sunday. It offers attendees a chance to explore works from more than 350 artists across nine neighborhoods in Rochester’s historic Corn Hill neighborhood. The festival will feature food vendors, live music across four...
Victim’s family: Man’s sentencing in deadly hit-and-run is ‘a slap in the face’
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man who turned himself in after a deadly hit-and-run in a Rochester parking lot has been sentenced. Paolo Smith has been sentenced to three to nine years on the charge of manslaughter and two-and-a-half to seven years for leaving the scene of an accident. Both of those sentences will run […]
Health Department shuts down Bruegger’s Bagels on Monroe Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Bruegger’s Bagels on Monroe Avenue has been closed by the Monroe County Health Department due to violations of the New York State sanitary code. A sign posted on the door indicated the closure was ordered on Monday by the health department. News10NBC reached out to the Monroe County Health...
Shelter operator dissolves, but its tiny house project could survive
REACH Advocacy, at its peak, boasted six shelters. All have closed, worsening the shortage of shelter space amid a spike in homelessness in the Rochester region.
Woman in wheelchair escapes from house fire off Remington Street
A woman in an electric wheelchair was able to escape from a burning house on Laforce Street off North Clinton Avenue on Wednesday morning.
New program offers free summer learning opportunities for Rochester youth
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester City Council has launched the “Read Alliance Program,” bringing new summer learning opportunities to 90 students entering the first, second and third grades. The program, which is hosted at RCSD School No. 16 and School No. 22, began on July 7, and runs through August 14. The program is...
Fireman’s Carnival details and updates
Even in the six days since my first blog about this week’s Fireman’s Carnival, there’ve been some exciting updates. For starters, I recently heard that the Celtic rock band 1916 will be performing on Thursday night in the beer tent, right after the parade. These guys are top-notch performers and will get the crowd...
