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POPSNew study money portends hope for former Vacuum Oil brownfields “Prime land” it is, so close to the University of Rochester and city-center Rochester. Like so many stretches along the banks of the Genesee, so beautiful and hauntingly desolate, it's hard to imagine downtown could be so close. The River Trail there is one of my favorite spots to skate.
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POPSTruck driver indicted for hit-and-run—caused by State Police negligence? Do the police have a fiduciary responsibility for safety of those they stop? If so, their negligence contributed to Kaitlin's death. From highlights we see on Cops and police reality shows, we know traffic stops endanger officers. They can also endanger drivers. Despite claims that speed kills, most professional drivers know it kills less than inattentiveness. The New York State Police typically enforce traffic laws very aggressively. I cannot help but think less aggressive enforcement would improve safety. Certainly Kaitlin would not have been killed. At the very least, it's a poor way to raise revenue.
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POPSShooter slays random cyclist and gets convicted only for manslaughter I wonder how thoroughly police investigated this crime. Could all the supposed victims of the attempted robberies have declined to come forward or to testify? Might they never have heard about the arrest or circumstances? Many other shootings result not in death, but permanent injury. I rarely ever hear about those stories. Do police and prosecutors treat carjackings more seriously than violence against cyclist? Maybe i'm overly skeptical here, but through my years of cycling and skating, enough dangerous objects such as beer bottles flying 40mph have hit me, i wonder if harassment like this doesn't deter others from cycling and skating in the city. The acts go beyond mere objects. The vicious, angry words shouted are evidence of road rage. Yet, i read and hear very little in way of prosecution, and that leads me to wonder. I will tag follow-up stories “Fred Mason”.
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POPSNew York State audits the City of Rochester's fast ferry finances and bungling of fiscal oversight A friend and investment analyst for Manning & Napier, the area's most successful money management firm, mentioned to me in the fall of 2002, when the fast ferry had become a hot topic, only three ferries in the entire world ran profitably. Governments subsidized the losses of the others, ostensibly to provide economic benefit for the region, or at least, for politicians to associate their names with useful services and maintain their profile in the eyes of their subjects.
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