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Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren wants a public bikeshare system for Rochester, starting with downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods, then eventually going city-wide. The city has issued a request for proposals for a privately owned and operated system that wouldn’t need taxpayer support. Bikeshare programs make a number of bikes available at stations on city streets […]
Former Monroe County Legislator Willie Joe Lightfoot is holding a “Cut the Violence” event at a Portland Avenue barbershop this evening. Lightfoot, County Legislator Ernest Flagler and Barber Andre Morrison will give free haircuts for kids accompanied by their parents at Andre’s Salon. The haircuts for kids 10-to-17 come with a free lesson in non-violent […]
Gasoline prices are still falling across Western and Central New York. The AAA says the New York State average for a gallon of unleaded regular is down two cents from last week at $2.40. A year ago it was $2.94. Rochester’s average price dropped three cents last week at $2.33. Buffalo is down two cents […]