Elizabeth and Steve O'Neill,whose house was destroyed by fire last Friday, are looking for temporary housing in the ward. They are currently staying at the Staybridge until they find other housing. If you know a of a house available for rent please, call Jerry or Kathy O'Neill at 436-2748.

This sounds like a lot of fun! If your free Friday, hop the river and check it out!



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Student-built contraptions will hurl pumpkins, aiming for distance and precision, in eighth annual competition



Local students will test their engineering prowess by slinging pumpkins with catapults and trebuchets of their own design on the day before Halloween in what has come to be one of the campus's most entertaining and anticipated rituals.



The eighth annual… Continue

Jason, a member of the 19th Ward Yahoo group is looking for a wine corker.

Does anyone here make their own wine and have a corker? I have a batch of strawberry wine that needs to be bottled and will trade you a bottle for the use of your machine. If you do, you can reach him at this email address.

-Shawn

Another sad event. A U of R student struck by car and is seriously injured. Unfortunately I have been waiting for something like this to happen. When I sit in the front windows at Boulder I have seen to many near misses. And have been subject to a near miss crossing the street in that area as well. My thoughts and prayers to the victim.



Update:

Driver charged with DUI.… Continue

There was a fire at 202 Trafalgar St this morning which spread to two neighboring homes. It's being reported as suspicious. The house was empty at the time.



13WHAM…

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Resurrecting Neighbors of 19 South (Brooks Ave to Genesee Valley Park, River to Canal)



Thursday, October 22, 2009

6:30 p.m. at Staybridge Suites

1000 Genesee Street



Learn more about…

· Riverfront Development

· Urban Gardens

· Vacant Lots

· Local Recreation Programs

· Public Safety

· You teach us!!!



Your homework for this meeting:

1. What do you like about your neighborhood (what should stay the… Continue

Will deliver inaugural Thomas Castellano Memorial Lecture on Justice



The impact of crime and violence on communities and the methods government institutions can use to strengthen and preserve city and suburban neighborhoods will be the topic of Rochester Institute of Technology’s inaugural Thomas Castellano Memorial Lecture on Justice.



Robert Sampson, a noted criminal justice scholar and pioneering researcher on the impact of crime on city neighborhoods, will present… Continue

From 13WHAM.com



Rochester, N.Y. – Rochester has a good neighbor in the University of Rochester.



The University of Rochester made the list of 25 “Best Neighbor” colleges and universities, compiled by the President of Westfield State College.



Schools are chosen because of the positive impact they have on their… Continue

This looks like a great event, that is taking place, just across the river along the Green Way. Saturday October 24th 10am or 11am.
For more information: http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/gwteachin/350/

Here is a link to the photos of the Thurston-Ravenwood Park coookout from Tuesday Oct. 6th, 2009. Taken by the 19th Ward resident photographer, John Boutet! They are beautiful John and I am so glad that you are there for many, if not all the happenings around the ward. Knowing and documenting our history is important.

-Shawn



http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=rdujkr7.1bufqzr3&x=1&y=-6lovae&localeid=en_US



Also here are some photos taken by… Continue