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Despite the promise of billions more in aid for local schools from the federal government, many districts around the state are still considering deep cuts in spending for next year.

Financial fraud on the scale we now see is no less violent than armed assault.

Developers of the proposed $140 million lakefront redevelopment in Canandaigua now know what’s required of them by the city.

The Village Board has proposed a budget for the next fiscal year that calls for little change in spending or the tax levy.

Spending would fall just a half-percent, or $17,704, to $3,142,530, largely because the village has paid off some debt.

The budget consists of three funds: general, water and sewer.

A judge in Ontario County has granted a former Fairport woman $55,500 to settle a civil suit she filed alleging that the county had committed civil rights violations in her criminal case.

Judge William Kocher granted the settlement amount Thursday. It has since come under fire from the county district attorney, sheriff and one of the two victims in the criminal case.

A New Jersey company has purchased SensiVida Medical Systems, a micro-technology company that got its start at the Infotonics Technology Center.

Mediscience Technology Corp. and SensiVida underwent a series of mergers, said David R. Smith, board chairman at SensiVida, who will continue in the position at the merged company, SensiVida Medical Technologies. The new company will be publicly traded.

Police executed seven search warrants, arrested seven people and seized one handgun Friday, March 13, on or near the 500 block of Jefferson Avenue.

The fourth and last person charged with beating, stabbing and robbing a Chili man in his home has pleaded guilty.

Two young men are facing numerous felony charges following a carjacking in Greece and an armed robbery in Gates late Thursday.

The Medical Examiner's Office reports that Sandra Arena had a 0.08 blood alcohol level.