A Celebration of life will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on January 29, 2022 at the East Rochester Fire Department, all are welcome.

 

Centennial painting by Christopher A. Wheat, 1997

Throughout the year I will share monthly articles (around the 15^th of the month) which will serve to honor special moments in our history.  Some of my columns will review highlights already shared, some will present new information learned along the way.  Readers who wish to comment may contact me at amance@eastrochester.org.

 

1952 Masons Little League Team

 

In December we often find ourselves reflecting on the year gone by.  Perhaps it was because of the memories of the 1989 movie, “Field of Dreams.”  Perhaps it was because the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees, 9 -8 in the ninth inning this summer at the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa.  This year our Local History Department received many requests for photos and articles on Little League teams of the 1950s and 60s. While we have many articles about teams and individual games, we have few team photos.  I did discover some interesting facts, however.

  

Town/Village of East Rochester Launches New Citizen Engagement Mobile App

The Town/Village is making customer service, and engaging with our citizens, a priority moving forward. To help us accomplish this objective, we are excited to announce that we are partnering with GOGov, a government software company, to launch a new free mobile application for our community called "East Rochester Connect”!

Residents will be able to submit service requests on the fly from their smartphones or on the web and access important city information regarding events, alerts and more. If a question arises, municipal workers will be able to have direct communication with residents to resolve issues together.

"East Rochester Connect” will feature access to the following Town/Village resources:

• Submit Requests/Concerns with the easy access “Start Request” button
• Provide multiple photos when submitting a request
• Track requests and send messages to Municipal Staff regarding the status of a request
• Access Frequently Asked Questions through the fully searchable knowledge base

To download the free app, go to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search “"East Rochester Connect”” to find the app.

The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) helps low income households pay the cost of drinking water and wastewater services. The program can assist households who have past due bills (arrears) for drinking water and/or wastewater services. Please click on the link provided for more information. https://otda.ny.gov/programs/water-assistance/

Additional CARES Act funds have been made available for grants to Monroe County Businesses with less than 50 employees. 

The application may be accessed at https://www.monroecounty.gov/mcapp/grant2/.  Applications are being accepted until October 8, 2021.  If you have questions, please call 753.2000.

 A message from Chief Michael J. Brandenburg on the Monroe County Alliance for Transformation of Community and Police (MCATCP)

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Mobile DMV Update

Monroe County Clerk, Jamie Romeo provided an update on plans for 2021. Mobile DMV services are not approved by the New York State DMV and no plans are in place to bring them back at this time. All four County locations are providing servces and they are processing requests in half the time that New York State is. If you looking to have something processed in a reasonable amount of time please consider sending it to the Monroe County DMV . For more information on services please visit https://www.monroecounty.gov/clerk