Events

Local residents travel to Albany for anti-fracking rally

Monday, June 17th, 2013, 12:10pm

You see signs all over the area -- either for or against hydrofracking. Monday afternoon, buses carrying local people against fracking arrived in Albany for a large rally.

Some of the protestors shared the rallying call with News10NBC before they left Monday morning from the Bushnell's Basin Park and Ride lot in Perinton.

This is expected to be the largest hydrofracking rally in New York State. Thousands are expected to show up and urge Governor Cuomo to ban the controversial natural gas drilling process.

Barbara Boyce said, “One of the concerns about this drilling is that it produces some really nasty toxic waste. We have to deal with that afterwards, after the drilling is done and the companies have their gas and it gets shipped out of the US.”

Opponents say hydrofracking will contaminate water supplies and New York should instead take the lead on renewable energy,

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Fleet Feet FireCracker 5 Mile held in July

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Monday, June 17th, 2013, 8:14am

Fleet Feet FireCracker 5 Mile held in July

The Fleet Feet FireCracker 5 Mile is one of the oldest races in Rochester and this year the race will be held on Thursday, July 4.

The five-mile course starts near Whitney and O'Connor Roads and takes runners onto Turk Hill Road then left up Cobbs Lane next to the Erie Canal and then back.

Schedule:
7 a.m. - Registration Opens
8 a.m. - Race starts
10:20 a.m. - Awards

To register for the race, click here. If you register before June 5, you will receive a technical t-shirt. The next 300 registrants will received a cotton t-shirt.

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Yoga for a cause in Fairport

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Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 12:07pm

Crosby's Fund will be hosting a night of outdoor yoga Thursday night at the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa in Fairport to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

The event will start at 6:15p.m. Registration begins at 5:45p.m. It will be an open level yoga class. Donations (cash, check or credit card) will be accepted at the door.

Crosby’s Fund is a local charity for pediatric cancer research at The Wilmot Cancer Center and Golisano Children’s Hospital at The University of Rochester Medical Center. The fund is named for Crosby Wilmot, who was 13 months old when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system. He passed away on August 4, 2011, just one month shy of his second birthday. His parents founded the Crosby's Fund with the goal to find more effective treatments for neuroblastoma.

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Yoga for a cause moved indoors

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Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 12:07pm

The rain has forced an outdoor yoga event to move indoors. Crosby's Fund Outdoor Yoga Event will now be held indoors at the Ravenwood Golf Course in Victor. It was suppose to be held at the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa in Fairport.

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Outdoor moving night

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Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 8:55am

Bring your blankets and coolers for movie night under the stars on August 9.

“Little Giants” will be screened at the Perinton Center Park Amphitheatre and there is no cost to attend. The movie will begin at dusk.

The rain date will be August 16.

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Town of Perinton to hold rabies immunization clinic

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Monday, June 10th, 2013, 6:00am

The Town of Perinton will hold a rabies immunization clinic this month.

The clinic will be on June 29 from 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. at the Town of Perinton Highway Garage on Cobbs Lane.

The clinic is for cats and dogs at least three months of age. For more information, call 223-0770.

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East Rochester's Festa Italia to be held June 6-8

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Tuesday, June 4th, 2013, 7:03pm

For the second year in a row, the spirit of Italy will come alive during East Rochester’s Festa Italia at Edmund Lyon Park.

The community-based celebration includes Italy's many gifts of culture, customs, entertainment, creativity and cuisine. Live music, fine Italian food, beer, vino giardino, amusements, sports, exhibitors and arts and crafts vendors will be open to the public.

Click here for a full schedule of events.

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