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Armed with the ear of a great listener, the guile of a spy, the optimistic will of a Buffalo Bills fan at the start of the football season and the impassioned pitch of a used car salesman, former Boston Mayor ...

Tagged with: revitalization

The County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency is often criticized for what it gives away — tax breaks to developers for projects that may or may not have happened without the incentives. What sometimes is lost in the story is ...

The owner of property in the town of Penfield that once housed a miniature golf course may soon take a swing at the hospitality business. Local real estate company Indus Companies, which has developed and owns three hotels in the ...

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Leaders from nine of the community’s largest businesses have been meeting for several years with the goal of becoming the healthiest community in America. And it is paying off, according to Paul Speranza, vice chairman and general counsel and secretary ...

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Pittsford officials are researching possible changes in town code that could give the town more power in addressing derelict properties that have become eyesores for neighbors. The code would deal with vacant or abandoned structures that are in obvious states ...

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The historic hamlet of Bushnell’s Basin offers residents and visitors a shopping plaza, some upscale and chain eateries, convenience stores and gas stations, and a hotel, as well as use of a nearby park. Lately, after the completion of a ...

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The search is on for a new Henrietta town court facility, although a whole host of details still need to be sorted out in the weeks and months ahead. The town is interested in buying a portion of the vacant ...

A Rochester lawyer is planning to run for a newly-created City Court seat. Leticia D. Astacio, who has operated her own practice since 2011 after leaving the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, first wanted to run for judge last year. ...

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His career has been just about an even split between police and law. Policing won out in the end for Rochester Police Chief Michael L. Ciminelli, who on Friday — the deadline to submit resumes for the job — was ...

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Enacting reforms to local development corporations and creating an office of public integrity are among a series of changes proposed by Democrats in the County Legislature as part of a review of the government’s charter. Democrats also formally objected to ...

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Rochester has some well-documented challenges that must be overcome — fifth in the nation in childhood poverty, last in the nation in black male graduates and second to last in Latino male graduates — in order for investments in downtown ...

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The issue of paying for Monroe County Sheriff’s Office road patrols in a town with its own police department has long been a sticking point for Webster Supervisor Ron Nesbitt. The town pays more than $5.5 million a year for ...