Good morning, Rochester.

Novo Nordisk will donate clothing and shoes to Cody’s Closet at 9:30 a.m. today in Henrietta— the donation aims to help families who are displaced and struggling, including individuals leaving incarceration.

The Rochester Fringe Festival is celebrating its 15th year and has drawn over one million visitors—boosting local venues such as the Little Theatre on East Avenue, the Inn on Broadway, and Gio’s Prime's dining room—while comedy icon Pete Davidson is set to perform standup on Friday at Eastman Theatre.

Bea Arthur: The Documentary, featuring a never-before-seen interview with the Golden Girls star, will screen Oct.

28 at the Little Theatre on 240 East Ave; filmmaker Dan Watt will host a Q&A after the showing.

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 college rankings and many local universities ranked high.

University of Rochester was 49th among national schools while RIT placed 95th, and SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Brockport and St. John Fisher University led in public and best value categories.

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s GROWS program bought a new van to boost its workforce training for young adults—growing enrollment from two participants last year to six now and using field trips to local farms and community gardens.

The program plans to serve up to 10 participants each season with help from Avangrid Foundation.

A new report from The Children’s Agenda shows one in three high school students in Monroe County is chronically absent.

The report’s findings (discussed on Connections with Evan Dawson on 9/22) highlight students’ challenges with attending school.

On Sept. 22, Monroe County awarded over $100,000 in Climate Action Fund grants to 10 communities for projects including trail expansion, tree planting & vehicle charger installations; all awards require local matching funds to support the county’s second-phase plan to cut emissions.

1199 SEIU has filed for an NLRB vote that will let 190,000 CDPAP workers choose to unionize and potentially boost membership by over 47% (after collecting 70,000 authorization cards).

The mail vote may occur by year-end, union officials said.

CHS Ambulance is now the first in the region to carry blood for emergency transfusions through a new partnership with University of Rochester Medicine and Strong Memorial Hospital.

The service lets crews provide blood at the scene or on the way to the hospital while following strict storage guidelines.

The Terrance Building on Elmwood Avenue has sat vacant for over 30 years and remains fenced; $20 million from New York State is allocated for its demolition as Whitestone Development Partners has not yet set a date — Governor Hochul envisions building 400 to 500 housing units.

Fans watched the Red Wings win their first playoff game in 13 years at ESL Ballpark on Tuesday night, defeating the Memphis Redbirds 4 to 3.

Seaver King's solo home run powered three of the team's 10 hits, and they will play again Wednesday at 7:45 p.m.

Eighteen Section V girls soccer teams are featured in the first state rankings for the fall season with Avon topping Class C.

Records reflect results through Saturday, Sept. 19 and upcoming games will test local talent across several classes.