South Plymouth News

Monroe County sheriff's deputies will be better equipped now when investigating crime scene evidence.

The Corn Hill Arts Festival celebrates "Forty Years of Artwork and Entertainment" from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Now that Plymouth Rock Studios has selected a new site in Plymouth for its mega-movie studio complex, the supporters and naysayers are at it.

The Corn Hill Arts Festival celebrates "Forty Years of Artwork and Entertainment" from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 12 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 13.

Monroe County's professional crime solvers will have more space, offer new services and work in an environmentally friendly building when they move into a new crime lab at Broad Street and South Plymouth Avenue ...

After nearly a year on the run the woman wanted in connection with her toddler's death has been arrested.

Rochester police have made seven drug-related arrests that they can link directly to new surveillance cameras first installed three weeks ago.

Steve Muhammad got applause Monday night for announcing that he plans to open a bakery and take-out along Jefferson Avenue.

A line of fast-moving thunderstorms - complete with hail - whipped through the Rochester area Saturday afternoon. via Democrat & Chronicle

“Right before that, a big boom or crash happened right around here and I was so scared I ran inside and hid.”

A storm blew through our area on Saturday bringing with it rain, hail and lightening. via WHEC-TV Rochester

Lightning from Saturday's storms also damaged some homes and buildings across the area. via WROC-TV Rochester

“We'll play around with reality a bit”

The opening of Plymouth Rock Studios in South Plymouth may still be uncertain, or years away, but one small part of the operation is already up and running in the town's historic Cordage Park. via Boston.com

“The students wanted a place to congregate and socialize. Whether it's a restaurant, sports bar or coffee cafe, I think we met most of those desires.”

The search for businesses to occupy Park Point, the mixed-use project going up near Rochester Institute of Technology, began three years ago with a survey. via Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

An altercation on the southwest side of the city last night left two people injured, with one suffering a minor gunshot wound. via Democrat & Chronicle

“He is very thorough and always willing to help you out. I will miss him.”

In his 37 years on the job, Fred McCarthy has seen it all. As captain at Brighton Fire District, McCarthy recalls the joys of teaching children about fire safety at schools as well as the sorrows of tending to ... via Democrat & Chronicle

“We look forward to this being a long-term commitment and you can plan on having this (parade) banner to be used over and over and over again.”

This year's St. Patrick Day Parade keeps with the tradition. But there are also some things new. via Democrat & Chronicle

Overhaul prisons to cut costs By ELIZABETH LYNAM [ Elizabeth Lynam is deputy research director of the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan nonprofit civic organization, http://www. cbcny.org.] First ... via The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

Police were called to a house on South Plymouth Avenue around 4 a.m. for the report of a man knocking on a door. via R News

“Traffic coming from both the Makepeace and the new film studio all meet on the same narrow roads”

Plans for two huge developments in Plymouth's southwest corner have some residents worrying about traffic jams in the least developed part of town. via Boston.com

“I don't think it's as bad in Cuba as it was Tuesday night.”

A new public defender has been appointed in Monroe County, but larger community issues surrounding the selection have not faded. via Democrat & Chronicle