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"We will be eliminating weekend service for RTS On Demand as well as the evening service after 8 p.m. for RTS On Demand," said Tom Brede, public information officer for RTS.
"Our expenses have grown much faster than our revenues, and as that gap has widened, it's become increasingly difficult to close it," he said. "It's been really difficult to get the funding increases we need to maintain service," he continued. "This isn't something we want to do. It's something we have to do to be financially responsible, remain sustainable and protect the system as a whole over the long term.
""The city of Rochester deserves public transportation," said Cody Donahue, co-executive director of Reconnect Rochester. "For the people who rely on it to get to work, buy groceries and access other essential services, this is the loss of a lifeline," Donahue continued. "Have some empathy," Kenneth Williams said. "Not everyone has a vehicle.
" "Just because it's not the transportation you use doesn't mean it doesn't matter," Persuasion Banks said. "You always have to think about other people, especially those who are less fortunate, because you never know how it can affect their lives. "Canadian wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory, reviving memories of 2023's haze More than three years ago, in June 2023, skies across Western New York turned an eerie shade of orange in some areas.
A former assistant principal at Geneva High School recently pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Ontario County District Attorney's Office. A funeral service is being held for Rochester Fire Department Lt. John "JJ" Joseph, who died July 7 at age 37 after battling cancer. Canandaigua, N.Y.
— A third defendant has pleaded guilty to murder for the killing of Sam Nordquist. A 70-year-old man drowned Tuesday afternoon after entering the water from a boat in Little Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario, according to New York State Police.
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