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4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (169+ words) A joint project between RIT and the University of Rochester has developed a new squeezed phonon laser that provides precise control over individual particles of sound or vibration. The researchers demonstrated a device that puts out sound waves which are…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (335+ words) New York still can't pass a budget on time, and lawmakers now plan to keep the government running with another short-term fix, according to Spectrum News 1. Leaders will vote Tuesday on a weeklong budget extender to cover payroll and essential…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (954+ words) ROCHESTER " A variety of factors are expected to be in play as Rochester officials hammer out what is expected to be a $742. 4 million budget for 2027. The Rochester City Council held its first budget discussion Monday since approving a two-year spending…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (623+ words) Technical workers at Rochester General Hospital have voted to unionize " the latest in a growing organized labor movement within the health center. The vote adds 290 workers to the rapidly growing Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals (RUNAP). RUNAP now…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (166+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " State lawmakers are working to solve New York's volunteer firefighter shortage. The bill would let local governments establish stipend programs for their volunteer firefighters. In March, fire officials spoke in Albany over what they're calling a public safety crisis…...

41+ min ago  (176+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. (WROC) " As Black Maternal Health Week gets underway, Rochester Regional Health hosted a community event Monday focused on what officials describe as a maternal health crisis, one that disproportionately impacts Black women. Health leaders say the disparities in maternal…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (457+ words) New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe is still rehabbing from a torn labrum, but his return may bn sooner rather than later after the latest update by Yanks" manager Aaron Boone. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday on the "Talkin…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (475+ words) On Wednesday night, the New York Yankees will continue their series with the Athletics in the Bronx. They are coming off a 5-3 win on Tuesday. Getty Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees hits a single during the fourth inning…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (679+ words) NEW YORK " When the New York Mets last exited a big-league ballpark, they did so in shame, with heads hung low. For the Queens ballclub, the final day of the 2025 season was an epic embarrassment, with a 4-0 loss to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (141+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " People in Rochester have a unique opportunity to take care of their skin health this month. The Skin Cancer Foundation's cancer screening RV is in town on Monday, April 20, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. It will be located at Norton Village Park,…...