People and Milestones

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (130+ words) (ABC 6 News) – The Rochester Police Department added nine new officers as families marked a badge ceremony with second and third-generation ties to the force. RPD also promoted four officers to sergeant and two to lieutenant. Two separate Thompson families had…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1006+ words) The New York Yankees hosted an emotional pregame ceremony ahead of their game against the Mets as the two Big Apple teams remembered the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The New York sides fittingly opened the final Subway Series of the…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (437+ words) Sep. 11—ROCHESTER — The terror attacks 25 years ago defined a generation, Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson said. Torgerson, standing under a Rochester Fire Department ladder truck at the foot of the tallest building downtown, opened a ceremony Friday to commemorate the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (373+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Red Wings, together with Visions Federal Credit Union, have selected five local educators for the Outstanding Teacher Recognition, honoring their lasting contributions to students, families, and school communities. The honorees were chosen from nominations submitted through a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (266+ words) A Rochester-area family has created a fund to support home-care workers and patients after local realtor Gar Lowenguth received months of care at home during the final stage of his life. Lowenguth and his wife, Cindy, were together for 40 years…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) The winner, Amadeo Fusca, was the crowd favorite, wearing a jersey for the NBA champion New York Knicks underneath a suit. Fusca also had a haircut and facial hair similar to Mamdani, taking home a $100 prize. Mamdani, a democratic socialist…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (572+ words) Harry Styles dashed to his latest New York show in his signature shorts on Saturday - before cracking a cheeky joke about his ex Taylor Swift's Madison Square Garden wedding during the gig. The singer, 32, is currently in the middle of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1203+ words) Mount Hope Cemetery is more than a final resting place for generations of Rochester residents. The 196-acre cemetery is also the burial site of people whose lives helped shape American history — from social justice advocates and inventors to entrepreneurs, entertainers…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / JRM Construction Management is proud to announce that its work on JPMorgan Chase's new Global Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue has been named ENR New York's Best Project in the Interior category, recognizing JRM's…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (303+ words) Apoorva Mukhija recently appeared on the Untriggered by AminJaz podcast and revealed that she no longer lives in India. The influencer shared that she has shifted to New York to pursue an MBA, which also aligns with her long-held wish…...