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It looks as though some competition may be coming for Greenlight, the fiber optic internet that’s gradually connecting the Rochester area to broadband internet with support from billionaire Tom Golisano. Mayor Lovely Warren has sent legislation to City Council authorizing a licensing agreement with FirstLight Fiber, a fiber optic telecommunications company that wants to install […]
Governor Cuomo has launched a new campaign to boost tourism along Lake Ontario…trying to counteract business losses from the spring flooding that hampered tourism. Cuomo says he’s waiving the fees and offering free fishing on Lake Ontario, the St Lawrence and Lower Niagara Rivers through Labor Day. Cuomo also says the state will […]
By a margin of just under 300 votes, Irondequoit residents have approved a new community center at Skyview on the Ridge. The vote was 2,516 to 2,235. The voters authorized the town to borrow $7.2 million to help fund the project. That will cost taxpayers about $18 a year for the life of the bond. […]