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Garfield Street Sidewalk Project Update Garfield Street Sidewalk Project Update

Garfield Street Sidewalk Project Update

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Thank you so much for your patience with the Garfield Street sidewalk project. We know many have expressed frustration that the work was unable to be completed prior to the start of the school year.

WORLD WAR II ON THE HOMEFRONT WORLD WAR II ON THE HOMEFRONT

WORLD WAR II ON THE HOMEFRONT

A PUBLIC CHILD CARE CENTER IN ER

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     As mentioned in my most recent article, THE CLASS OF ’44, the effects of World War II were deeply felt here at home.  By 1944, most of the women in East Rochester were employed.  Local industries were making products for the war.  For example, at the Piano Works, aircraft bodies and wings for the Canadian Air Force were being made, and steel...

Sink Hole

Madison Street

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The Department of Publics along with the MCWA and Villager Constuction are working on a larger sink hole on Madison Street across from the Outdoor pool. Residents are asked to avoid the area and seek alternate travel plans as the road remains closed.

DRIVEWAY CLOSURE NOTIFICATION

EAST ROCHESTER PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT – CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION LETTER

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Dear East Rochester Resident:

As a follow-up to our previous letter, sidewalk construction has begun along Garfield Street.   Residents will be notified when driveway access will be restricted for 72 hours. This will be done by direct contact or by a letter delivered to your home.  Closure of your driveway will allow for the concrete to cure.  Yellow warning tape and cones will be positioned across your driveway and other key locations.   Please have all vehicles removed from the driveway and Garfield Street work area prior to the date listed above as construction will begin in the morning.  Work is scheduled to begin at 6:00 AM.   

If you need special provisions, please contact the number listed below to address any concerns.   Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we continue to make these community improvements.   

For questions or concerns please contact Jake Calabrese at MRB Group (585-381-9250). 

Sincerely,

Thomas Fromberger

MRB Group

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024

TODAY IS THE DAY

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April 8th, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The Town/Village of East Rochester will be hosting a gathering event for the community to view the Solar Eclipse. Everyone is welcome to participate with us on the upper soccer fields of the East Rochester School District Campus.

The Rochester/Monroe County area is anticipating between 300 to 500 thousand people coming into our region.  The thruway roads will be closed and all of the hotels are booked!  So, with all that being said, plan to attend the event of the year that East Rochester will be hosting.

We have several vendors who will be selling food to the community including: Kona Ice, GG’s Pizza and St. Nicholas Society(Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Italian Sausage and beverages).

If your looking for glasses a limited supply(2 per family) will be available in the Library on a first come first served basis for East Rochester residents starting March 25th. Additional glasses may be available at the event.

East Rochester Sidewalk Construction & Replacement Program

Public Information Meeting

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On Tuesday February 27th, 2024 the Town/Village of East Rochester and MRB Group will 
be hosting an informal Public Information Meeting. The meeting is open to residents to stop 
in at any time between 5:30pm to 8:00pm to ask questions with regards to the scope of the 
project. 

The meeting will be held in the Jean Daniel Community Center located on the 1st floor 
of the Eyer Building (317 Main Street, East Rochester, NY 14445). 
 

Flu Shot Clinic

Registration Link

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East Rochester Community Center Flu Clinic East Rochester Community Center in conjunction with CDS RX is hosting a FREE Vaccine Clinic. Location:  317 Main Street, LL011 East...

New Elevator to be installed in the Eyer Building

North LULA, limited-use, limited-application elevator to be out of service

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A new elevator is being installed in the Eyer Building courtesy of grants from Assemblymember Jen Lunsford and Senator Samra Brouk. Beginning Monday October 2nd the north elevator will be out of service as a new full sized elevator is being installed to replace the LULA, limited-use, limited-application elevator currently in the building.

The south LULA, limited-use, limited-application elevator will still be in service.

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THE MONUMENT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL

THE MONUMENT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL

Ninety-five years ago on May 30, 1930, our first war monument was dedicated in Edmund Lyon Park. Honoring those who had served in World War I, the granite tablet and cannon have an interesting history.

In 1916, the first park in our community was dedicated. Once a heavily forested swampy area named Vanderbilt Park, the land had been purchased by Kate Gleason. Kate brought in workers from her father's company, Gleason Works, to excavate and clear out the area. The park was named after Edmund Lyon, a friend of Kate Gleason's and a founder of our village. At the top of the hill on the corner of Main and East Ivy Streets a flagpole was erected on the highest elevation in East Rochester.

During the years following World War I, community members felt a memorial was needed to honor our soldiers. The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Jules Verne Fish Post, Ame

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