23+ hour, 8+ min ago  (365+ words) Prescription drugs are too expensive, and too many New Yorkers are struggling to obtain and afford the health care they need to survive and thrive. That reality is getting worse at exactly the wrong time. Costs are rising, uncertainty is…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago  (892+ words) The Villa of Hope will celebrate another year of providing comprehensive behavioral health, education, and community-based services at its "Portraits of Hope" event Friday. It features a dinner, a silent fundraising auction, and a special guest speaker from the Buffalo…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (796+ words) This post is one in a partnership between the Rochester Beacon and veteran reporter Gary Craig, featuring articles published on his'Substack'site. The court-appointed receiver in a lawsuit against embattled restaurateur Kathy Mott ignored offers from Five Star Bank that could…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (646+ words) As state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul work to reach agreement on this year's budget, a lot is on the line for Rochester and Monroe County. The deadline for passage of New York's 2026-27 budget was April 1. On Mar. 31, the state…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (476+ words) With only months remaining in the current New York State legislative session, time is running out to pass the Beauty Justice Act (S. 2057 A/A. 2054 A). If signed into law, it would prohibit the sale of personal care products and cosmetics in New…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (657+ words) Ireland has produced more than its share of great dramatists: Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, Sean O'Casey, and Samuel Beckett, to name a few. Beyond their Irish ancestry, these prominent names have one other thing in common: they're all men. With…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (822+ words) This post is the latest in a recurring Beacon feature, Counterpoint, a dialogue between liberal Rick Dollinger and conservative Geoff Rosenberger. I know you may think the private sector can solve this problem. But, if they can solve it, why…...

1+ week, 52+ min ago  (1368+ words) Neurosurgeon Webster Pilcher, M. D. , has spent decades collaborating with peers to understand how brain surgery affects function. He is now testing a new approach that helps teams measure and track those changes across the course of care. Pilcher and his team…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (167+ words) Rochester Beacon Eric Rosser is nearing completion of his first year as Rochester City School District superintendent. On Friday, April 17, the Rochester Beacon will present a wide-ranging online conversation with Rosser'a discussion that will cover both progress on his first-year…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (663+ words) For Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kevin Sack, the process of writing about the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S. C. , began after hatred and tragedy struck the historic religious site. During an evening Bible study in 2015, a white supremacist opened fire…...