A bail hearing for an alleged cyberstalker was waived in federal court in Rochester today. Thomas Trafficante is accused of harassing his ex-girlfriend online, and also using text messages to terrorize her sorority at SUNY Geneseo. His attorney says he’s exploring a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Police say the 23-year-old Trafficante sent alarming texts […]
Billionaire and philanthropist Tom Golisano is launching a campaign he calls ‘Tax My Property Fairly’ to help Upstate New York homeowners fight for lower property taxes. The campaign has a website called TaxMyPropertyFairly.com which provides information about how New York property taxes compare with other states relative to property value, how Golisano claims the […]
The new interim president of the University of Rochester says in a letter to the university community that he’s hoping for “a period of healing and rebuilding.” Richard Feldman will take over from Joel Seligman as of March 1st. Seligman announced last week that he’s stepping down after the investigation into the UR’s handling of […]