The State Education Department says Rochester’s high school graduation rate improved from 2012 to 2013, going from about 48 percent to nearly 52 percent. That’s an improvement of more than four percentage points. All of the state’s “Big 5” city school districts except for Syracuse reported improvements, with Rochester and Yonkers posting the biggest. […]
A second photonics company isn’t coming to Eastman Business Park, where the state is hoping to build a Photonics Center based in Rochester. Avogy, a maker of wireless charging systems for electronic devices, was supposed to drive economic growth in Rochester. But now the company has declared bankruptcy before moving here. Nearly two years ago, […]
A young Greece woman is being treated for serious injuries after a fight that ended up with her being hit by a car in Rochester. Rochester Police say they were called to Atlantic Avenue outside Sticky Lips Barbecue about 2:00 this morning. They found the 18-year-old Greece woman who had been struck by the car, […]