
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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Niger Johnson, 21, has been charged with reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon in connection the July shooting which left seven people shot and two women dead.
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STAMP had long been the subject of controversy from its inception in 2009, both from environmental activists and the Seneca Nation.
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John Perticone has thrown his hat into the ring to challenge incumbent Andraé Evans, whose campaign is clouded by sexual harassment allegations.
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The report alleges Andrae Evans repeatedly made sexual comments toward a staffer, and retaliated against her after she complained.
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The program enlists three landlords that collectively have 4,100 renters.
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The Town Board issued a statement Friday that provided no specifics but spoke to legal issues raised, and safety of town staff.
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The IT executive is making his first run for office, hoping to upend Mayor Malik Evans' bid for re-election.
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Ryan Murphy alleged the town used Greece police to intimidate his family, and chilled his right to free speech in the process.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Jan. 17, 2025, guest host Gino Fanelli and his panel discuss what has happened since NYS legalized cannabis and where the industry goes from here.
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ConnectionsDuring "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 1/17/25, guest host Leah Stacy and the CITY team talk plans for 2025. In hour two, guest host Gino Fanelli discusses the state of legal cannabis in New York.