News across Monroe County
Rochester Beacon
Published 43 minutes agoPolish startup wins $1M Luminate NY prize
Gekko Photonics makes analyzers that help manufacturers check product quality without stopping the line. Five other startups, working on lasers, displays, biotech and medical devices, also won awards at the ninth Luminate NY finals in Rochester.
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Published September 29For Shear Ego at 50, change and continuity
The unexpected death of her father, Shear Ego Salon & Spa co-founder Gene Cardamone, thrust Shayna Cardamone Moretti into the leadership role.
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Published 9 hours agoJudge terminates receiver’s work in Mott case
U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci Jr. officially ended the work of CPA Mark Kercher in the case of restaurateur Kathy Mott, who is awaiting sentencing for check-kiting. While praising Kercher, Geraci said: “You can't get blood out of a stone.”
Rochester Beacon
Published September 29Nativity scene case in Brighton widens
A second Brighton resident has joined the case, claiming that town officials did not respond to his request to erect an Easter banner in Twelve Corners Memorial Park.
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Published September 28Epilepsy does not always look the way we expect
New tools are helping to identify which brain injuries might increase a person's risk of developing epilepsy and which treatment options to pursue after a diagnosis.
Rochester Beacon
Published September 25We should not turn a blind eye to littering
Our city is dying, under the weight of thousands of plastic bottles, fast food wrappers, and plastic bags that have been thrown carelessly around the streets. We often discuss large-scale industrial dumping, but we easily overlook another major problem, our daily habit of…
Rochester Beacon
Published September 25Offering sanctuary through art
An upcoming RoCo exhibit poses questions about immigration and belonging in the United States.
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Published September 24Health care workers join national push to protect immigrant caregivers
Members of 1199SEIU and community allies called on Congress to restore legal protections for immigrant workers and warned that deportations and federal cuts are straining hospitals, nursing homes and home care.
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Published September 24Cornell’s five-year bet on New York hops
Five years and $1.8 million in state money have given the Cornell Hops Breeding Research and Extension Program a chance to develop a variety New York can call its own. But can New York farmers afford to grow hops?
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Published September 23The loan sharks in your pocket
Payday loan apps trap people in long cycles of reborrowing and debt. Enacting the STOP Act would strengthen New York’s ability to enforce the law and prevent its residents from getting fleeced.
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Published September 22Cornell Cooperative Extension program expanding
Acquisition of a van will allow GROWS, an agricultural workforce development initiative, to serve more young adults.
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Published September 22Forty years later, Jet Black Berries go back to the beginning
A remastered version of the Rochester-based band’s first album, “Sundown on Venus,” drops this week.