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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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  • 1 week ago | rochesterfirst.com | Adam Chodak

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Billy Gardell, the actor and comedian from TV shows “Mike and Molly” and “Bob ❤️’s Abishola”, is performing standup at Comedy at the Carlson in Rochester this weekend. Adam Chodak sat down with him Friday to talk about how he got his start and why he’s back on the road.

  • 2 weeks ago | rochesterfirst.com | Adam Chodak

    PITTSFOD, N.Y. (WROC) — A movie theater inside Apple Cinema in Pittsford Plaza was left a mess by rowdy teens the other day – an act that appears linked to the growing trend driven by social media. A moviegoer posted photos of the aftermath on Facebook and told News 8 the group of 15 or so teenagers stayed relatively quiet for much of the wildly popular A Minecraft Movie until they erupted in noise during one scene, throwing buckets of popcorn and spilling their drinks around the theater.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Chodak

    PITTSFORD, N.Y. (WROC) — A movie theater inside Apple Cinema in Pittsford Plaza was left a mess by rowdy teens the other day – an act that appears linked to the growing trend driven by social media. A moviegoer posted photos of the aftermath on Facebook and told News 8 the group of 15 or so teenagers stayed relatively quiet for much of the wildly popular A Minecraft Movie until they erupted in noise during one scene, throwing buckets of popcorn and spilling their drinks around the theater.

  • 2 weeks ago | rochesterfirst.com | Adam Chodak

    GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — Wednesday, Lynn Girolamo could be found at Paddy Hill Elementary doing what she does all the time: visiting schools throughout the Greece Central District to help kids navigate the pervasive and ever-changing digital world. It’s part of a mission she picked up years ago. “We do have a lot more research now that tells us in the last 10 years kids that already have high anxiety or depression can really succumb to challenging parts of social media,” she said.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Chodak

    GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — Wednesday, Lynn Girolamo could be found at Paddy Hill Elementary doing what she does all the time: visiting schools throughout the Greece Central District to help kids navigate the pervasive and ever-changing digital world. It’s part of a mission she picked up years ago. “We do have a lot more research now that tells us in the last 10 years kids that already have high anxiety or depression can really succumb to challenging parts of social media,” she said.

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Adam Chodak
Adam Chodak @AdamChodak
20 Feb 25

Sentencing for Marini - conditional discharge for one year. No jail time. 40 hours of community service in 90 days.

Adam Chodak
Adam Chodak @AdamChodak
20 Feb 25

She also acknowledged she directed contractors working on a Greece community center project to do work on her home then charged the work to the project. She pleaded guilty. Her attorney says she apologizes. Adds she doesn’t have a criminal history. She declined to talk.

Adam Chodak
Adam Chodak @AdamChodak
20 Feb 25

Marini acknowledges filing a campaign finance report that did not include a check for around $600 that was written to herself. She pleaded guilty.