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Scientists at the Rochester Institute of Technology have mapped the DNA of bacteria that cause a common disease affecting grapevines. They’re hoping this will help protect the multibillion-dollar wine and grape industry from crown gall disease. The disease causes tumors that occur at the crown of the vine…where the root and the shoot of […]
The Rochester City Council by a split vote approved rezoning the former Colgate-Rochester Divinity School land for residential development. The vote was 5-3. Developer Angelo Ingrassia plans two apartment buildings on the side, plus conversion of some existing buildings. Many neighbors of the Highland Park area spoke in opposition to the plan, saying they fear […]
The owner of a Warsaw tree service has been charged with second degree manslaughter, after authorities say his reckless conduct caused the death of an employee. Ken Murtha was charged by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the death of Cecil Beardslee-West. The 84-year-old Murtha owns Ken’s Tree Service until his recent retirement. […]