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Coming Home!

Hi South Westerners, and Location 19er's!

For those of you that remember us, Anthony and I are returning! After four years away from Rochester, we have decided to come "home". I have accepted a wonderful job in Fairport, and we will be back in the city by the end of July. Currently I am staying with a friend in the Beechwood neighborhood, and Anthony is still in Binghamton until we move.

Anthony is doing better, but stills manages with extreme pain throughout…

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Added by Shawn on July 11, 2014 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

A message from Shawn

Hey Location19er's! I just wanted to give you all an update as to what and where Anthony and I are up to. Many of you may remember that Anthony was not feeling well as we were planning our move out to Seattle in June. Well about 2 weeks before we were to drive across country he took a turn for the worse. We ended up moving to Binghamton NY where we have been staying with family for the last month and a half.

Anthony is doing better, due to medication, but is still in pain, and can not… Continue

Added by Shawn on August 9, 2010 at 6:14pm — 4 Comments

A Message from Shawn about Location19

Dear Location19 members,

I have been worrying about how to tell you all this for sometime, and as many of you have noticed, Anthony and I

have listed our house for sale. I will be graduating at the end of May,

and for employment and educational reasons, we have decided that we

will be relocating to Seattle, WA this summer.

This was a hard decision to make, and we have been debating the idea since I started

school in 2006. But as you may know, the economy… Continue

Added by Shawn on April 17, 2010 at 12:45pm — 9 Comments

Help for the Sullivans

*Just a note -- Patricia Hagerman has donated a laptop for the Sullivans to use at the hospital, so we can strike that from the list. Thanks, Patricia!*

Ann Marshall, Heather Adams, Mary Ann Brody and Lisa Norwood have worked out a plan for food delivery for the Sullivan family -- see below....

Dear friends, neighbors, and colleagues,

For those of you who are preparing meals for the Sullivans, we wanted to offer one way to do this. If you'd like, we are encouraging… Continue

Added by Shawn on December 16, 2009 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Thoughts and Prayers for Bill Sullivan

From the 19th Ward Community Association:

"Hello friends,

As many of you already know, Bill Sullivan (son of Barb & Bill, husband to Juliet and father to daughters Molly & Josie) suffered a massive hemorrhage in his brain early yesterday morning. He has survived surgery to relieve the pressure and this morning has shown a couple of small but encouraging signs of responsiveness. His condition is still quite grave, however, and the family would like their friends and… Continue

Added by Shawn on December 15, 2009 at 1:38pm — 1 Comment

The Arnett Library is looking for a Tree! TREE(s) FOUND :)

UPDATE!

Thanks, Everyone!

Ask for a tree and, within an hour, you have offers of 2 artificial and one real tree. You have to love the 19th Ward! The Library is now well treed. Thank you to our generous neighbors!

Deb Leary

The Arnett Branch Library’s Christmas tree was destroyed in a basement flood last spring. The kids really look forward to decorating, and I was wondering if anyone has a tree languishing in their attic that they aren’t using. It would have a… Continue

Added by Shawn on December 10, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Rochester Kwanzaa 2009

Rochester Kwanzaa Coalition

325 Roslyn Street

Rochester New York 14619

585 328 4389

Lest we Forget: Love Builds Community is the theme for the community wide celebration of Kwanzaa 2009. Kwanzaa is the African American cultural holiday that is celebrated from December 26 –January 1.This year the Rochester Kwanzaa Coalition will honor 6 community members who exemplify the theme of love builds community. One community member… Continue

Added by Shawn on December 8, 2009 at 8:06pm — No Comments

Can you help? Two Cats in need of a Good Home

Anybody have room in their hearts and house for these two good-looking guys?

Kluha is 14 and Chiha is 9 (see attached photo). They are both neutered and

declawed in front, and Kluha is unbelievably affectionate! Great house

cats, they have lived with the same person since they were kittens but now

their person has fallen on hard times both professionally and personally,

and while it is a VERY difficult decision for him, he… Continue

Added by Shawn on November 10, 2009 at 7:16am — No Comments

All 19th Ward Residents are invited to CONVENTION 2009

All 19th Ward Residents are invited to CONVENTION 2009

Saturday, November 21

Staybridge Suites Hotel at Brooks Landing

Elect New Officers/Vote on the 2010 Budget

Enjoy Appetizers, Desserts and a Cash Bar

Bid on Exciting Silent Auction Items

5:30-6:30pm Social Hour

5:30-7:00pm Silent Auction

6:30pm Program and Business Meeting

Optional stay at the hotel is available – those who stayed last year raved… Continue

Added by Shawn on November 7, 2009 at 11:17am — No Comments

ROCBOTS Zine Launch Party

ROCBOTS Press Release: Hello, fellow 19th Warders. I am writing to you on behalf of the ROCBOTS, a local Lego Robotics team, which is comprised of kids from the 19th ward and Brighton. Each year teams builds and program robots as well as conduct research on an annual theme (2009 theme is transportation challenges). This year, our team focused our research on promoting walkable communities. Our team published a (maga)Zine to share our research findings… Continue

Added by Shawn on November 6, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Shawn missing in action? No Just finals.

Hey fellow Location19er's! I just wanted to say that for the next couple of weeks, I may be missing in action. These are the final 2 weeks of the quarter, and I am feverishly finishing up final projects and papers. After all this craziness, (Nov 19th) I will be back around the L19 forums and community events. Please feel free to continue to email me, or call. But do not be offended if I do not get back to you right away. My life is pretty much homework, eat, sleep and more homework. SO on that… Continue

Added by Shawn on November 4, 2009 at 8:59pm — 2 Comments

Help for Trafalgar St. neighbors

From the 19th Ward Yahoo Group:

Barbara Sullivan is organizing a fundraiser to assist our neighbors

whose homes burned in the terrible fire of Friday, October 23.

A planning meeting will be held tomorrow evening, Monday, November 2,

at 7pm at the 19th Ward Community Association's Office at 216

Thurston Road.

So far looks like a Pasta Dinner at St. Stephen's Church -- date to

be confirmed very shortly.

Help is needed to solicit donations of… Continue

Added by Shawn on November 1, 2009 at 10:35pm — No Comments

Temporary Housing Needed!

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.

Added by Shawn on October 27, 2009 at 9:02pm — No Comments

Pumpkin Launch

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

Added by Shawn on October 26, 2009 at 2:23pm — 1 Comment

Wine Makers

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

Added by Shawn on October 25, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

U of R Student Struck by Car, Seriously Injured

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

Added by Shawn on October 24, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Trafalgar St Fire

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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Added by Shawn on October 23, 2009 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Resurrecting Neighbors of 19 South

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

Added by Shawn on October 18, 2009 at 8:34pm — 2 Comments

Harvard Sociologist to Speak at RIT on Neighborhood Crime Issues

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

Added by Shawn on October 13, 2009 at 12:28pm — No Comments

U of R Considered a Great Neighbor

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

Added by Shawn on October 12, 2009 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments