Daily Record (Rochester, NY) articles from June 2007

Daily Record (Rochester, NY) archives from June 2007

Relocation services help newcomers feel welcome in Rochester.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer Moving or relocating can be a stressful process but local real estate professionals offer advice and packages to make the transition easier. Mary Jane Mahon, a real estate agent with RE/MAX Realty Group in...

Tom Smith takes the helm as 112th Monroe County Bar Association president.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck Thomas G. Smith first joined the Monroe County Bar Association in 1975 when one of the senior partners of his firm (now Harter Secrest & Emery LLP) took him to a meeting. "I sat there kind of in awe of all of these...

New housing project in Rochester earns national recognition.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer Rochester's Cornerstone Group, Ltd., with the help of Providence Housing, recently revitalized two public housing projects in the southwest area of the City of Rochester. Olean housing development and Kennedy...

Home fire sprinklers in N.Y. will remain optional, for now.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer The International Code Council Forum held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center from May 21 to May 26 voted down a proposed fire sprinkler requirement for single and multi-family homes and townhouses....

Freedman to be named Lawyer of the Year by Bar Assn. of Erie County.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Buffalo lawyer Jeffrey M. Freedman will receive the 2007 Lawyer of the Year Award at the Bar Association of Erie County's 120th Annual Dinner today at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. A graduate of American University and...

New York State AG settlement designed to increase drug store competition.
June 7, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced a settlement this week requiring Rite Aid Corp, Inc., the nation's third largest retail drug store chain, to sell 26 stores to competitors, including...

National Association of Realtors: Upturn projected for home sales.
June 8, 2007... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Home sales are projected to move in a relatively narrow range with a gradual upturn becoming more pronounced by the end of the year, according to the latest forecast from the National Association of Realtors...

Genesee Riverway Trail bridge in Rochester wins annual design award.
June 8, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer The Genesee Riverway Trail recently won the 2006 annual Bridge Award from the Association of Bridge Construction and Design's (ABCD) Western New York chapter. Jim Kaniecki, program coordinator for the ABCD,...

Awards honor STARs of Rochester.
June 12, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer NeighborWorks Rochester recently honored their STAR (Standing Together Ach-ieving Results) Award winners at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. The winners represent excellence in the field of community...

Monroe County Bar Association welcomes 112th president.
June 14, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Monroe County Bar Association welcomed Thomas G. Smith, a partner at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, as its new president during the annual installation dinner on June 5 at the Hyatt Regency Rochester. T. Andrew...

Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: To keep or not to keep.
June 15, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck The Dec. 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure came as little surprise to anyone, having been proposed as far back as 2004, but the jury is still out on how much electronic information should be...

Nothnagle Realtors and Ryan Homes partner to boost sales in Rochester area.
June 15, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer Nothnagle Realtors and Ryan Homes recently formed a strategic partnership that will enable clients to more easily sell a home as a new one is built. Nothnagle announced recently that clients of both companies now...

Hon. Michael A. Telesca Center for Justice in Monroe County officially dedicated.
June 19, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Hon. Michael A. Telesca Center for Justice was officially dedicated on June 15 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and block party. The co-location of four civil legal service providers -- Empire Justice Center,...

Mural blooms in Upper Monroe neighborhood.
June 19, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer A children's garden is the inspiration for a mural project now underway at Suter Terrace in the Upper Monroe neighborhood. "Earlier this year I was walking by the garden and realized it was a great place for a...

Real estate professionals recently weighed in on pros and cons of being young in the industry.
June 21, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer Three real estate professionals recently weighed in on the pros and cons of being young in the industry, the choices they have made and their goals for the future. Andrew Hannan, 28, is a licensed real estate...

New attorneys admitted to Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
June 21, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff On Monday, June 18, the following candidates were admitted to the New York State Bar during a special term of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department: Dmitrii Andreev Lisa Ann Bailey Nestor David Berge Melissa...

Houston firm pays U.S. to resolve allegations.
June 22, 2007... Byline: The Daily Record Staff The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that EGL, Inc., operating as Eagle Global Logistics, has paid the United States $300,000 to settle allegations that the company's local agent in Kuwait...

Monroe County successful in DWI convictions.
June 23, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Recently released 2006 DWI conviction data shows that the Monroe County District Attorney's Office again led the state in DWI conviction percentage for counties having more than 1,000 convictions, according to...

National Association of Realtors: Home sales show underperforming market.
June 26, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Existing-home sales were essentially unchanged in May, according to the National Association of Realtors. Total existing-home sales -- including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops -- eased by 0.3...

American Bar Association proposes interpretation of bar passage standard.
June 26, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar published a proposed interpretation of ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools defining how law schools must comply with a...

Who's holding judicial pay hostage in N.Y.?
June 27, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck As volunteer attorneys for several New York judges' organizations prepare a lawsuit seeking pay raises for the judiciary, state legislators are gearing up for a special session that could be held in July or August....

Realtors in Rochester take a swing at giving back to community.
June 27, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer The collective heart of Rochester's real estate professionals addressing critical housing needs and creating sustainable neighborhoods is The Realtors Charitable Foundation's mission. Established in 2001 by the...

Federal judge condemns mandatory minimum sentencing laws.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Citing cases in which first-time offenders received decades-long sentences under laws imposing mandatory penalties, a federal judge on Tuesday told a Congressional subcommittee that such sentences are inequitable...

Ground broken for U of Rochester student apartment complex.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Danielle Derringer Ground was broken Wednesday for a new University of Rochester (U of R) student apartment complex on South Plymouth Avenue. U of R is partnering with private developer Riverview Equity I, LLC to build the...