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Four Questions with Greater Rochester Enterprise on economic development in Greater Rochester.

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Pegasus Early Music celebrates John Dowland - Rochester Beacon The English composer and lutenist died four centuries ago, but his music has retained wide popularity.

The English composer and lutenist died four centuries ago, but his music has retained wide popularity.
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In the grip of ICE - Rochester Beacon Omar Ramos Jimenez, a Mexican citizen who has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years, went to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Batavia facility two months ago for a routine check-in. I...

Omar Ramos Jimenez, a Mexican citizen who has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years, went to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Batavia facility two months ago for a routine check-in. Instead, he was taken into custody.
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Salzman gets Brighton Democratic nod - Rochester Beacon The town board member challenging longtime Supervisor Bill Moehle has received the official designation from the Brighton Democratic Committee.

The town board member challenging longtime Supervisor Bill Moehle has received the official designation from the Brighton Democratic Committee.
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The mysterious payment to an Oak Hill witness - Rochester Beacon What is the real story with the Venmo payment a former Oak Hill Country Club board president made to a key witness in the club’s civil litigation?

What is the real story with the Venmo payment a former Oak Hill Country Club board president made to a key witness in the club’s civil litigation?
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Residents ask city to preserve East End Green - Rochester Beacon A group of residents who neighbor the temporary green space, which is slated for development, want it to be made a permanent park.

A group of residents who neighbor the temporary green space, which is slated for development, want it to be made a permanent park.
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Genesee’s strategy in a sputtering beer market - Rochester Beacon With the core beer business under pressure, FIFCO USA’s contract-brewing muscle has quietly become one of its most important assets.

With the core beer business under pressure, FIFCO USA’s contract-brewing muscle has quietly become one of its most important assets.
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Winter Voice Festival begins Eastman Opera’s adventurous season - Rochester Beacon Over the next two weekends, the festival will feature a version of a Debussy classic and 17th and 18th century Italian arias.

Over the next two weekends, the festival will feature a version of a Debussy classic and 17th and 18th century Italian arias.
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Blues-coded DNA - Rochester Beacon Guitarist, singer and songwriter Ronnie Baker Brooks brings his lifelong blues soul to Lima next week.

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Ronnie Baker Brooks brings his lifelong blues soul to Lima next week.
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From ‘Emperor’ to ‘ET’: RPO sets its 2026-27 season - Rochester Beacon The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s next season will bring back audience favorites while also offering a range of novelties.

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s next season will bring back audience favorites while also offering a range of novelties.
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Genesee’s strategy in a sputtering beer market - Rochester Beacon With the core beer business under pressure, FIFCO USA’s contract-brewing muscle has quietly become one of its most important assets.

With the core beer business under pressure, FIFCO USA’s contract-brewing muscle has quietly become one of its most important assets.
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Evans doubles down as gun violence drops sharply - Rochester Beacon At his first public safety update for 2026, the mayor reiterated his commitment to Rochester’s gun violence state of emergency

At his first public safety update for 2026, the mayor reiterated his commitment to Rochester’s gun violence state of emergency.
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Turbett Surgical gets J.P. Morgan investment - Rochester Beacon The Henrietta-based medical device equipment company focuses on increasing operating room efficiency, producing sterilization pods and consumable filters.

The Henrietta-based medical device equipment company focuses on increasing operating room efficiency, producing sterilization pods, and consumable filters.
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Update brings RCSD’s preliminary budget into sharper focus - Rochester Beacon As the school district’s projected funding gap remains wide, officials make changes to charter school funding a priority.

As the school district’s projected funding gap remains wide, officials make changes to charter school funding a priority.
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Sambas join Shakespeare at the RPO’s Dance Festival - Rochester Beacon Over two weekends, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will collaborate with Garth Fagan Dance and Rochester City Ballet to present Philip Glass’ “Days and Nights in Rocinha” and excerpts from Prokof...

Over two weekends, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will collaborate with Garth Fagan Dance and Rochester City Ballet to present Philip Glass’ “Days and Nights in Rocinha” and excerpts from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
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Will Seneca Meadows stay open in 2026? - Rochester Beacon With legal issues now in court, the fate of the landfill and its expansion plans are up in the air.

With legal issues now in court, the fate of the landfill and its expansion plans are up in the air.
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French company Reju to build $390 million facility here - Rochester Beacon Reju has selected a site at Eastman Business Park for its first U.S.-based textile regeneration hub, a move it expects will create about 70 jobs.

Reju has selected a site at Eastman Business Park for its first U.S.-based textile regeneration hub, a move it expects will create about 70 jobs.

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Is ‘crowd-checking’ a cure for misinformation? - Rochester Beacon New research by Simon Business School Huaxia Rui shows how crowdsourced fact-checking may help turn the tide against the flood of misleading content on social media.

New research by Simon Business School Huaxia Rui shows how crowdsourced fact-checking may help turn the tide against the flood of misleading content on social media.
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GRE, photonics group form strategic alliance - Rochester Beacon Greater Rochester Enterprise and New York Photonics will jointly promote the region’s strengths in optics, photonics, imaging and laser technologies.

Greater Rochester Enterprise and New York Photonics will jointly promote the region’s strengths in optics, photonics, imaging and laser technologies.
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'Are You My Mother?' comes to the stage - Rochester Beacon TYKEs kicks off its latest season with an adaptation of a classic children’s book.

TYKEs kicks off its latest season with an adaptation of a classic children’s book.
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Are City Council members underpaid? - Rochester Beacon Backlash prompted Rochester councilmembers to rescind the big raise they approved in December, but those who supported the increase say it’s still needed given the work required by their elected posit...

Backlash prompted Rochester councilmembers to rescind the big raise they approved in December, but those who supported the increase say it’s still needed given the work required by their elected positions.
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Preliminary RCSD budget again contains big funding gap - Rochester Beacon The $53 million gap in the 2026-27 spending plan is even larger than the previous year’s shortfall at this stage.

The $53 million gap in the 2026-27 spending plan is even larger than the previous year’s shortfall at this stage.
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A mixed picture for stocks in 2025 - Rochester Beacon The benchmark S&P 500 registered its third straight year with a double-digit increase, but two dozen stocks of local interest together ended the year with only a small gain.

The benchmark S&P 500 registered its third straight year with a double-digit increase, but two dozen stocks of local interest together ended the year with only a small gain.
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An icon in Rochester’s Black community - Rochester Beacon Midge Thomas, who mentored countless young people and created spaces that provided intellectual and cultural opportunities for the community, died Jan. 8.

Midge Thomas, who mentored countless young people and created spaces that provided intellectual and cultural opportunities for the community, died Jan. 8.

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Flower City Warriors return to Blue Cross Arena - Rochester Beacon For the second year in a row, the recreational hockey team for veterans will be honored as part of the Rochester Amerks’ Military Appreciation night

For the second year in a row, the recreational hockey team for veterans will be honored as part of the Rochester Amerks’ Military Appreciation night.
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Rochester’s peace wave - Rochester Beacon In 2025, the number of violent crime incidents in the city was lower than almost any year since 2011. And property crime incidents hit a record low.

In 2025, the number of violent crime incidents in the city was lower than almost any year since 2011. And property crime incidents hit a record low.
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Students charged in ‘Wanted’ posters case accept plea deal - Rochester Beacon The four students, who had faced a felony count, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of intentionally damaging University of Rochester property.

The four students, who had faced a felony count, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of intentionally damaging University of Rochester property.
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Federal judge questions legality of Greece automobile tracking - Rochester Beacon The new town administration, led by Jeffery McCann, a Democrat and former deputy county executive, has been saddled with ongoing lawsuits.

The new town administration, led by Jeffery McCann, a Democrat and former deputy county executive, has been saddled with ongoing lawsuits.
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Why schools need programs like ShinShinim - Rochester Beacon Sustained, structured intercultural contact improves critical thinking, empathy, and students’ ability to engage constructively with difference. Seeking to eliminate a program because some students ar...

In a guest opinion, Monica Gebell, executive director of the Levine Center to End Hate, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester in a guest opinion, writes about schools’ need for programs like ShinShinim.
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