Victor News

The four-year graduation rate in the Rochester School District dropped slightly for students entering the ninth grade in 2008, according to new information from the state Education Department.

Elites blur the distinction between legal and illegal immigration to ensure that the opponents of the latter appear to be against the former.

Church in Dongan Hills, Cardinal Timothy Dolan had some bad news for ailing parishes as he acknowledged that church closings are on the table as part of the Archdiocese of New York's, "Making All Things New," initiative.

The Public Theater 's production of the new rock and hip-hop musical Venice , about corruption, betrayal and power, officially opened June 13 Off-Broadway.

Artists and gallery owners from Mexico and beyond meet up in San Miguel de Allende to celebrate art, creativity and innovation The art-filled public spaces of Hotel Matilda provided the central hub for the recent SMART San Miguel Art festival .

Mendon, N.Y. - If you were able to get by with just a sump pump or two, consider yourself lucky.

Building a business on Shelter Island has been a little like climbing Mount Everest for Melina Wein, who founded her own real estate brokerage here in 1998, seven years after she and her husband Marc made their climb to the 18,000-foot base camp on their honeymoon.

On the back flap of his new book, Victor Navasky is portrayed in a kinetic caricature by the illustrious Edward Sorel.

In 2005, I wrote a book about the history of women cartoonists at The New Yorker magazine, called Funny Ladies .

Fourth-graders at PS 1 in Tottenville, dressed in costumes from the turn-of-the-last-century, pose for a black-and-white photograph for a lesson on immigration.

Susan "Susie" Stone Huber, 52, of Fredonia passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013 at her home with her family by her side.

Out at last: E.B. Hudspeth is celebrating the release of his new book, "The Resurrectionist," which he wrote and illustrated at powerHouse Arena on June 17. A New Jersey author and illustrator is celebrating the release of his new novel, a fantastic, forgotten medical journal of a deranged, Victorian-era surgeon with strange ambitions, at the ... (more)

A study from the nation's largest hunger relief organization, Feeding America, shows 11% of people in the Rochester region don't always know when they'll get their next meal.

The town of Pompey has passed a law prohibiting the controversial gas drilling technique known as hydrofracking, joining numerous other towns in Central New York which have banned the practice.

St. Joseph's, St. Mary's and Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic churches have lost their elementary schools and now all will have one pastor under changes that are a prelude to the Making All Things New program to restructure parishes throughout the Archdiocese of New York, according to multiple sources familiar with the plan.

"I cannot in good conscience permit these trips," Vargas said in an email to parents.

Victor is the leanest operation among the 67 school districts in the Rochester Area, according to Business First's new rankings of administrative efficiency.

Cut flower gardens are attractive options for those who don't like removing the best blooms from their borders and beds for indoor display.

Below is the New York City Rare Bird Alert for the week ending Friday, June 7, 2013: - RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jun. 7, 2013 * NYNY1306.07 - Birds mentioned MISSISSIPPI KITE + ARCTIC TERN + Sooty Shearwater CATTLE EGRET Willet RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Black Tern Roseate Tern Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed ... (more)

The Friends of Ganondagan are offering two Corn & Community workshops that explain the importance of white corn, the Haudenosaunee's staple food, in its culture, history and diet.