Government Fleet magazine has awarded Rochester’s fleet of 1,400 vehicles the No. 18 ranking on its annual list of Top 100 Vehicle Fleets in America. “Anybody who has ever taken their vehicle to a mechanic can appreciate ...

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The City of Rochester Department of Recreation and Youth Services and The Charles Settlement House’s Youth Development Program will host an anti-violence march and block party on Saturday.

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R. Carlos Carballada, City Neighborhood and Business Development commissioner, joined Jacqueline Rae Hayton this week to celebrate the addition of Unlimited Seafood, a new restaurant in the city’s northwest neighborhood.

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Three more intersections were to be added Friday to Rochester’s Red Light Photographic Enforcement Program. Cameras at West Avenue and Ames Street, West Main Street and Brown/Genesee streets and 691 St. Paul Street at the pedestrian crossing were to come on at 6 a.m.

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The Jordan Health Center and the David F. Gantt Community Center will celebrate the arrival of spring weather by hosting a family “Spring Fling” for residents of the city's northeast neighborhoods.

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Rochester's annual Lilac Festival has resumed after being canceled by rain for three consecutive days. The festival is on Wednesday, a day after rain and 40-degree temperatures forced the cancellation of the Flower City's signature event ...

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Get into the swing of things with the city’s adult tennis program at Cobbs Hill and Genesee Valley parks. Options include beginner/intermediate lessons, and an adult social league. Lesson sessions consist of eight, 90-minute programs for $96 beginning June 1.

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it has awarded members of the Rochester-Monroe County Homeless Continuum of Care more than $3 million dollars to help the homeless obtain permanent housing in the Rochester area.

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The city’s Department of Environmental Services Equipment Services Division has completed the Sentinel World-Class Fleet Certification program with a record score of 97 percent. Rochester’s vehicle fleet, under the leadership ...

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City Hall, Neighborhood Service Centers and other administrative offices will be closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. City branch libraries will be open Friday, but closed on Easter Sunday.

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Mayor Thomas S. Richards is asking for the community’s input as part of the process of preparing its 2011-12 proposed budget. He is inviting residents and taxpayers to attend “Voice of the Customer” sessions ...

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A federal veterans treatment court — the second in the U.S. — is now operating in the city of Rochester. It is modeled after a similar court that opened in September in Buffalo — the first of its kind in any of the 94 federal judicial districts across the country, said U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr.

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