A State Department of Environmental Conservation study has found traces of silver escaped from Eastman Kodak’s film making operations over the decades, causing a possible risk for wildlife and humans. But the agency says the risk to both seems to be low. Silver was and remains an integral part of making photographic film at what’s now […]
The City of Rochester is getting ready to move ahead with a project converting the remnants of the Charlotte Swing Bridge into a Genesee River Overlook. If City Council approves this month, the city will borrow $170,000 for construction of the Train Bridge Overlook Project. It will be built on the remaining abutment of the […]
The man accused of kidnapping a woman from her Gates home and throwing her into the Genesee River in Rochester has been found guilty of attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery and menacing. Franklin Leonard was convicted of five of six charges against him in State Supreme Court. On October 21, 2015, the 62-year-old Leonard first tried […]