Standard and Poor’s has uprated the City of Rochester’s credit rating. The agency raised its rating on the city’s bond debt from A+ to AA-. They cite mainly the increase in city property values…up by more than nine-and-a-half percent in the past year. That’s partly due to the federal government decision to put the headquarters […]
A 911 call led police to discover a burned body in LaGrange Park this morning. Police responded with a heavy presence after the body was found near LaGrange and Aborwood Crescent about 6:20 in the morning. Police said in a brief statement that the Fire and Police departments determined the person was dead. The victim […]
A vacant apartment house on Lang Street in Rochester went up in flames this morning. The fire was reported shortly before 6:00 a.m. After determining the building was vacant, firefighters were pulled from the building and concentrated on beating back the flames from the outside. The building was extensively damaged and city engineers are determining […]