GRAWA holds clothing drive, social hour
By Nora A. Jones
POSTED: February 3, 2012
Tags: clothing drive, GRAWA, On the Town
The Newly Admitted Women Attorneys Committee, as part of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, recently led a clothing drive to support the Volunteers of America’s Working Wardrobe program.
Gently-used clothing for women and men, shoes and accessories were collected in the lobby of the Telesca Center Jan. 30 through Feb. 1. Donations were also [...]
Koenig new Continuum of Care coordinator 
By Todd Etshman
POSTED: February 3, 2012
Tags: at-risk housing, Continuum of Care coordinator, Florence Koenig, homelessness
Rochester’s new Continuum of Care coordinator, Florence Koenig, brings at-risk housing needs experience from her years of work as special projects manager for the YWCA, which is one of the agencies providing supportive housing to a portion of the community population at risk of homelessness.
Now she’ll be a principal figure in dealing with the homelessness [...]
Surrogate’s Court gears up for e-filing
By Denise M. Champagne
POSTED: February 3, 2012
Tags: documents, e-filing, Judge A. Gail Prudenti, Surrogate's Court
Most documents in Monroe County Surrogate’s Court will have to be filed electronically beginning March 1.
The court, which has been participating in a voluntary e-filing program since August 2010, will become one of the few in the state where attorneys will be required to e-file all probate and administration proceedings and related miscellaneous proceedings. The [...]
State AG sues banks in foreclosure effort
By The Associated Press
POSTED: February 3, 2012
Tags: Attorney General, Banks, Eric Schneiderman, foreclosure, fraud, MERS
ALBANY — New York’s attorney general on Friday accused some of the nation’s largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts homeowners at a disadvantage in foreclosures.
Democrat Eric Schneiderman sued Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo over their use of the Mortgage Electronic Registration [...]
Justice Ginsburg visits mark Arab Spring uprisings
By The Associated Press
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: Arab Spring uprisings, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, travel, U.S. supreme court
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s midwinter break is often used by justices to fly off to sunny vacation spots or European capitals where they address an audience or two on someone else’s tab. But this year, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on a different sort of visit to two North African countries where popular [...]
Facebook surrenders its privacy in IPO documents
By The Associated Press
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: Facebook, IPO, SEC
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is baring its business soul.
The unveiling came late Wednesday when the company that depends on people to share their lives online filed its plans to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering of stock. It’s a revelatory moment that prospective investors, curious competitors and nosy reporters have been awaiting for [...]
Comptroller: NY rebounding unevenly around state
By The Associated Press
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: jobs rebound, recession, State comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli
ALBANY — State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday that New York has recovered less than half the jobs lost during the recession and a weakening Wall Street and global economy make for a gloomy outlook.
DiNapoli’s report on economic trends finds an uneven recovery from the recession that’s still hitting many areas hard three years later. [...]
Police evict Occupy Buffalo from downtown site
By The Associated Press
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: arrests, evicted, Occupy Buffalo
BUFFALO — Police have evicted the Occupy Buffalo encampment from its downtown location near city hall.
Buffalo media outlets report that police officers, including SWAT team members, moved in around 2 a.m. Thursday and arrested 10 demonstrators in Niagara Square. The city’s deadline for the protesters to accept a new agreement to remain there until early [...]
Kodak wants its name off LA home of Oscars show
By The Associated Press
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: Bankruptcy, Hollywood, Kodak, Kodak Theatre, Oscars
Eastman Kodak Co. is looking to get out of its naming rights contract with the Los Angeles theater that hosts the Academy Awards.
The Democrat and Chronicle reports that the iconic photography company filed a motion this week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking to end its sponsorship agreement with Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre, the first permanent home [...]
Schumer calls for JetBlue expanded service
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: Greater Rochester International Airport, JetBlue, Sen. Charles Schumer
Sen. Charles E. Schumer wants JetBlue to bring new and expanded service to the Greater Rochester International Airport.
He would like additional and improved services to cities like Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston and new destinations, including nonstop flights and cheaper fares for business and leisure travelers.
Schumer’s call comes after he met with JetBlue’s CEO Dave Barger, [...]
City Hall hosting Friday gospel series
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: Black Heritage Month, city hall, concerts, gospel series
Mayor Thomas S. Richards and Council member Loretta Scott will join “Jason Wright and the Master’s Touch” at noon today to kick off the Gospel Fridays concert series in the City Hall atrium, 30 Church St.
The concerts will be at noon each Friday during February in the atrium and are presented by the Black Heritage [...]
State and police ratify contract
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: New York PBA, New York State, police contract
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Manuel M. Vilar, president of the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, have announced the ratification of a contract agreement between the state and the labor union representing New York State’s University Police, Park Police, EnCon Officers and Forest Rangers.
The union reports more than 95 percent of its members [...]
