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 Startups and expanding companies that set up shop on community and SUNY College campuses wouldn't have to pay state taxes for up to 10 years.

That’s under the governor's proposed "Tax Free NY" initiative to spur economic and business growth.

Lt. Bob Duffy visited The College at Brockport's Rochester Educational Opportunity Center in downtown Rochester Thursday. City, business and education leaders attended the event.

The Memorial Art Gallery cut the ribbon on its Centennial Sculpture Park Wednesday.

There were a handful of people protesting outside of the Internal Revenue Service office building in downtown Rochester on Tuesday.

The rally is part of a series of protests nationwide in response to the IRS admitting that the agency targeted tea party and conservative organizations for additional scrutiny. That included audits and invasive reviews of their tax-exempt applications.

Suburban voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide on their district's school budget and elect school board members.

The executive director of the Monroe County School Board Association, Jody Siegle, says budget discussions have been difficult this year. She says that's because of rising rising pension and benefits costs, limited state aid and the state's new property tax cap.

On this edition of Need to Know Rochester:

• The changing landscape of international adoptions felt in the Greater Rochester Area
• A behind the scenes look at Albert Paley’s newest project
• The Business Section with Matt Daneman

Coming up this week on Need to Know Rochester we take a look at the changing landscape of international adoptions  on local families and a sneak peek into metal artist Albert Paley’s first public exhibition on New York’s Park Avenue. Tune in this Friday at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV Channel 21 and Cable 11 or 1011.

"As of today, Chip is back on patrol."

The Greece Police Department is celebrating the life of fallen West Webster fire fighter Michael Chiapperini.

That's by naming its new K-9 "Chip". Officer Jeff Phillips will be the canine's handler.

Senator Chuck Schumer stopped in Rochester Thursday to help honor a local soldier who died in combat. Theodore Glende was killed in Afghanistan last July while helping wounded soldiers during combat. Schumer says he worked with the Department of Defense to have Glende posthumously promote from Private First Class to Specialist.

A new book highlighting the racial and ethnic disparities in Rochester is now out on select store shelves.

The African American Giving Initiative of the Rochester Area Community Foundation released the "The State of Black Rochester 2013: Education + Employment = Equity" on Thursday. It's molded after the National Urban League's State of Black America.

The community will be able to enjoy some creative and innovative festivities on the RIT campus this weekend.

The college's annual event includes more than 400 interactive exhibits and performances throughout the Henrietta campus.  

"You don't really realize what some of these young bright minds are doing today," explains the chairman of the festival Dr. Barry Culhane.  "You'll walk away feeling good about the American education system and our country and what we're going to be contributing to society for years to come.