2013 Lifetime Assistance Airport 5K to be held June 22

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 8:15am

It costs just $20 but the service it provides is worth much more.

Kaitlin Detsch and her mother, Charlene, stopped by News10NBC Wednesday morning to explain how your contributions help people in the Rochester community.

This year’s Lifetime Assistance Airport 5K will be held on Saturday, June 22 at the Jetsmart hanger on Scottsville Road. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The race and walk begin at 9 a.m. and Abby Wambach will kick off the event. The kids’ fun run starts at 10 a.m.

To sign up, click here.

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Zumbathon for Golisano Children's Hospital

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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 7:00am

Zumbathon for Golisano Children's Hospital

Are you ready for some Zumba?

More than 10 Zumba instructors from the Rochester area will be teaching classes on Saturday, June 29 for a Zumbathon to benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital.

The event will take place at the Brockport Elks Lodge on Sweden Walker Road in Brockport. Classes will be from 10:30 to 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Tickets are $20 at the door and include all classes. All of the proceeds will benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital.

For more information, click here.

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Two people facing drug charges in Canandaigua

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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 6:55am

Nine people were arrested after police say they were in Atwater Meadowns Park in Canandaigua after hours. Investigators say the group was drinking around a bonfire.

Two of the suspects, 30-year-old Aaron Mallula and 26-year-old Jesse Bartholomew were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and several city code violations. Police say both were in possession of LSD and concentrated cannabis. The seven other individuals were arrested for various city code violations.

Mallula and Bartholomew were remanded to the Ontario County Jail in lieu of bail.

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New Brockport mayor elected

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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 12:07am

People in Brockport have spoken and Tuesday night the village has a new mayor.

Margay Blackman was elected to the position with a total of 613 votes.

Incumbent Mayor Connie Castaneda received 355 votes. She was seeking her second four-year term in office.

Castaneda was arrested last year and accused of illegally renting rooms in her home to college students. Last week a judge dropped the criminal charges against her.

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URMC's Strong West to hire former Lakeside Hospital workers

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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 6:38pm

The University of Rochester Medical Center's Strong West has announced a plan to bring back workers that were laid off when Lakeside closed in April.

A total of 200 people lost their jobs when the hospital closed, but the URMC says they plan on hiring at least half of those workers back when they open the urgent care facility and even more when the emergency department opens.

The URMC plans to open up Strong West as an advanced urgent care center first, and as soon as they get state approval, URMC will transform that into an emergency department.

Strong West will also have a lab, radiology department, pharmacy and office space for doctors.

Members of the community tell News10NBC that they are happy to have a place to go nearby in case of an emergency.

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Two injured in head-on crash in Ogden

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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 5:18pm

Two people are in the hospital after a head-on crash in Ogden Tuesday afternoon.

It happened around 3:30 p.m. on Ogden-Parma Townline Road at Union Street.

Police tell News10NBC there was just one person in each car, but both drivers had to be extricated by emergency crews.

They were both taken to Strong Hospital. News10NBC is told their injuries are not considered life-threatening.

There is still no word on a cause and no tickets have been issued.

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Report: Monroe County most fiscally stressed in NYS

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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 11:20am

The state comptroller's office says Monroe County is listed as the most fiscally stressed local government in New York State.

Two dozen communities in New York have been designated as such through the comptroller's new Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. The list includes eight counties, three cities and 13 towns.

The comptroller judges municipalities by things such as cash on hand, patterns of operating deficits, population trends and tax assessment growth.

The comptroller says he hopes the early warning system will motivate elected leaders and their constituents to become more efficient, more creative and more forward thinking with resources available.

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