Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on June 19, 2023
Over a dozen cars were broken into overnight in Rochester. Broken glass coated seats and pavement as residents woke to find windows busted out of cars on Boardman and Berkeley Streets. Several people who had their cars broken into said there was nothing stolen as they had heeded police advice and left nothing of value in their cars. This string of break-ins come less than a week from when 50 cars were broken into across the city.
3 people were shot in Rochester overnight between Sunday and Monday. The first was a 17 year old girl who was shot on Clifford Ave near Portland around 1am. She is being treated and is expected to survive. Around 2am police responded to another shooting on North Clinton where a 52 year old woman and a 30 year old woman were both shot and a 23 year old man walked to the hospital with an injury but no gunshot wounds. Police think a verbal argument may have preceded the shots being fired. No one is in custody for any of these incidents.
Just before noon on Monday a train derailed in the area of Darien and Corfu. The train was headed westbound when a mechanical malfunction in components of the train or rail caused over 60 cars to slip off the tracks. Some trailers slid off the cars they were on. CSX investigators say that almost all the cars were empty. Both east and westbound rail lines will be closed for several days. CSX will inspect and repair affected sections of the rails. No one was injured and there were no hazardous materials or chemicals involved.
Genesee Country Village Museum is having a concert series starting this Friday on the Great Meadow at Sunset. There will be seating available or you can bring your own or a blanket to sit on the lawn. This Friday the Skycats will be performing. Friday July 28th will feature the Heatwave Bluegrass. August 11th the Gateswingers will perform and August 18th A Girl Named Genny will finish out the concert series. Music starts at 5:30 and ends around 8:30. The meadow is picnic and dog friendly and food and drinks will be served till 8. Tickets can be bought online at Genesee Country Village Museum’s website.
Lollipop Farm in Rochester will break ground on a 20 million dollar expansion project on Thursday. Lollypop said the added space will be critical in addressing the growing number of animals being brought in. It hopes the move will turn the organization into the region’s foremost animal welfare and education center. The farm rescued nearly 800 neglected animals last year.
The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival kicks off Friday. Ticket holders can pick up their club passes. The ticket shop is at East Avenue and Gibbs Street, and will be open until 5 p.m. every day through Thursday. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. Check out Rochesterjazz.com for information on tickets, the lineup, and news.
