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Girl Scouts of Western New York will receive another national publicity boost Tuesday when girls from a troop in Fairport appear live on The View on ABC.

In this Oct. 5, 2011, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama gets help from fifth grade student Sterling Zapata in filling a basket with peppers in the White House garden in Washington.

There are several different Memorial Day events going on around Monroe County. Here is a brief list: Gates: Gates Town Hall, 1605 Buffalo Road, 9 a.m. Irondequoit: Irondequoit Cemetery, 1280 Titus Avenue, 9 a.m. Fairport: Memorial Day Parade beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will start at the corner of Whitney Road and Main Street; continue south on ... (more)

Penfield's defense shined in their Class A semifinal against Pittsford, winning 11-6. The Patriots only allowed three goals in the first three quarters, as they advance to face Fairport in the Class A Final on Tuesday.

Students at Johanna Perrin Middle School in Fairport were evacuated Wednesday afternoon because of a bomb threat, according to a phone message that went home to parents.

President Barack Obama is on the campaign trail, officially kicking off his re-election bid earlier this month with political rallies in Ohio and Virginia.

From left, Elizabeth O'Toole of Walworth, Pat Bertucci of Brighton, Sheila Roney of Webster, Mary Dahl Maher of Rochester, Patricia Costigan of Fairport, Suzanne Shady of Fairport and Diane Knittle of Brighton, cheer for the unveiling of their book Mothering: An Art of the Heart in Fairport.

The push is on in New York to raise the minimum age for indoor tanning. Currently, the law stipulates no one under the age of 14 may patronize a tanning salon.

Wayne County deputies have charged a Fairport woman with animal cruelty. They say 42 year old Cynthia Scheithauer had lived at the Canal Side Trailer Park in Lyons.

Anne P. Amadon, 94, formerly of Old Piseco Road, Piseco, N.Y., died Thursday, May 3, 2012, at the Folts Home in Herkimer, N.Y., where she resided for the past 15 years.

Edward T. Coalier, 90, formerly of 30 Lakeview Drive, Lakewood, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Heritage Green Rehab and Skilled Nursing.

Slaughter, D-Fairport, is recovering from a shattered femur, following a fall on a New York City street on April 2. As she gears up for a competitive re-election campaign against Republican Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, Slaughter has taken special care to note her activity in the hospital for the last four weeks as she participated in ... (more)

The locus is Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, which are across the Detroit River from one another.

Ignorance and stupidity defy stereotypes; they know no bounds, and you can be ignorant and stupid even if you have a college degree and live in a million dollar home in an affluent suburb.

Acting great and Fairport native Philip Seymour Hoffman could soon have another addition to his list of accomplishments.

So far, the following Rochester-area markets offer EBT benefits: Genesee Country Farmers Market; Brighton Farmers Market; Rochester Public Market, South Wedge Farmers Market; Highland Park Winter Market; Irondequoit Farmers Market; Monroe Village Farmers Market; Westside Farmers Market; Clifton Springs Farmers Market: Lyons Farmers Market; Sodus ... (more)

Kiplangam Tisia, 24, of Rochester was the overall finisher of the half-marathon, beating last year's winner by about five minutes .