Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 29th of September.
Good morning, Rochester.
After a planned classroom fight left a student injured and triggered a 40-minute lockdown last Thursday at Rush-Henrietta Senior High, the district scheduled a Board meeting (today at 6:30 p.m. at the Parker Administration Building) and a community safety forum Wednesday at the school to gather input on safety improvements.
Local screen printer Matt Saxon of Lake Ontario Press in Irondequoit saw nonstop shirt orders after a presidential order renamed the lake to Lake America—boosting demand locally and online.
His shop on Culver Road will host a live printing event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Summerville Grill is set to reopen at 5370 St. Paul Blvd in Irondequoit with extensive renovations by new local owners Diego Guerrero, Nicole Ristuccia and Dena Marou.
The updated menu will offer familiar comfort food plus new items, and a grand opening is planned for Oct. 14.
Eleven women were inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame at the George Eastman Museum on Sept.
24. They were honored for their work in education, science, medicine and activism — guests networked at a reception before medallions were given.
The city will transform a vacant 1,700 sqft lot at 354 Driving Park Ave into a test Miyawaki forest next spring.
City staffers and volunteers will plant over 600 native trees and shrubs using soil from Mt. Hope Cemetery & compost to quickly grow a dense canopy.
RG&E + NYSEG are hosting energy bill assistance events that offer info on bill credits and efficiency programs; the first takes place today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lewis St. YMCA, 53 Lewis St., with future sessions in Naples and Henrietta.
Compeer Rochester launched its 'Scroll Less, Connect More' volunteer campaign on Sept.
28 to ease loneliness and support mental health. The nonprofit asks Rochesterians to pause screens (four hours) to form friendships and boost its volunteer pool ahead of the Walk to End Loneliness on Nov. 1.
University of Rochester Medicine is testing new MRI and computational tools to spot subtle signs of epilepsy in patients recovering from strokes and brain injuries.
Researchers hope these advances will lead to earlier intervention for those at risk (better treatment options may soon be available).
Highland Hospital ribbon-cut a new 26-bed post-operative unit with a recovery gym for patients who go home within 24 hours on the Southeast Tower's fourth floor & Strong Memorial is building a nine-story bed tower west of its main entrance that will triple its emergency department early next year.
Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rochester will close today, but challenges remain as many residents have yet to find new care; 20 residents lacked placements until seven more found spots by 6 p.m. Monday.
Only nine of 31 local nursing homes now accept them (psychiatric needs complicate transfers).
ESL Ballpark hosted a Monday evening celebration to mark the Red Wings’ 20th International League title.
The event featured live music, $2 beers, $2 hot dogs and 20% off team store purchases — with fans also able to take photos with the championship trophy.
The Bills won 24 to 16 over the Chargers Sunday at Highmark Stadium, with Greg Rousseau recording double sacks in each game and Josh Allen scoring two rushing touchdowns in all three games (the team now stands at 3 to 0).
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