Just about everyone in Rochester and surrounding suburbs is talking about Spider-Man. Except for one person, that is. That’s Nora Brown, executive director of the Rochester/Finger Lakes Film and Video Office. The office, which was created more than 20 years ...

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The city’s Department of Recreation and Youth Services is offering free Red Cross Lifeguard Certification training classes for local youth ages 16 and older, starting next week. Certified lifeguards may qualify for summer lifeguarding jobs with the Department of Recreation. ...

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Rochester Mayor Thomas S. Richards says a state comptroller’s report detailing the city’s fiscal challenges echoes what he’s been saying for some time, and the city is doing what it can to keep up. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the ...

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Although some violent crimes categories in the city increased from 2011 to 2012, the overall figures represent some of the lowest numbers in the last 25 years. In downtown alone, aggravated assaults, burglaries and larcenies declined from 2011 to 2012, ...

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City Hall, Neighborhood Service centers, Rochester public libraries and other administrative offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidents Day. Non-school site community and recreation centers will be open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. All school based ...

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s Space Coast is No. 1 in the nation for the best foreclosure deals. A study released Thursday by the firm RealtyTrac says the area around the Kennedy Space Center was best in the nation for getting ...

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Rochester City Hall, Neighborhood Service Centers, city branch libraries, school-based recreation centers and other administrative offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be no refuse and recycling collection on Monday. Refuse ...

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Rochester is leading the state in short sales of distressed homes for the third quarter of 2012, according to statistics released Wednesday by RealtyTrac, a national online marketplace for foreclosure properties. RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blomquist said banks taking less ...

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Work began on the $50 million RTS transit center on Mortimer Street a month ago, but officials at a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday pledged the project will be on budget and on time — like the buses that serve the region ...

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Eastman Kodak Co. may be shedding jobs and money as the company seeks to emerge intact from bankruptcy proceedings. Based on Rochester third-quarter patent numbers — with and without Kodak factored in — the regional economy looks to be doing ...

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A federal grand jury in Rochester has returned a 12-count indictment charging Kenneth M. Griffin, 45, and Brian K. Campbell, 73, both of Rochester, with defrauding companies and money laundering. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in ...

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Kiplinger Personal Finance ranked Rochester as the fifth best place for families in a recent report, noting student-teacher ratio, cost of living and affordable housing as perks to being a Rochesterian. “We’ve always known that our city is a wonderful ...

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