Rochester attorney Steven V. Modica likes to tell people he was probably the most reluctant solo practitioner. “It wasn’t something I set out to do,” he said. That was 20 years ago, though, and Modica & Associates, Attorneys PLLC has ...

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City officials celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Miss Jane Pittman Public Drinking Fountain at a public ceremony Wednesday at the Sibley Building. Midge Thomas, wife of the late Dr. Freddie Thomas, came up with the idea to donate a ...

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ProNexus LLC, a professional services firm, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. The firm, co-founded by certified public accountants Rafael Vidal and Robert Pickering, offers finance, accounting, internal audit, risk and compliance, information technology, and other professional services. Vidal and Pickering, ...

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The New York State Bar Association and the New York State Unified Court System will mark the 50th anniversary of New York’s Family Courts on Friday with events at the Court of Appeals and the State Bar Center. A ceremony ...

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the one-year anniversary Tuesday of the state’s marriage equality law taking effect is a day to celebrate and reflect. The law went into effect July 24, 2011. “One year ago, the Marriage Equality Act became ...

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Heveron & Heveron CPAs is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month.   “In the very early days I spent time teaching at St. John Fisher College and the Rochester Institute of Technology, in addition to my CPA duties,” President John ...

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The New York State Bar Association marked its 135th anniversary Monday. It was at “3-and-1/2 o’clock p.m.” on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1876, that the association first came together in the Assembly chamber of the old state Capitol in Albany. Its ...

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On Sunday, Rudy Giuliani was planning to be where he was exactly 10 years ago — at the site of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center towers. The scene in downtown Manhattan will be less chaotic than it was in 2001 ...

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NEW YORK — Despite no specific terrorism threats against the city, the New York Police Department will deploy thousands of extra police officers for the observance of the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, officials said Wednesday.

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A public ceremony to observe the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday at Roberts Wesleyan College. The event moves from an outdoor color guard to an indoor prayer-and-song service ...

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The 45th anniversary of the implementation of Medicare was celebrated Monday by U.S. Reps. Kathy Hochul of Hamburg and Louise Slaughter of Fairport at the Greece Community and Senior Center.

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The Yankee Peddler Bookstore celebrated its 40th anniversary Friday and was recognized by city officials. Bret Garwood, the city’s Neighborhood and Business Development acting commissioner ...

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