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• Festival violence, fueled by social media, has some worried

  

  The latest incident was at the Lilac Festival where 20 people were arrested last Saturday after several groups of young people got into a fight in and…

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• Court orders feeding tube for disabled Yates County man

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• Bridges in Monroe County need some work

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• MCH board is complete; first meeting is May 29

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• New York tries to draw more tourists to upstate

  

  Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to encourage people visiting downstate to head north, and is initiating an aggressive advertising campaign to do it. State Sen…

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• Fund established to honor fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Schramm

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• MCH board is complete; first meeting is May 29

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• Rodeo raises money for Rochester General cancer center

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Business »

• Rochester GM franchises show off renovations

  Spruced-up dealerships are another sign of a revived auto market, which saw local dealers having their best year since 2004 in 2012.

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• Report: Bausch + Lomb in talks with Valeant for $9B

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• Gas prices down entering holiday weekend

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• Getinge puts Henrietta HQ on market, asks for $11.5 million

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Sports »

• Buffalo Bills rookies meet Luna the polar cub

  

  As part of the team's annual rookie tour of Wester New York, the newest players for the Buffalo Bills got a chance to see one of the newest additi…

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• IBA official disputes claims of RazorSharks' owner

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• Rochester RazorSharks have new opponent for next two games

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• Wegmans, LPGA optimistic about future

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• Widener name is well-known in Chili

  

  Before the town of Chili was established in 1822, Wideners lived there.

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• Aircraft group reacquires National Warplane Museum name

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• Gillises have long loved the land in Victor

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• Greece Olympia to honor graduates killed in Vietnam, Iraq wars

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• Rochester rising as a solar energy hub

  

  Considering it's one of America's cloudiest cities, it might surprise some to think of Rochester as a rising star in solar technology. But sun…

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• LaunchPad Demo Day pitches ideas at Geva Theatre

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• Sean Lahman: Bright insights from Natcore Technology

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• Hannah Morgan: Finding your next employee

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• Real Estate Database

  This database contains information about the real estate transactions that occurred in New York state since 1993. Data for Monroe County is supplied by the Monroe County Clerk's office and is updated weekly. Data for other counties is obtained from the New York State Office of Real Property Services and is updated quarterly.

• Restaurant inspections

  The Democrat and Chronicle's restaurant inspection database is from information supplied by the Monroe County Department of Health: Violation descriptions listed for each facility correspond to the general item statements on the New York State Department of Health Inspection Form DOH-192. Establishments may be in violation of all or only portions of the stated reference for each violation. The Democrat and Chronicle will update this database twice monthly as information on new inspections becomes available.

Opinion »

• Will Dr. Dre's gift really make a difference?

  

  Dr. Dre's gift to USC should be just a start for black celebrities who should give back.

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• Web essay: Don't issue condoms to our youth

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• Seek long-term stability for Rochester

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• Letter: Hard for centrists to find friends in Washington

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Living/Entertainment »

• Recipe of the Week: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que salmon perfect for Memorial Day

  

  Jeff 'Cooter' Coon, who died earlier this month, was in charge of the kitchen when the Court Street Dinosaur Bar-B-Que opened. This grilled sa…

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• Hot tickets, new shows

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• No plans for Memorial Day weekend? No problem

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• Farmers markets return to the Rochester region

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