The Golisano Foundation says a record number of organizations will join its campaign this week — “Spread the Word to End the R-Word.” They’re asking people to pledge not the use the words “retard” or “retarded” to describe the developmentally disabled. They find the word offensive and March 1st is a day specially dedicated to […]
A suspect has been taken into custody after what’s being described as a slow speed police chase that began in Greece and ended up on North Clinton Avenue in Rochester about 9:30 this morning. The suspect was allegedly involved in a similar chase with Rochester and New York State Police a few weeks ago. This […]
New York State’s Comptroller says the State Health Department missed out on saving as much as $146 million, by failing to notify kidney disease patients on Medicaid that they were eligible for Medicare coverage. Thomas DiNapoli says if those notifications had been made and the state helped those people switch, their renal disease treatment would […]