Pittsford News Archives

Penfield Meghan Olson of Penfield was awarded a Rensselaer Medal from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, Rensselaer County, for high school students who have excelled in math and science.

Pittsford Nazareth College Graduate Studies Open House will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

Fellow Greens! Don't forget that this Tuesday is Election Day . Not sure where you go to vote? Go to https://www.monroecounty.gov/apps/voterapp.php and find out.

The Ontario County Sheriff's Office arrested a Pittsford man in Naples on drug-related charges.

Pilates Plus, 3300 Monroe Ave., will host "Pilates for Pink" to benefit Embrace Your Sisters in association with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Rochester, N.Y.a 'Thursday is the last day to receive flu shots from Maxim Health Systems.

On a recent trip to Long Island, I shopped with my mother-in-law at one of our favorite clothing stores.

Brighton The following Brighton High School advanced placement studio art students are featured in an exhibit at the Greater Rochester International Airport.

The third of four companies that run public flu clinics has quietly canceled all of its scheduled seasonal flu vaccine sessions after today because of lack of vaccine, while the final clinic operator says its supply is fine.

Crystal Barn Restaurant and Bistro Lounge is hosting its 14th Annual Election Eve Cigar Smoker on Nov.

Through eight terms as supervisor of Pittsford, Republican Bill Carpenter has been a good steward of town finances, kept town taxes on a downward trend - the rate is lower now than when he took office in 1994 - and according to satisfaction surveys, kept residents happy.

A registered sex offender accused of hiding inside a women's bathroom in a dorm at Nazareth College, is facing felony charges.

Paper or plastic? You don't hear that much anymore because more and more stores are pushing reusable bags.

Carol Taylor was a successful "head hunter" sales recruiter for 22 years. But with each year, something was tugging at her.

Pittsford Central School District students are among 16,000 semifinalists recently named in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

When gas prices skyrocketed after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Sujay Tyle, then 8, was shocked at how much they rose in such a short time.

Incumbent William Carpenter said his financial leadership record is an asset in his bid for re-election as town supervisor.

Carol Taylor was a successful "head hunter" sales recruiter for 22 years. But with each year, something was tugging at her.

During a recent trip to the Montreal Biodome, Marisa Modugno, 9, played the role of educational guide for her mother, spitting out numerous details about the Amazon rainforest and one of its featured bright, big-beaked animals - the toucan.

The public is invited to attend a talk at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at breathe yoga & juice bar, 19 S. Main St., titled, "In conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill: From tree-sitting to transforming our lives, community and world." Hill will share insights from her personal experience on tools for living purposeful, powerful, joyful lives of ...

Messner Carpeting, Rugs and Flooring has opened a new showroom - the company's third expansion in its 47-year history - on Monroe Avenue in Pittsford.

This is the first in a series of Q&As that I am conducting with our local Rochester-area Examiners.

Batavia Heather Smith of Batavia received the Mark and April Hoefner-Orgren Scholarship of $1,000 from the State University College at Fredonia.

Breathe, 19 S. Main St., will host a Live Well, Eat Clean workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct.

Monroe County's likely voters see health care as a much more important issue for the nation than they did a year ago, but they're evenly split over the efforts by President Barack Obama's administration to reform health care.

Former Farash Corp. chief executive Matthew S. Aroesty has been arrested on charges he stole thousands of dollars from the property management company he once ran.

In the clearest indication yet that County Executive Chris Collins is planning a campaign for governor, Rochester-area supporters are arranging a $1,000-per-ticket event at Pittsford's Locust Hill Country Club that appears to kick off his statewide fundraising effort.

As John Driscoll walks the Cobbs Hill neighborhood, he offers a glimpse into a community he knows well.