A federal bankruptcy court has chosen a committee of nine people, survivors of clergy abuse among them, to represent unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy of Rochester’s Roman Catholic Diocese. It will be the committee’s job to represent all the people owned money by the diocese, and that includes plaintiffs who have filed suit charging they […]
Officials have not yet confirmed the identity of the two bodies found in the ruins of a home that exploded early Tuesday in Ontario County. The home in Richmond was destroyed, with nothing left but smoking rubble and items including clothing and insulation left dangling from area trees. The blast was heard and felt over […]
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren says the city school district knew its finances were in question, but still let the city go ahead and borrow $50 million on its behalf. The mayor spoke as the State Comptroller’s Office announced it will audit the district’s finances. The school district is withholding comment until it comes out with […]