Repair work continues at the site of a large sinkhole on Saint Paul Boulevard in Irondequoit, there’s a push to have Rochester join forces with Syracuse and Buffalo to get a federal designation as a “Tech Hub,” and a new blueprint to end homelessness in Monroe County could set up an early budget fight.

New York state’s health commissioner is offering guidance on how to deal with new COVID-19 strains that are emerging this summer, New York National Guard members are expected to arrive Friday at the downtown Holiday Inn on State Street, and a section of Saint Paul Boulevard in Irondequoit remains closed while crews work to repair a large sink hole that opened up on Wednesday morning.

New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says it’s up to the federal government to provide direction and funds to ease New York’s migrant crisis, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration kicks off its “Drive Sober” campaign, and local libraries face ongoing challenges over the books on their shelves.

Research out of Albany indicates the presence of school resource officers may increase the number of gun-related incidents, a local post office has been renamed to honor late Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, and more than a quarter of the 77 migrants who were bused to Rochester from New York City last week have gone back - claiming they were misled.

The governor’s statewide Hate and Bias Prevention Unit is moving forward with the creation of 10 regional councils, a new state audit says parks across New York need improvements to remove barriers for people with disabilities, and a group of residents is working to “re-wild” a 100-acre park in Rush.

The company hired to provide care and services to migrants bused to Rochester and other upstate cities is accused of mistreating those in their charge, Eastman Kodak this week reported an increase in profits but a drop in revenues, and the International Toy Research Association is holding its world conference at the Strong Museum of Play this week.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is promoting a new bill that aims to tackle the country's fentanyl crisis, the Buffalo Bills are already facing a budget shortfall just three months since construction began on their new stadium, and a federal lawsuit alleges the University of Rochester was "negligent and reckless” in its handling of student and employee records leading to a massive data breach in May.

Monroe County receives 77 migrants bused from New York City, a second person has died from his injuries in a series of shootings on North Clinton Avenue early Saturday morning, and Rochester General Hospital and its nurses' union have scheduled a new bargaining session on Friday.

A local health center is doing its part to provide people who are homeless with a variety of free services, 77 asylum seekers arrived last night from New York City and were placed in a local hotel, and a federal lawsuit alleges Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich used a town employee for unpaid labor at his hot rod side business.

Rochester's longstanding annual Puerto Rican Parade was canceled on Saturday due to two separate shootings, New York state regulators are reviewing health insurance rate increases proposed by a number of companies, and hundreds of people attended the Annual Front Porch Festival at the Anthony Jordan Health Center in Rochester over the weekend.