The City of Rochester’s top lawyer says there’s a “fatal flaw” with the anti-casino petition submitted to City Hall yesterday by the anti-casino organization “A Better Rochester.” The group says it’s collected more than 12,000 signatures on a petition calling for a citywide referendum against a downtown Rochester casino. The group includes the developers of […]
Nearly all of Western New York is now considered in a “moderate drought” according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly map of drought conditions across America. The chart shows all but Wayne County, has at least some areas of drought. The rest of Western and Central New York is considered “abnormally dry.” Only […]
Cool Sweep continues in the City of Rochester on a third day of summer heat. Extended swimming hours are posted at city pools and Durand Eastman Beach. Hydrants are spraying noon-to-4:00 p.m. at School 41 on the West Side and the Baden Park Gateway on Vienna Street for the East Side. Air conditioned city library […]