Good morning, Rochester.

Eastman Museum employees filed with Workers United to unionize and will vote on Oct.

2 amid concerns over turnover, low pay, & work conditions. Museum leadership says it will respect the outcome.

After her father’s sudden death last year, Shayna Cardamone Moretti took over as owner and president of the 50-year-old Shear Ego Salon & Spa on Monroe Avenue.

She plans to keep the business steady and honor the legacy her father built.

Joe Burke, a Rochester Institute of Technology alumnus, and his son Jameson will pitch their invention Ollyball on Shark Tank today at 9 p.m. on 13WHAM, and the lightweight ball designed for indoor play has already sold 3 million units.

Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula (who also owns the Rochester Americans) made Forbes' richest list at No. 120 as his net worth doubled to $11.8 billion by Sept.

28, reflecting rising wealth since 2020.

ESL Rochester Fringe Festival 2026 presents Dashboard Dramas, a car-based immersive theater experience with four 10-minute shows.

The event will offer local audiences a creative twist on live performance and add unique energy to the festival.

Tuesday night, Sacred Heart Cathedral held a mass where a first-class relic from former Bishop Fulton Sheen was transferred for permanent display.

The diocese will host fall liturgies at several parishes so locals can view the relic.

Roc Holiday Village will open on Black Friday, Nov.

27 at MLK Park in downtown Rochester. The 16-day event will offer ice skating, shopping, live music, and visits with Santa, with more details coming Tuesday at a news conference.

The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) received $13.7 million to begin final designs for the NSF OPAL facility and record $111 million to upgrade the OMEGA Laser System, which will expand student research into the 2040s.

Professor Cory Hunter received tenure at URochester as Associate Professor of Music and Musicology, marking a new chapter in his career shaped by gospel music and ministry — he now will develop courses and pursue research that brings cultural insights to his students.

Rochester students can attend FAFSA Fest events to get help with their college financial aid applications this fall and winter; the Education Foundation and the Rochester College Access Network are partnering with local schools to offer personalized guidance.

URochester iGEM undergraduates are testing a bacterial pesticide that activates when plants show stress — a method that could lower harmful chemical use and has local teams crafting a hand-held sprayer for small farms as they prepare for WikiFreeze at the end of Oct and the iGEM Jamboree in Nov.

Ray Vetuskey, a Webster man, is celebrating the kidney his mother donated when he was 16 — she would have turned 100 today.

The transplant performed at Strong Hospital in March 1978 is the longest living in its program and is honored by naming a star after her.

Coffee shops in Rochester offered National Coffee Day deals yesterday—Rise & Grind Café provided free bottomless drip coffee with breakfast, Luigi’s Coffee ran a contest for a coffee lover’s bundle, Little Bits Coffee Roasters introduced a specialty latte, and The Brew House Cafe served free 16‑oz drip coffee.