Gino Fanelli
Investigations/City Hall reporterGino Fanelli is an investigative reporter who also covers City Hall. He joined the staff in 2019 by way of the Rochester Business Journal, and formerly served as a watchdog reporter for Gannett in Maryland and a stringer for the Associated Press.
His interests include government and policy, policing, cannabis, and beer.
He spends much of his off time cooking or hiking in the Finger Lakes with a banjo on his back. You can catch him on most weekends at a local brewery or scrolling through the used metal rack at Record Archive.
Gino is a Rochester native who currently lives in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood.
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If the federal government follows through on the cancellation of grants over DEI policies, the Monroe County Airport Authority stands to lose out on about $9 million in funding. -
Rosabel Antonetti’s lawsuit alleges “consistent harassment, bullying, and even workplace violence” during her time at the PAB — an agency she was instrumental in building. -
The state mix-up had let over 100 dispensaries too close to schools to open, and another 44 applicants in limbo. But officials have vowed to cure the error. -
The decision made in state Supreme Court determined the actions taken by the state Office of Cannabis Management were part of authorized regulatory duties, and did not require a warrant. -
The Rehab the Dream pilot sets out to offer affordable mortgages to buyers willing to fix up derelict properties. -
The Churchville native was the passenger in his plane on the day of the crash. The pilot had reported engine issues prior to the single-engine plane falling onto Bridge View Drive. -
All of the Democratic state representatives in Monroe County, plus several local elected officials, will no longer do one-on-one interviews with WROC/Channel 8 until its parent company recognizes its worker union. -
Police identified the man killed as 38-year-old Akintunde Campbell. -
Two officers are on leave following the shooting, during which police claim the man brandished a handgun and ignored commands to drop it. -
In a letter distributed to businesses along the avenue on Monday morning, the city’s top lawyer Patrick Beath urged businesses to “partner” with the city and comply with the request. If businesses don’t, the letter advises, the city can use its powers under its ongoing gun violence state of emergency.
