Adam Chodak

Rochester

Managing Editor and Anchor at WROC-TV (Rochester, NY)

@News_8 evening anchor and managing editor. Born in pinstripes, raised in Rochester and taught how to tell a story by the best.

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Woman sings ‘God Bless America’ every day at noon, for 5 years

5 days ago | woodtv.com | Adam Chodak

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WROC) – Pat Searles’ patriotism took root in the fertile fields of Gorham, New York. “Lived on a farm, busy, did a lot of work on the farm as far as weeding crops, setting cabbage … all good farm things,” said the 89-year-old Searles. Her father, having been town assessor, planted in Searles a zeal for public service. “For 25 years, I was Seneca town clerk,” she said.
In Irondequoit, there’s still a smell, but no answers

6 days ago | rochesterfirst.com | Adam Chodak

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (WROC) — Joseph Cataldo says it’s rare, but on occasion the smell in his Irondequoit neighborhood off St. Paul Boulevard is so bad, it’ll seep through the windows and walls of his home. “Sometimes you do get a little bit of a whiff,” Cataldo said. “It’s smells like a wastewater treatment plant.”On those days, Dave Moffit, who lives nearby, says it’s unbearable. “It’s very frustrating,” Moffit said.
In Irondequoit, there’s still a smell, but no answers

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Adam Chodak

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (WROC) — Joseph Cataldo says it’s rare, but on occasion the smell in his Irondequoit neighborhood off St. Paul Boulevard is so bad, it’ll seep through the windows and walls of his home. “Sometimes you do get a little bit of a whiff,” Cataldo said. “It’s smells like a wastewater treatment plant.”On those days, Dave Moffit, who lives nearby, says it’s unbearable. “It’s very frustrating,” Moffit said.
Metal detector and bag screener in place at Greece School District

1 week ago | rochesterfirst.com | Adam Chodak

GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — Scale down the screening technology at an airport’s security checkpoint and that’s what now greets students entering Arcadia Middle and High Schools in the Greece Central School District. It was set up last week as part of an effort to better detect and prevent weapons and cell phones from entering the building. The new technology has two parts: a pass-through metal detector and a bag scanner.
Take a look at new screening tech up and running in Greece schools

1 week ago | rochesterfirst.com | Adam Chodak

GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — Scale down the screening technology at an airport’s security checkpoint and that’s what now greets students entering Arcadia Middle and High Schools in the Greece Central School District. It was set up last week as part of an effort to better detect and prevent weapons and cell phones from entering the building. The new technology has two parts: a pass-through metal detector and a bag scanner.
Woman sings ‘God Bless America’ every day at noon, for 5 years

1 week ago | fox8.com | Adam Chodak

Watch Pat Searles, 89, perform by: Adam Chodak Posted: May 27, 2025 / 04:05 PM EDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 04:05 PM EDT CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WROC) – Pat Searles’ patriotism took root in the fertile fields of Gorham, New York.
Woman sings ‘God Bless America’ every day at noon, for 5 years

1 week ago | qcnews.com | Adam Chodak

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Woman sings ‘God Bless America’ every day at noon, for 5 years

1 week ago | dcnewsnow.com | Adam Chodak

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WROC) — Pat Searles’ patriotism took root in the fertile fields of Gorham, New York. “Lived on a farm, busy, did a lot of work on the farm as far as weeding crops, setting cabbage all good farm things,” Pat said. Her father, having been town assessor, planted in Pat a zeal for public service. “For 25 years I was Seneca town clerk,” she said. She was then treasurer for Ontario County, working in the same building she can now see from her balcony at The Hammocks in Canandaigua.
Woman sings ‘God Bless America’ every day at noon, for 5 years

1 week ago | rochesterfirst.com | Adam Chodak

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WROC) — Pat Searles’ patriotism took root in the fertile fields of Gorham, New York. “Lived on a farm, busy, did a lot of work on the farm as far as weeding crops, setting cabbage all good farm things,” Pat said. Her father, having been town assessor, planted in Pat a zeal for public service. “For 25 years I was Seneca town clerk,” she said. She was then treasurer for Ontario County, working in the same building she can now see from her balcony at The Hammocks in Canandaigua.
Woman sings ‘God Bless America’ every day at noon, for 5 years

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Adam Chodak

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WROC) — Pat Searles’ patriotism took root in the fertile fields of Gorham, New York. “Lived on a farm, busy, did a lot of work on the farm as far as weeding crops, setting cabbage all good farm things,” Pat said. Her father, having been town assessor, planted in Pat a zeal for public service. “For 25 years I was Seneca town clerk,” she said. She was then treasurer for Ontario County, working in the same building she can now see from her balcony at The Hammocks in Canandaigua.