Rochester NY

Hollywood royalty is arriving in Upstate New York this month as Oscar winner Rita Moreno visits the George Eastman Museum in Rochester for a two-night celebration of her legendary career. The 93-year-old actress, dancer and singer — one of the few performers to achieve EGOT status, winning an Emmy, Grammy,...

Bronx native Chantel Francis built her beauty supply vending machine business from the ground up to solve a problem she once experienced before graduating from State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport in 2024, where she earned a bachelor of applied science degree. While on campus, she did not...

🎃 Halloween Event Roundup: Trunk-or-Treats & Spooky-but-Not-Scary Fun in Rochester (2025) Halloween is just around the corner, and Rochester is filled with family-friendly events that are more sweet than spooky! If your little ghouls and goblins prefer fun costumes, candy, and games—without the scares—this roundup...

Get ready for one of Hilton-Parma’s favorite spooktacular traditions! While you’re out trick-or-treating on October 31, swing by the Village Community Center lawn along Henry Street between 5 and 7 p.m. to join Hilton-Parma Recreation for a night full of frightful fun. Families can enjoy Trunk or Treat...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — One of the more unique canned food drives returned to Rochester this weekend. The 16th annual Canstruction Rochester canned food drive competition was held Saturday morning at the Strong Museum of Play. 13 teams built massive Sci-Fi themed structures out of canned food for this year’s theme “Cosmic...

PERINTON, NY — POLICE FROM CITY and state agencies spent Thursday searching the High Acres Landfill in Monroe County for Jacob Pritchett, an 11-year-old autistic, nonverbal boy from Brooklyn missing for several weeks, 13WHAM reports. The search follows a Sept. 25 welfare check at his mother’s Howard Avenue apartment,...

Tom Golisano has found a home for a Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship Buffalo campus, a business school he founded in Rochester. Golisano purchased One News Plaza today from Douglas Jemal for an even $10 million. For Jemal, the sale represents a further retreat from grand development plans that...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The Rochester African American Firearms Association (RAAFA) hosted a "Stop The Bleed" course in partnership with the Monroe County Family Coalition. Rochelle Fields of Rochester brought her daughter to Loretta Johnson Middle School on Friday evening, where dozens discussed mental health and...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — On Friday, neighbors in the 19th Ward joined together at Loretta Johnson Middle School for one of many “Stop the Bleed” Workshops, which are held across the nation. In its traditional presentation, “Stop the Bleed” teaches community members what to do if faced with treating an open wound in...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Stay up to date on the latest headlines in today’s Sunrise Smart Start for Friday, October 10, 2025. Weather forecast: Clear skies and warm air ahead of weekend rain Today’s feeling much more like fall, with highs in the 50s for the first time in Rochester since June 1st. This would […]