@SharpRoc

Reporter covering business, development and all things Rochester. Husband | Dad | Nebraska native | Husker fan

 Rochester, NY
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Joined January 2010
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The beleaguered effort to bring grassroots orgs together through COVID relief dollars is dead, marred by accusations of incidents ranging from double-billing to using subcontracts to benefit family members. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…

Neighborhood Collaborative Project is dead; five orgs reported to AG’s Office

The organizations within the program are accused of things ranging from double-billing to using programs to benefit their family members.

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Despite high profile incidents of late, shootings in Rochester are down by nearly 50% since the pandemic era peak. Homicides, multiple victim shootings, and most other crime categories are trending down as well. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…

Shootings and other violent crime are down in Rochester, mirroring national trend

The drop also corresponds with a statewide drop in shootings highlighted by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday.

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Former Greece Deputy Town Supervisor Michelle Marini is accused of stealing town resources to do work on her and her children's homes, in a felony indictment handed up today. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…

Greece official allegedly stole from town for family home improvements

Michelle Marini faces multiple felonies in an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

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Some news: my series on Rochester cold case homicides with @maxrocphoto won a New York Broadcasters Association award for best use of digital mediums. You can read them here. wxxinews.org/tags/searching-…

Searching for Closure: Rochester's Cold Cases

More than 2,000 people have died by homicide in Rochester since 1969. In about a quarter of those cases, the killer remains on the loose.

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Hi, if you're struggling to understand your property taxes amid the reassessment, we built a calculator so you can see what your previous and future city tax bill should be. You can use it here, just plug in your previous and new assessment. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…

Rochester home values shot up, but the city tax rate is dropping. Here's what that means

A drop in tax rate of 38% will allow for any home assessment increased by less than 60% will see a decrease in its city property tax bill.

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The city and state plan to invest millions in building up infrastructure around High Falls. There's just one problem: High Falls doesn't exist. Neither do Middle or Lower Falls. That's at least according to the federal government. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…

City Council goes chasing waterfalls' names

Despite being Rochester's most prominent geographical feature, the federal government has never formally documented the existence of High, Middle, or Lower Falls. A resolution from City Council is...

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The dean of the NY Capitol press corps -- as @GormleyAlbany so aptly referred to her recently -- is retiring. @kdewitt has been a fixture on NY public radio stations for decades. If anyone has earned her retirement, it's her. An inspiration to so many of us. What a career!
@kdewitt7@kdewitt730 Apr 2024
Finally, I get to use this phrase: ‘Some personal news’ I’m leaving New York State Public Radio‘s Capitol Bureau beat on June 21. It’s been a fabulous ride, but it’s time to go.
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News about our strike part 2
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Please listen the latest on our strike part 1
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The focus on Monroe County's ARPA debacle has been on the Community Resource Collaborative. But that's far from the whole story. The county's program was marked by missed payments and lax oversight, with lasting damage to nonprofits inside and outside CRC. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…

Monroe County set out to build up nonprofits in communities of need. It's not going well

The grant-funded effort has been erratic for months and extend beyond the Community Resource Collaborative that the Bello administration has highlighted.

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Update on Day 🔟. Come see us Wednesday!
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Jon Harris@ByJonHarris6 Apr 2024
Gannett has a long history in upstate New York and particularly in Rochester, where it was founded and where its founder died. And yet, modern-day Gannett has continued to strip resources away from the Democrat & Chronicle and Rochester -- a community it should care deeply about.
Newspaper Guild of Rochester@rocnewsguild6 Apr 2024
Update: our strike begins at 12:01 am Saturday and doesn’t end until @Gannett agrees to a contract that appropriately values its journalists. Donations to our strike fund will help sustain our members while we fight for what we deserve. gofundme.com/f/support-union…

Donate to Support Unionized Gannett Workers Fighting Back, organized by Jaime Carrillo

We are raising funds to support our fellow workers organizing to fight … Jaime Carrillo needs your support for Support Unionized Gannett Workers Fighting Back

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A drunk driving chief, two investigations, two suspensions, and a case of irritable bowel syndrome all led up to the resignation of Sgt. Bryan Root, who is know suing the town of Greece over alleged retaliation. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…

A Greece police sergeant quit while under investigation. He's claiming whistleblower retaliation

Bryan Root says he resigned, facing backlash for a "rogue investigation" into a crash that led former Police Chief Andrew Forsythe to resign. The department says he left while under investigation on...

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Gary Craig@gcraig13 Jan 2024
The @rocnewsguild is nearing the number of attendees we hope for in our Jan. 9 community town hall. We'll have local speakers of note and presentations about the state of the D&C under its current ownership. Please consider signing in and joining us. actionnetwork.org/events/pro…
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Phoenix? why bother... #DontKnockTheROC
James Gilbert@JamesGilbertWX30 Nov 2023
Rochester is… forgettable? I had to share this clip my dad sent me from my uncle that lives outside Phoenix. The weather anchor tries to name Rochester, forgets, and you can watch what happens next:
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Neville Bailey was interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery. The body of his first child, a stillborn son named Neville Jr., was moved to his plot and buried on top of him. Eighteen years on, his wife, Jeanette, has found no closure. With video from @maxrocphoto youtube.com/watch?v=m-0K1iiP…
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🚧 #ConstructionDay might be over, but #ApprenticeshipWeek is right around the corner. Construction is just one of many industries that participate in Registered Apprenticeships. Learn more from @NYSDOLCommish, @WXXINews and @SharpRoc: wxxinews.org/local-news/2023…
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The Rochester Police Department is planned to reorganize this fall. Here's what it will look like, and why the Locust Club isn't thrilled about it. @WXXINews wxxinews.org/local-news/2023…

Here’s what Rochester police’s reorganization will look like

The plan is aimed at addressing violent crime in the city through reducing the number of patrol sections and slightly upping patrol numbers.

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Beth Adams@BethAdams2025 Sep 2023
The former Kodak Hawkeye Plant has an intriguing past. During the Cold War, staff developed satellite images of Soviet military operations. @SharpRoc is now untangling a more recent mystery inside the sprawling facility tinyurl.com/4622h57p
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WXXI News@WXXINews13 Sep 2023
Three of the Rochester area’s major colleges sit near biking and hiking trails in Brighton, but poorly marked or nonexistent connections make getting there a daunting task. Brighton is developing a plan to connect bike trails for students at 3 campuses. wxxinews.org/local-news/2023…
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