Audit Reveals RG&E and NYSEG Failures Rooted in Lack of Local Control

A recent independent audit has revealed serious management and operational failures at Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) and New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG), citing a lack of local oversight and prioritization of corporate profits over New York customers. Auditors uncovered non-existent compliance committees, misleading billing metrics, and incentive structures that reward executives even…

New Roots Charter School Students Transform Downtown Wall with Mural Celebrating Sustainability and Community 

As part of New Roots Charter School’s Spring 2025 Intensives Week, a special time dedicated to immersive, hands-on learning, a group of 12 students took to the streets to reimagine a blank downtown wall as a powerful statement on sustainability, imagination, and collective action.  Located at 102 The Commons, the newly unveiled mural is more…