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Connections
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    Envisioning the forthcoming High Falls State Park
    Evan Dawson
    In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/24/25, our guests talk about the plans for the new High Falls State Park in downtown Rochester.
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    Candidates for Pittsford town supervisor
    Evan Dawson
    In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/24/25, the candidates for Pittsford town supervisor — Democrat Cathy Koshykar and Republican Bill Smith — discuss their priorities for office.
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    Candidates for Pittsford town supervisor 
    Evan Dawson
    During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/24/25, candidates for Pittsford town supervisor discuss their platforms. Then, we explore plans and designs for the new High Falls State Park.
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    Louis Sabo, candidate for Rochester mayor
    Evan Dawson
    In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/23/25, we sit down with Louis Sabo, the Conservative Party candidate for Rochester mayor, to discuss his plans for the city if elected.
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    Penfield town supervisor race
    Evan Dawson
    In the second half of the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/23/25, we talk with Kevin Berry, the Democratic candidate for Penfield town supervisor.
  • Three people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a woman at left has long dark hair and is wearing a black turtleneck sweater; a bald man at center has a grey beard and is wearing glasses, a black turtleneck and a blue button-down shirt; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing glasses, a navy puffy vest and a bright blue button-down shirt.
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    Candidates for Monroe County Legislature
    Evan Dawson
    In the first half of the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/23/25, we sit down with two Monroe County Legislature candidates to discuss their priorities for office.