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Whole Foods in Brighton will open as planned today, more than half of New York’s waste stream is managed by facilities located in more than 17-hundred disadvantaged communities statewide, and COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be required for students at SUNY campuses starting this summer.

Mayor Malik Evans gave an update on the state of violence in the city and says the Gun Violence Emergency will remain in effect indefinitely, environmental activitists are up in arms over a potential last-minute change to the state’s Climate Act which would loosen restrictions on natural gas emissions, and the Buffalo Bills moved one major step closer to breaking ground on their new stadium after formally submitting the final contractual agreements.

Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature have missed the deadline to pass a state budget but have agreed to pass a spending “extender” to keep the government running until Monday, former President Donald Trump will surrender in Manhattan to face criminal charges today, and local leaders are raising awareness for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month.

A crowd gathered in Pittsford to support a drag story time hour, a local family attacked by a homeless man inside the downtown Civic Center parking garage last year is suing the county AND the garage operator, and the annual Mother Daughter Conference was held at East High School.

The city of Rochester is looking to buy – and tear down – an East Main Street building, creating a mid-block pedestrian plaza; Monroe Community College is partnering with a local high-tech company to provide training and jobs for some MCC students; and the New York State Board of Regents got an update Monday on a statewide pilot to study alternatives to the Regents exams.

Mayor Malik Evans presents his State of the City address; the Rochester City School District Board of Education raises concerns about the draft budget; Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest was brought on by a rare heart malfunction called commotio cordis; the father of Kaylin Gillis speaks out against the man accused of fatally shooting her.

Governor Kathy Hochul’s choice for the next chief judge, Rowan Wilson, has been confirmed by the State Senate; Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been cleared to resume playing football following his on-field cardiac arrest during a game in January; and a local home health aid agency has launched a new initiative to get more Black families in Rochester the at-home care they need for their senior members.

Voting starts today for leadership of the Rochester Teachers Association; many indie record stores are celebrating Record Store Day on Saturday; a local company that makes paper straws just landed a big account.

As Rochester sees a huge spike in thefts of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, the city is joining other municipalities in suing the automakers; Monroe County Executive Adam Bello says efforts to fill key county social services positions have paid off; union representatives in the Rochester City School District are calling for increased security measures on school campuses; and advocates for the Medical Aid in Dying Act are once again urging New York state lawmakers to pass the bill, which they say offers a compassionate option for terminally ill people and their families.

Rochester City Council approves legislation granting $4,000 payments to all police officers on staff between 2020 and 2022; county health officials confirm that a fox that bit six people in Brighton last Friday tested positive for rabies; and a local addiction treatment agency has received just over half a million dollars in state funding to expand its programming.