Lacrosse championships inspire wager
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 17, 2012
Tags: championships, National Lacrosse League, wager
As the Rochester Knighthawks prepare for the National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup Finals this Saturday against the Edmonton Rush, Rochester Mayor Thomas S. Richards and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada’s mayor, Stephen Mandel, have announced a friendly wager. The game is at 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial and the stakes have [...]
City celebrates ‘Design Week’
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 15, 2012
Tags: City of Rochester, Design Week
The design and artistic energy in the Rochester area is being celebrated through Sunday as part of RocCity Design Week 2012. During the week, area venues will shine a light on the area’s brightest designers and artists from every walk of life. “The goal of the week is to celebrate the buildings we live in, [...]
County celebrates child care providers
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 15, 2012
Tags: Monroe County, Provider Appreciation Day
Monroe County and the Child Care Council celebrated the hard work and dedication of local child care providers Friday when County Executive Maggie Brooks officially proclaimed “Provider Appreciation Day” in the county. Provider Appreciation Day is held each year across the country on the Friday before Mother’s Day to acknowledge and express gratitude to child [...]
HSE’s Law Day play
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 2, 2012
Tags: Harter Secrest and Emery, Law Day, play
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP Partner Brad Salai, center, testifies during a mock trial play performed at Bay Trail Middle School in Penfield last week. This year’s production involves Billie Goats-Gruff, played by Jen Frohman, against Tobias Troll, played by Salai. This is the 12th play that HSE has put on for grade schoolers.
Daredevil: Niagara Falls tightrope walk June 15
By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 2, 2012
Tags: Niagara Falls, tightrope, Wallenda
NIAGARA FALLS — The fifth-grader’s question succinctly summarized what students and adults were probably thinking: “I’m not trying to be rude but, are you crazy?” The question was posed to daredevil Nik Wallenda outside Kalfas Magnet School as he described his plans to walk over Niagara Falls on a tightrope. An hour earlier, the seventh-generation [...]
Urban League recognizes supporters
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 30, 2012
Tags: community awards, supporters, Urban League
The Urban League of Rochester last week celebrated the completion of another successful year. William Clark, president and CEO, speaking at the annual meeting, expressed his appreciation for the ongoing commitment the community provided through tough economic times. Outstanding Community Leadership Awards were given out in seven categories along with the President’s Award and Kathryn [...]
Erie bar’s Law Day to feature NYSBA president
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 24, 2012
Tags: Bar Association of Erie County, keynote, Law Day, luncheon, Vincent E. Doyle III
Buffalo attorney Vincent E. Doyle III, president of the New York State Bar Association, will deliver the keynote address at the Bar Association of Erie County’s 2012 Law Day luncheon on Monday at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. The luncheon will begin at noon. Tickets are $25. The event is open to the public; call (716) [...]
Walters to speak at Meliora Weekend
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 23, 2012
Tags: Barbara Walters, keynote speaker, Meliora Weekend, University of Rochester
Famed journalist Barbara Walters, a correspondent for ABC News, the host of The Barbara Walters Specials, and creator, co-host and executive producer of The View will be the keynote speaker on Oct. 13 at the University of Rochester’s 2012 Meliora Weekend. Comedian Craig Ferguson of CBS’ The Late Late Show will be the headline entertainer [...]
MCBA announces Corporate Challenge
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: Corporate Challenge, MCBA
The Monroe County Bar Association is continuing the tradition of bringing the legal community together under one tent for the 2012 Corporate Challenge to raise money for the local Red Cross. Attorneys in firms, the courts, legal service providers and in-house counsel are welcome to share a tent. The 3.5-mile team event will be held [...]
Alabama a top stop for justices
By The Associated Press
POSTED: April 9, 2012
Tags: Alabama, U.S. Supreme Court Justices
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama isn’t an Ivy League law school like Yale or Harvard, yet few colleges are better at luring U.S. Supreme Court justices as speakers: Every current justice has either addressed ‘Bama students or agreed to speak in coming years. Documents obtained by The Associated Press through an open records [...]
Innocence Project speaker coming to town
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 3, 2012
Tags: Innocence Project, speaker
Peter Neufeld, co-founder and co-director of The Innocence Project, will address the Judicial Process Commission April 20 at its 40th anniversary luncheon. The event is at 11:30 a.m. at Temple B’rith Kodesh’s new location, 2131 Elmwood Ave. The program includes a buffet lunch and silent auction for $30 per person or $200 for a table [...]
NAACP mourns loss of civil rights attorney
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 28, 2012
Tags: civil rights attorney, John Payton, NAACP
The NAACP is mourning the sudden passing earlier this month of civil rights lawyer and NAACP Legal Defense President John Payton. “John Payton was one of the greatest civil rights lawyers our nation has ever had and our world has ever known,” said NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “From defending affirmative action to [...]
