Jeremy Moule

Rochester

Journalist w/ @roccitynews. Upstate lifer, fan of 🚴& sidewalks, vegetarian. Dad to Gold the greyhound, Lucky is in my ❤️ forever. Asking ‘why’ since 1979.

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Webster moves to demolish a deteriorating building at an important crossroads

1 week ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule

The Webster Furniture Strippers building is like a lot of troubled properties. It's stood vacant at the corner of Gravel and Ridge roads in the hamlet of West Webster for roughly 20 years. Town officials say that though the building is structurally sound, it has deteriorated considerably in that time.
Monroe County opens historic carousel for the season

2 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule

The historic Dentzel carousel at Ontario Beach Park is open for the season, and Monroe County is kicking things off the way it always does — by offering free rides through Memorial Day. This is the carousel's 119th season at the park. After Memorial Day it will be open on weekends until June 20, then it will operate every day of the week. Its hours are noon to 7 p.m.One ride costs a dollar. A wrist band that allows for a full day of rides costs five dollars, and a 12-ride punch card costs $10.
Monroe County school district election results are in and 2025 is not the year of the electric school bus

2 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule |Noelle Evans

At suburban districts across the Monroe County area, electric school buses were not favored by a majority of voters in several districts, though budgets received strong support from voters. In Hilton, a proposition to purchase an electric school bus failed by 44 votes, but a separate proposition to purchase 11 diesel buses passed. Spencerport voters struck down a similar proposition by a narrower margin.
Five school districts will use grants from Monroe County to tackle food waste

3 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule

Monroe County has awarded grants to five school districts to help them reduce and repurpose food waste. The Brighton, Fairport, Penfield, Pittsford, and West Irondequoit school districts will each receive $5,000 to support new and existing efforts to keep food waste out of landfills. For example, Brighton plans to use the grant in part for its existing composting program. In Penfield, the student Environmental Club plans to launch a composting program at the high school.
License plate readers will soon be installed across Monroe County

3 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office will move ahead with its plans to install automated license plate readers at dozens of locations after county legislators passed a measure that was necessary for the project to proceed. Legislators voted 25-4 on Tuesday, with those against it citing concerns about privacy and the political climate.
Your 2025 Voter Guide to Monroe County school board elections and budgets

3 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule |Veronica Volk |Noelle Evans

School board elections and district budget votes are happening on Tuesday, May 20 — and if there’s any lesson from last year, it’s that no outcome is guaranteed. With the lowest voter turnout in half a decade, Rush-Henrietta school district’s budget was initially struck down by 15 votes last year. Then in a special vote, more than twice as many people showed up to weigh in on a revised budget — which passed overwhelmingly.
Report shows that in Rochester and beyond, food insecurity is a growing problem

3 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule

Food insecurity continues to rise in the Rochester region, according to Foodlink officials and a new report from the anti-hunger group Feeding America. According to Foodlink, the number of requests for food assistance totaled 1.86 million in 2024 across its network of more than 350 food pantries and meal programs, a 40% increase over 2023.
New Monroe County effort provides equipment purchase rebates to small businesses

3 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello says small businesses are facing more pressure than ever due to economic uncertainty and escalating costs. And many still need to buy expensive equipment to compete and grow. During a news conference last week, Bello unveiled an incentive program that is intended to help qualified companies offset costs of that equipment.
Home health care agency and churches team up to help older African Americans age in place

1 month ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule

Services at seven predominantly African American churches this Mother's Day will kick off a campaign designed to improve congregants' health.
License plate readers could be installed at dozens of Monroe County locations

1 month ago | wxxinews.org | Jeremy Moule

When the Monroe County Legislature meets next month, it will consider a proposal from the Sheriff's Office to install license plate readers at 85 locations across the county. But the readers would not be used for routine traffic enforcement, Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Michael Fowler told legislators during a committee meeting this week. Instead, they would be used for operations around things like retail theft and stolen vehicles.