The National Weather Service has a small stream flood warning for the east side of Monroe County, particularly Irondequoit Creek. It runs until 5:45 p.m. Yesterday’s heavy thunderstorms put down one-and-a-quarter-inches of rain and sent the creek over its banks. Ellison Park flooded again for the second time in recent weeks. The water is falling, […]
State Senator Joe Robach of Rochester is the latest New York State lawmaker joining the chorus that’s calling on the International Joint Commission to lower the water level on Lake Ontario. Strong northeast winds over the weekend sent waves crashing over breakwaters and flooded yards and homes ankle-deep across Greece, Parma, Hamlin and Hilton. Hundreds […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo toured the state Tuesday, including a stop at the Boys and Girls Club in Rochester, to launch a statewide anti-gang violence initiative. The governor says the state is battling a twin scourge of the heroin-opioid drug epidemic added to the ongoing problem of gangs and gun violence. Those two are […]