More than three years of litigation has resulted in a settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester and the Official Creditors Committee assigned by the courts to represent the victims of sexual abuse by the clergy. The agreement announced Thursday night is the first in New York State where three other diocesan bankruptcy cases […]
Rochester’s troubled Police Accountability Board held its first public, in-person session Thursday night. The agency’s acting head said the PAB is investigating 103 reports of police misconduct or excessive use of force out of 215 potential reports received. Duwaine Bascoe said none of the reports has been completed. Nor has a city report into the […]
Defenseman Matt Bartkowski is happy to be back on the ice Wednesday. By Kevin Oklobzija / Pickinsplinters.com ROCHESTER, N.Y. — At age 34, Matt Bartkowski is by no means young in hockey years, and maybe not even all that young at heart. There are 12 full seasons of professional hockey and 715 regular-season games on […]