In an interview with the Beacon during his visit to Rochester Monday, New York Federal Reserve Bank president and CEO John Williams discussed tariffs, artificial intelligence and other issues. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/30/n...

Launched in 2018, the New York State Academic Dental Centers fellowship helps provide dental care to patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/29/d...

Richardson’s Canal House serves final meals rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/27/r...

Novelist Nishant Batsha will discuss his new work at Writers & Books’ Gell creative retreat, paired with a wine tasting. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/26/m...

When Verizon applied to build a cell tower along Portland Avenue, residents mobilized in opposition, raising questions about lack of transparency and inconsistencies in the review process. The application was denied, but their concerns remain. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/25/z...

Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Irondequoit Town Judge Brian Green to replace Sandra Doorley, who stepped down at the end of August. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/25/g...

When Coffee Connections ceased operations after more than two decades, a trio of former employees decided to continue its work as Our Blend Coffee & Roastery. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/24/n...

Posts from earlier this week: Finding wholeness after breast cancer rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/23/f... Monroe County sets funds to expand digital access rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/23/m... Eastman School receives record gift from Joan and Jeff Beal rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/23/e...

The “Rochester Proud” ad campaign by the New York Immigration Coalition aims to remind people how immigration has helped build communities. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/22/c...

In Fairport, board members and residents continue to debate the village’s first zoning update in three decades. The draft Character Based Code has not resolved disagreement over issues such as the range of housing options needed in the village. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/18/d...

In New York, appellate courts have rebuffed efforts by defendants to reverse course after an agreement not to challenge a plea of guilty. Now, a case stemming from a 2020 fatal shooting in Greece could mark a significant change. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/17/w...

Sun Day environmental rally to be held in Geneva rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/17/s...

Amid ongoing payroll snafus at RCSD, the board authorized an audit of the transition to the Oracle system by an independent third-party firm. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/16/c...

Evans, community leaders vow to ‘Stand ROC Solid’ rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/15/e...

A potluck where mutual aid is the main course rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/15/a...

Charles Plosser, former dean of the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and president and CEO of the Philadelphia Fed, passed away last month. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/10/a...

Activists and community leaders arrived yesterday morning as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers targeted roofers on a project near the George Eastman Museum, leading to a standoff. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/09/i...

After a nearly six-year legal fight, hundreds of survivors of abuse by priests and other church officials in the Rochester diocese will receive payments. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/08/c...

More than a decade after its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Kodak still has much to prove. But a recent technical note required by accounting standards obscured the company's strategy to meet its debt obligations and pursue growth opportunities. Read our post. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/08/t...

Three Democratic hopefuls are running to challenge Trump-aligned Rep. Claudia Tenney in 2026 in a recently redrawn district that has been a GOP stronghold. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/04/t...

For the 14th year, the 2025 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival will bring acrobatics, music, theater, disco, and inventive performances to downtown Rochester. We posed a few questions to Erica Fee, founding festival producer and CEO. Read the post. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/04/r....

ICYMI: PhD students at UR get minimum stipend rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/03/p... Rochester to update climate action plans rochesterbeacon.com/2025/09/02/r...

ROC Lyric Opera revives the Broadway masterpiece ‘The Most Happy Fella’ rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/29/r...

Sued in April by the Trump administration over its sanctuary city policy, Rochester is not backing down: City Council this week codified the city policy. But the legal fight is far from over. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/28/t...

Monroe County Hospital gets more than $10 million state grant rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/27/m...

Bloomfield’s Finger Foods Farm and Canandaigua’s Renewal Mill will compete with 18 other food and agriculture businesses for $3 million in prize money. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/26/t...

Highland Hospital’s three-year emergency department expansion plan has sparked concerns among southeast Rochester residents about potential disruptions to daily life. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/26/h...

Samaria Turner, daughter of the late photographer Bob Burris, returns weekly to the Westside Farmers Market with images taken by her father since the 1970s. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/25/b...

With enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, sweeping changes to eligibility and funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid are coming.

With its first two-year class graduated, the Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship sees its future in continuing effective educational practices and embracing AI technology. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/20/t...

This week: Bilingual funding restored in Trump administration reversal rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/18/b... Proposals sought for School No. 29 redevelopment rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/18/p... Entrepreneur builds real estate business on ethical foundation rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/19/e...

As gerrymandering and mid-decade redistricting attempts flare up across the country, Indivisible Rochester plans another protest this weekend. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/15/p...

New Superintendent Eric Rosser resolved a snafu that delayed approval of a one-year contract extension for RCSD teachers, but bigger issues remain: declining student enrollment and high teacher turnover. Read our post: rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/14/b...

Carlos Carballada, banker and former deputy mayor, dies at 90 rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/11/c...

In the Beacon this week: A Venezuelan eatery started with a love of food and $300 rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/15/a... Pittsford to join programs offering free school meals rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/13/p... Motel 6 near airport faces new claims rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/12/m...

Since he emigrated from Ecuador two decades ago, Luis got married, started a family and built a business in Monroe County. Then, one day he was pulled over by three masked ICE agents—and his life here was turned upside down. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/07/a...

Hope First Roc, based on recommendations made after the death of Daniel Prude, will start this fall. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/06/n...

New research suggests free public transit can enhance the lives of low-income individuals, though it has no statistically significant impact on employment rates, hours worked, earnings, or job stability. Read Amitrajeet Batabyal's opinion in the Beacon. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/06/i...

LiDestri Foods plans to build a “super plant” at its Lee Road location and relocate employees from its Fairport plant. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/05/l...

Rochester City Council is moving forward with the implementation of a Good Cause task force, the first step in three accessory pieces of legislation passed alongside sweeping tenant protections last December. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/05/c...

Democratic state lawmakers say they will no longer accept news interview requests from the Nexstar-owned affiliate until the company agrees to negotiate with employees who voted in 2023 to unionize. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/05/l...

Beacon's posts on Aug. 4 Grief, frustration expressed after officer-involved shooting rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/04/g... Church without power for nearly a year in dispute with RG&E rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/04/c...

Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” a tragedy that shocked some of its first audiences in the 1850s, has some of the most memorable arias and ensembles in opera. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/01/f...

Turkish Youth Group’s goal is to build community rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/01/t...

Doorley sets Aug. 31 retirement date rochesterbeacon.com/2025/08/01/d...

An analysis of the 2025 Rochester Democratic mayoral primary shows record spending by the three candidates but the lowest number of voters going to the polls in two decades. Read the story: rochesterbeacon.com/2025/07/31/d...

ICE raids Asian food store in Henrietta rochesterbeacon.com/2025/07/31/i...

What we posted today: WXXI hires Sáenz as chief content officer rochesterbeacon.com/2025/07/29/w... Housing advocates criticize RPD dismantling of encampments rochesterbeacon.com/2025/07/29/h... Proposed solar array in Penfield faces resistance rochesterbeacon.com/2025/07/29/p...

How a local sports card lounge became a global operation rochesterbeacon.com/2025/07/28/h...

British composer Karl Jenkins’ globally popular “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” will have its Rochester premiere this Sunday at the Finger Lakes Choral Festival. rochesterbeacon.com/2025/07/25/c...