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Breaking news, watchdog and in-depth reporting from the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, New York. Part of USA TODAY Network. #ROC
Rochester, NY
Joined October 2008
"They’re the ones burning things down. You honestly thing somebody from the hood is going to come to the cops and burn things down? For what?". This Rochester man is irate and says Antifa outsiders created the chaos and destruction in the city. Video by @tyee23
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Watch live now: Rochester Police Department press conference on mass shooting
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“He made a decision there that he thought was the best action to take. It resulted in no injury to her." . — Rochester police union president Mike Mazzeo on the officer who pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl . 🎥 by @WillCleveland13 .
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Bello defeats Dinolfo, becomes first Democratic Monroe County executive in nearly 30 years
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Taye Diggs surprises School of the Arts teachers with up to $82,500 for classroom supplies #ROC #RochesterNY
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The Episcopalian bishop at the center of a controversy after her prayer breakfast sermon is a graduate of the University of Rochester.
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I'm not crying, you're crying. 😭❤️ . Elementary school teachers from Chestnut Ridge missed their students so they paraded through the district. Hundreds of kids made signs and cheered them on.
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A bagpiper in Bushnell's Basin plays "Amazing Grace" every night to comfort his neighborhood. Story 📰:
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Today has been named Fred Costello Day! . Rochester honored the legendary organist with his own day to start his 46th season with the @RocRedWings at the home opener. He's the longest-reigning sports organist ever.
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Our view: It's time for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign. Here's why
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BREAKING: Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren indicted in felony campaign finance fraud
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Billionaire Thomas Golisano is acquiring Spectrum, Frontier competitor Greenlight Networks
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Homecoming was a bit different at Fairport this year as the community rallied to support five families whose children have been diagnosed with cancer. Well done, Raiders. #oncearaideralwaysaraider.
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More than 3,000 packed the Greece Community Center to see @JohnKasich today @TeamJohnKasich
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There are almost 8⃣0⃣0⃣ schools in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Fairport was 🥇. @FCSDSports @WeAreFairport.
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Memo to New Yorker: Garbage Plates are a Rochester delicacy. "Buffalo is famous for its chicken wings. Rochester is home to the Garbage Plate . mix up hometowns and you'll hear about it . "
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Jill Biden, a college English professor with four degrees, intends to be the first FLOTUS in history to pursue her career and keep a paying job while living in the White House.
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Paul Leclair celebrated McQuaid's victory in the boys volleyball state championship. Paul lost his son Dane last month and traveled to cheer on Dane's alma mater. Story -->
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He didn't have a home. Once he did, police kicked the door down with guns pointed. His mother suffered multiple strokes. Tony Arnold didn't want to become a statistic. So he became an inspiration. 🏀💪.@tbuckets0 @EastridgeHoops @SecVBBasketball.
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Now, this is cool: #NBA's Kings turning back clock, honoring #ROC with throwback uniforms http://t.co/oKINOCG9Cx
http://t.co/AUFcFacjkZ.
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A mom and her daughter passed out free roses to strangers on a Rochester street corner. Just because. 🌹🌹👍.#ROC #spreadthelove
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How a handcuffed Black man suffocated as Rochester police restrained him #ROC #RochesterNY
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The All-Greater Rochester Football Team of the Decade has been announced. These guys were voted the best 30 Section V players from 2010-2019. 🏈🏆🙌. 📰:
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#BREAKING: Sheriff says people can no longer enter MCC campus for the #BernieSanders rally
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A Webster boy with cerebral palsy was supposed to be on a Dream Factory trip to @UniversalORL @SeaWorld and @WaltDisneyWorld . The town threw a parade past his driveway to celebrate his birthday. 🥳🎉🎈. @TownofWebsterNY @monroesheriffny @HQDreamFactory .
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The best way to spread Christmas cheer is to build a giant keg tree out of beer. 🍺🎄. 27 feet tall. 📏 520 kegs. 🍻 20,000 lights. 💡. Genesee Brewery will light its biggest keg tree ever on Friday. @RocBrewHouse @GeneseeBrewery @WillCleveland13 .
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Tough: Puked after winning his first race. 🤢. Smart: Taught himself English and speaks 3 languages. 📚. Fearless: Escaped Eritrea for a better life. 💪. Abel Hagos is now a Section V champion. 👟🏆.#ROC @SectionVsports @MJSNetwork15 @McQuaidJesuit.
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Rochester has the worst air quality in the U.S. right now, some of unhealthiest in world #ROC #RochesterNY
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Rookie of the Year 🏀.MVP of America East tourney 🏆.Going dancing 💃.Congrats @Antlamb0120Lamb .@AthenaHigh .
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Teachers: Sutton Boland is the nicest kid in school 😇. Opponents: Sutton Boland is the most feared defender on the planet 😱. Agree to disagree. We can all agree he's the #AGR Player of the Year. 🏆. @VictorLacrosse @SuttonBoland @PennStateMLAX . ➡:
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Bills tackling has been terrible, but they claim practicing it isn't the answer
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COVID deaths at NY nursing homes undercounted by 50%. AG probe slams pandemic secrecy, failures #ROC #RochesterNY
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Powerful exchange between a Rochester protester and RPD officer:. "Whenever you come through the hood you might see ignorance but we look to you. Whenever I see a black police officer, I feel a lot safer. I want you to know that.". Officer: We respect what you're doing as well.
Saadiq Muhammad, a Rochester resident, interacts with Officer K. Cummings from RPD. Muhammad says he feels safer when he sees an African American officer. The officer says he respects the right to protest. #roc @DandC #BlackLivesMatter
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"This kid doesn't have any enemies.". Jarvis Alexander's track coaches will remember him as a determined kid who took on a new school and new sport and excelled at both.
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Sandra Doorley and Marvin Taylor both faced minor traffic infractions. The police response was markedly different.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stopped in Rochester to announce $40 million in federal grants and tech hub designation for the I-90 corridor.
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New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers posted a story to his Instagram account that appeared to praise Novak Djokovic's refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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JUST IN: What did Kimberly and Beck say? 95.1 radio fires them for racist comments
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Some New York lawmakers are pushing to ban public marijuana use similar to alcohol, citing complaints about the drug's pungent odor.
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McQuaid wanted to honor former star Dane Leclair, who died last month. The Knights are bringing home a state title for the entire @McQuaidJesuit family. 🏐🏆❤.@McQ_Principal .
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Make that 14 in a row for Aquinas over McQuaid. 2007 ✅.2008 ✅.2009 ✅.2010 ✅.2011 ✅✅.2012 ✅.2013 ✅.2014 ✅.2015 ✅.2016 ✅.2017 ✅.2018 ✅✅. @AQ_football is 🔙 to 🔙 Section V champs. @RubenT_5 @Anthony07robin @JamesExclusive9 @Aidan_Mclellan_ .
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Armand and Desire Chiruza's parents died when they were young. The brothers moved from Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda to Rochester. They passed their Regents exams 4 months after arriving in the U.S. and will attend @NazarethCollege and .@RITtigers.
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The Tigers will play in the Division I NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016. Seeds and schedules will be released Sunday.
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First state semifinal ever. ✔️.Shut down the all-time scoring leader. ✔️.Go Rangers. ⚽️⚽️💪.@Ranger_Sports @rocdevo
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Burying a child is the single most heartbreaking thing that can happen to a parent. Alex Hendry's dad lifted himself back up.
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Black Button Distilling is making hand sanitizer and bottling it into whiskey bottles. It will distribute the sanitizer to hospitals, first responders and at-risk communities in Rochester.
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Erica Ellis, of Gates Chili, and Sammy Watson, of Rush-Henrietta, top world-class indoor track athletes.
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Section V titles: 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇.State championships: 🏆🏆🏆🏆. Aquinas dominated in the 2010s 🍀. 10 of the 30 players selected to the All-Greater Rochester Football Team of the Decade are from @AQ_football . 📰:
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Adam Bello is the new Monroe County executive. 🗳️ Full live election results --> #ElectionResults2019 #ROC
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A nonprofit law firm has taken on the case of a Rochester woman trying to get back $8,040 seized in a raid in which no drugs were found and she was not charged.
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Japanese Breakfast pulls the plug on Sept. 27 concert, and Rochester’s Joywave vows to not play the Main Street Armory again.
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Round 1: Plymouth rocked.Round 2; Wesley sniped.Brockport looks like a national title contender. 🏈🔥☝️.@BPort_Football @BportAthletics @heidimacp .
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