Rochester, NY, man turns garage into nightclub, hopes it has a future
When the door goes up, people get out! A Rochester man turned his garage into a lively nightclub, complete with a DJ and security guards. But now he’s struggling to keep the party going after the city lifts restrictions. “I think it turned out pretty well,” said Frederick “Pee Dee” Poole, who “accidentally” turned his […]
Rochester, Minnesota, bank and North Dakota bank to merge in $116.4M deal – INFORUM
ROCHESTER — Home Federal Savings Bank, a 90-year-old Rochester financial institution, announced Wednesday that it will merge with Aleras Financial Corporation of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in a deal valued at approximately $116.4 million. Home Federal’s parent company, HMN Financial, Inc., signed an agreement for the bank to merge with Aleras. Founded in 1934, Home […]
FACT CHECK: Did University of Rochester Announce It Will Cut Academic Ties With Israel?
post shared on facebook It alleges that the University of Rochester has announced that it will sever academic ties with Israel. Verdict: False That claim is false. In an April 29 statement, the university denied cutting off academic ties with “Israeli institutions.” Reuters also debunked this claim. Fact check: University of Rochester student protesters reportedly […]
Abdullahi Muya’s body was undetected in Rochester reservoir for month
A body found floating in a Rochester reservoir this week remained undiscovered in the water for nearly a month, authorities said Thursday. The body of Abdullahi Muya, 29, was pulled from the city’s drinking water supply around 8 a.m. Tuesday during a routine morning inspection by the Highland Park Reservoir Water Department. The horrifying discovery […]
Rochester officials issue boil notice after finding corpse in public water, then say it had been floating there for a month
This was announced by a public official in Rochester, New York. boil notification They found a body in a water reservoir and notified residents, but the next day they admitted that the body had been floating in the water for a month. The body was discovered on Tuesday, and authorities said they would investigate under […]
Rochester schools close, boil water advisory issued after ‘adult male’ body found in reservoir
Rochester schools were closed Wednesday and residents were warned to boil their water after a body was found in the city’s reservoir. City Water Department employees discovered the adult male around 8 a.m. Tuesday during a morning inspection of the Highland Park Reservoir. officials said. The reservoir was immediately disconnected from the public water supply […]
American Airlines plane carrying 53 people slips off Rochester runway
An American Airlines jet skidded off the runway and into grass shortly after landing at New York's Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport in snowy weather Thursday. The Embraer E145 plane, carrying 53 passengers, had just landed and was being taxied to the terminal around 4 p.m. when it skidded, FAA and American Airlines officials […]
Fourth person dies after fiery crash near Rochester concert
A fourth person has died in about two weeks after a driver crashed into an SUV loaded with gas cans near a crowd of New Year's concert attendees in Western New York, but authorities said Friday there was no motive for the so-called intentional attack. He announced that he might not know. Rochester police said […]
Rochester patient gets kicked out of ambulance, collapses on sidewalk and later dies
A Rochester man suffering a medical emergency was kicked out of an ambulance and fell to the pavement in front of paramedics and police, where he later died. The city's mayor was “stunned” by the horrifying development. The approximately 12-minute video shows an unidentified patient allegedly lunging at paramedics as they were being transported to […]
Michael Avery planned Rochester concert attack for days
The deranged driver who plowed his SUV into a crowd in Rochester, killing two people on New Year's Day, had meticulously planned his deadly assault for days, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, Michael Avery, 35, of Syracuse, who died in the massacre, rented a Ford Expedition and drove around various parts of Monroe and Ontario […]