As school districts assess what’s in the new state budget, Pittsford Central says it’s not yet clear if it will be able to finally offer a full-day kindergarten program. Superintendent Michael Pero says on the district website that the budget appears to include three years of FDK conversion aid, two years less than proposed […]
Papa John’s is no longer operating in Rochester. All five of the pizza chain’s locations in the Rochester area have closed their doors. Notes have been posted at the locations notifying customers. Those notes blame the “heavy headwinds” put on the business by New York State for the franchises closing. The franchise holder told reporters […]
Federal prosecutors say the man accused of holding up a Rochester bank has been found guilty by a jury. U.S. Attorney James Kennedy Jr. says Joseph Peeples III robbed the Chase Bank on South Clinton Avenue in Rochester, getting away with $109,000. He was tracked to Binghamton, where he was arrested about 13 hours after […]