The U.S. Drought Monitor says New York’s unnaturally dry summer has eased in the eastern part of the state along the borders with the New England states. But nearly everything west of Syracuse and the entire Rochester area remain in either “severe” or “extreme” drought. Despite some rain south of Rochester last week, the […]
We’ve had some rain and lawns have greened up and started growing again, but the U.S. Drought Monitor says the entire Rochester region is still in drought conditions. A band of “extreme drought” still exists south of the Thruway from Seneca County across the entire region through Erie County. The rest of the area is […]
The head of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce says both political parties need to come together in a Upstate New York political caucus that will look out for the region in the state legislature. Bob Duffy, who’s also the former Lieutenant Governor and Rochester Mayor, says it will address the deep economic divide between […]