Rochester’s deputy mayor is resigning. Dr. Cedric Alexander says he is leaving Rochester because of his mother’s poor health, and his desire to spend more time with her. Alexander says he’s leaving at the end of the year. Alexander’s replacement will be City Communications Director Jim Smith. Dr. Alexander is a former Rochester police chief. […]
Former Rochester Deputy Mayor Leonard Redon has passed away. Mayor Lovely Warren says city hall is offering its condolences. Redon died in Florida surrounded by his family after a fight against lung cancer. He resigned from his city government post last July in order to focus on his health. Len Redon became Deputy Mayor under […]
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has named former city Police Chief Cedric Alexander as the city’s new deputy mayor. Dr. Alexander replaces Len Redon, who retired last year and announced he was fighting cancer. Alexander was police chief under former Mayor Bill Johnson in the early 2000s. He left and became Director of Public Safety for […]