Funeral for Rochester hiker will be held in Maryland

Funeral arrangements are in place for Christopher Todd, 30, of Roches­ter,  who died of heat stroke last week on a hike with family in the White Mountains in New Hampshire.

  The funeral will be Friday morning at St. Louis Catholic Church in Clarks­ville,  Md.

  Donations can be directed to a fund set up at McDaniel College in West­minster,  Md., in Todd’s honor,…

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Today is Election Day. So I need you to get out and Vote! Monroe County has a number of important races. The outcome of these races will have an impact on everyone living in Monroe County for some time. Because I am involved in crime issues, and also have restarted Court Watch in Southwest Rochester, I know that who my Supreme Court Judge, County Court Judge, and City Court Judge are, really does make a difference in my quality of life. There are times when through Court Watch we advocate for… Continue

Halloween is fast approaching.  We stand on our porches and hand out lots of candy.  So why not make it more fun. Much to my family's embarassment every other year or so, children who come to our house meet, not me, but the "Math Wizard".  The math wizard has a silly cape and requires each trick or treeter to answer a math problem before getting a candy. Answer but not answer correctly.  For children under 5 this entails counting fingers, for early elementary students answering simple…

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We are trying to close the loop on crime issues in the neighborhood.  So I wanted to post an update and ask for help. 

First we are trying to have less crimes occur.

On October 15th we are hosting a Burglary Prevention Clinic at 121 Lincoln Avenue. We will have two Crime Prevention Officers present,  Vendors from various security/alarm systems, How to presentations.  The idea is to individuals to come and get information to take back to help make their house/apartment harder to…

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The 19th ward treasure hunt has officially started. Stop by any of our sponsors to pick up a clue sheet. This is also a great two weeks to go for walks in the neighborhood, as we are distributing keys on sidewalks on park benches early in the morning. We distribute these all over Monroe County but obviously more in and around the 19th ward. Early morning walking can pay off.

Stop by our sponsors as they will be setting keys out in their stores on a daily basis. While you are there pick up… Continue