Congresswoman Louise Slaughter says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will complete a massive dredging project at the Port of Rochester and Irondequoit Bay this week, getting both federal waterways dug out to their authorized depth for the first time in years. With this year’s high water it’s not as much of an issue, but […]
Starting a year from now, students taking the standard English and Math tests in grades three and eight will only have two days of testing instead of three. The New York State Board of Regents announced its decision to reduce the number of testing days at its meeting today. It takes effect beginning in Spring, […]
A California sea lion pup has been born at the seneca Park Zoo, representing a turnaround after three of the zoo’s sea lions died over the last year. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums found the deaths were unrelated and not caused by environmental conditions at […]