Drought conditions are getting worse in Western and Central New York. The federal government’s U.S. Drought Monitor puts most of the western half of the state in at least “moderate” drought. And for the first time, all or parts of five counties west of Rochester are considered in severe drought. The Eastern Great Lakes area […]
A former church finance manager who was found guilty of embezzling more than $241,000 from St. Monica’s Church in Rochester has been sentenced to one-and-a-third to four years in state prison. Marlo Santini was also ordered to pay back the money she stole while working for the Genesee Street church between July of 2008 and […]
An employee of the Humboldt Recreation Center on Atlantic Avenue in Rochester spotted a bedbug on a pool table …. leading city officials to close the place down for cleaning and spraying. The city’s Recreation and Youth Services department says an exterminator has been brought in. A spokeswoman says as far as she knows, this […]