3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (96+ words) 13wham.com Rochester, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on a group of nurses caring for their community beyond the walls of the hospital. Nurses from Highland Hospital organized a school supply drive Friday to help students at Rochester City School District's World…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (94+ words) 13wham.com Bright Spot: Residents at Evergreen Place mark the end of summer with outdoor activities Our Bright Spot shines on a buried treasure, homemade ice cream and building lighthouses. Seniors at Evergreen Place in Brockport closed out the summer with…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (545+ words) Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A new international assessment shows reading scores among American teenagers have declined, raising concerns as students return to classrooms for a new school year. The latest Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA, found 15-year-olds in the United…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (437+ words) Farmington, N.Y. — Tuesday marked the first day of the new school year for the many students in the Rochester area. For one family in the Victor Central School District, and others who witnessed it, the new school year kicked off with…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (60+ words) 13WHAM ABC Rochester provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, health reports, notices of events and items of interest in the community, local sports and entertainment programming for Rochester and nearby towns and communities including Greece, Victor, Pittsford, Penfield, Henrietta, Webster,…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (64+ words) The Tuesday after Labor Day is the first day back-to-school for most area districts in our area. While several in Monroe County started up before the holiday, the majority waited until this week. 13WHAM and Fox Rochester have live coverage through…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (72+ words) Geneva, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on, making a lasting impact. The Geneva City School District announced Jamie Wagner as its inaugural Educator of the Year. Wagner is an instructional coach at West Street Elementary School. Her colleagues credit her for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (125+ words) Rochester, N.Y. — Great Lakes Gaming hosted presentations by its summer campers this week as GLG concluded a successful summer of gaming, tech, and creativity. Twelve young campers ages 8-16 presented their projects, including original games they designed and built from scratch. MORE:…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (108+ words) Pittsford, N.Y. -- Students at St. John Fisher University taking their first steps into a new profession Friday. 73 first-year students at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy earing their white coats as part of an annual ceremony. Dr. Christine Birnie, Dean of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (60+ words) 13WHAM ABC Rochester provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, health reports, notices of events and items of interest in the community, local sports and entertainment programming for Rochester and nearby towns and communities including Greece, Victor, Pittsford, Penfield, Henrietta, Webster,…...