Brian Sharp

“My mother's case is not the only one,” Debadts said. “It's one of thousands, and that's exactly why I can't stay quiet. I won't hide my pain and how I feel just to make others comfortable.”

A Wayne County farmworker must be brought back to Western New York from an ICE detention facility in Louisiana by May 12, a federal judge ordered Thursday.

ROCHESTER — In an emotional plea this past weekend, the youngest daughter of a Wayne County farmworker detained by federal immigration agents April 22 urged people not to look away.

“I don't want to diminish the turmoil that we've all had to live through in the last year, and the consequences of that,” Raffaelle said. “I mean, the time, effort and money wasted is undeniable.”

If City Council members OK the proposed sale of two public school buildings to charter school operators, they would be “actively facilitating the further decline of RCSD enrollment.”

The immediate area has seen considerable residential conversion and construction, with more than 500 units completed or in the pipeline.

An internal investigation into Greece Police Chief Michael Wood “is expected to take several months” to complete, according to town officials

Syracuse-based Erie Materials is looking to expand its building materials business into the Rochester market. They want to demolish the long-vacant property on Brooks Avenue near Interstate 390 and build a new warehouse, office and showroom, records show.

The former manager has been fired. Repairs are being planned.

The two sides now have three weeks to decide whether to proceed to trial.