Alternative therapy, transformational travel, outdoor experiences and employment are some of the approaches in use in the city of Rochester to reduce violence.
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Reorganization plans stall in diocese bankruptcy
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Abuse survivors were hoping to see a step forward in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester’s Chapter 11 case. They came away disappointed.
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It’s time for automated traffic enforcement
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A large share of road fatalities is attributed to speeding and ignoring traffic signals. Should Rochester be using cameras to enforce traffic laws?
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Empire Justice Center staff plan to form a union
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Forty lawyers, paralegals and support staffers, at the nonprofit center for public interest law, intend to join the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW Local 2325.
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Declaring war on deepfake porn
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Laws so far have been no match for the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery. But with federal legislation proposed by Rep. Joe Morelle and a new law on the books in New York, the fight is heating up.
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Starting with safety
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The Firing Pin, a gun shop and indoor range, will host a pistol safety training course at the Kodak Center this weekend.
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The year of stolen wheels
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The dramatic jump in the number of motor vehicle thefts in Rochester overshadowed a sharp decline in homicides and other crime categories in 2023.
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Diocese bankruptcy resolution remains elusive
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Judge postpones until Jan. 30 consideration of a vote by abuse survivors on a plan and disclosure statements.
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Judge rebuffs bid by creditors committee in diocese bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Judge Paul Warren declined to kill a $63.5 million settlement agreement between Continental Insurance and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester that the official committee of unsecured creditors rejected.
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U.S. Trustee urges court to reject competing plans in diocese bankruptcy
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The filing comes on the eve of hearings scheduled to consider dueling reorganization plans filed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester and Continental Insurance Co.
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Final chapter in diocese bankruptcy draws closer
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Hearings this month could set the stage for a long-awaited final settlement of the bankruptcy, which the Rochester diocese sought after New York’s Child Victims Act went into effect.