Brighton News

Brighton, N.Y. - A jeweler by trade, 88-year-old Irving Mann, owner of Mann's Jewelers in Brighton, has a piece of jewelry he never considered seeing again.

All are invited to attend the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 18, where prestigious community awards will be presented and new board members will be elected.

Medical records retrieval and delivery service eHealth Technologies Inc. plans to add 60 jobs over three years, following $4 million in new construction in Henrietta.

Our Lady of Good Counsel faculty and students take part in third annual St. Baldrick's head shaving event to benefit cancer research.

The Western New York Flash could get a big lift in Saturday's 7:35 home match at Sahlen's... Embrace Your Sisters' 7th Annual "Tea at 2" is Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at The Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua.

Brynn Lucas back home and jumps into local theater...: Brynn Lucas back home and jumps into local theater at JCC In the cast of "Steel Magnolias" at Blackfriars are Dawn M. Sargent and Mary Tiballi .

On May 27, 2013 at 2 p.m. the Town of Brighton will be holding their 1st Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to be held at the Veterans Memorial Site, located at 1341 Westfall Road.

Some schools in Monroe County have made it onto Newsweek Magazine's list of best high schools in the country for 2013.

Better than expected news on the job front. The labor department reported that 165,000 jobs were added in April.

Above, Chrissy Monaco of Penfield tries on a wedding band at Mann's Jewelers to see how it looks with her engagement ring.

For motorists, Rochester's road construction season started with a literal bang this year, as Hollywood explosions shut down Main Street and a variety of side streets nearby.

Embrace Your Sisters' 7th Annual "Tea at 2" is Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at The Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua.

News 8 has learned there's a major push to re-name Rochester's main post office after a local soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.

One of the great things about living in Rochester is that a stay-at-home vacation can be just that: a vacation.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce luncheon in the ballroom of Washington's Omni Shoreham Hotel on Tuesday was the small-business equivalent of the Academy Awards.

It's not just sales that motivates owner Frank Maehr in everyday business at Millennium Machinery.

From April 2012 to March 2013, Scott Caccamise accomplished a turkey hunter's dream, harvesting the four sub-species needed to complete the National Wild Turkey Federation's coveted "Grand Slam." Caccamise's feat included a Rio Grande turkey hunted in Texas, a Merriam taken in South Dakota, an Eastern gobbler from New York and, finally, an Osceola ... (more)

May brings the close of the annual Rochester Arts & Lecture and Brockport Writers Forum series, plus the Rochester Teen Book Festival, all bringing bestselling authors to town.

The crash happened around 4 p.m. On Mount Hope Avenue near Westfall Road. At least two vehicles were involved in the crash.

Repurposing vintage furniture and accessories is definitely in vogue. It's green and cheap, and part of the fun is finding a bargain at a garage or estate sale or in your mother's attic.