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Yahoo
09-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘We need our city safe': Petition to change bridge safety standards across Rochester gains support
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The search for 5-year-old Zy'Jae St. Pierre, the five-year-old boy who fell into the Genesee River last Sunday, is now in its eighth day. As the family continues to grieve and process what happened, they're also calling for change to prevent tragedies like this from happening in the future. They've launched a petition which suggests the Andrews Street Bridge be renamed in memory of Zy'Jae and also supports improved safety precautions. Pastor at the Greater Faith Hope Center Dr. Cynthia Anderson was on the bridge Sunday afternoon and voiced her support for the petition. 'We're here to focus on getting signatures and to put our feet on the ground,' Anderson said. The petition is being passed around in-person at the bridge and at many churches across Rochester. It also has gained support online. The primary element in the petition urges city leaders to change the local requirement for the height of barriers and railings across bridges citywide. The city currently follows federal OSHA standards for this, which requires railings be at least 42 inches tall. Anderson shared why gathering support for this petition is meaningful to her. 'We need our city safe,' Anderson said. 'Some say parents should watch their children, and that is 1,000% true. But children today have a lot going on, families have a lot of dynamics and it's not always easy to have your children right under you.' Rochester Mayor Malik Evans addressed the concerns mentioned in the petition in an interview Thursday. 'We'll always do a safety assessment where we'll look at what led up to this, and how things can be improved is something that's important,' Evans said. 'I think it's admirable that the community is concerned about families and safety, and we'll go back to see if anything can be done to prevent such a tragedy from happening in the future.' Dr. Anderson says the family plans to submit the signatures they've gathered so far on Monday morning at City Hall. They plan to continue gathering signatures as the search for Zy'Jae continues. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Petrolia Spring Festival to raise money for VFD new rescue truck
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Petrolia is ringing in the spring on Saturday, March 29, with an event to raise money for its volunteer fire department's new rescue truck. Cynthia Anderson, organizer of this event and creator of Texas Brew Radio, said that those attending will pitch in to help the Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department with a new rescue squad truck that will ensure they have everything needed for any emergencies in the area. Southwest Regional Rabbit Show in downtown Wichita Falls Anderson is no stranger to music. She's helped three artists get their names out across the globe and hopes to do the same for more local artists in the area. 'We are hoping to get enough community support to where we can open this venue full-time and have a community center where we do a family night Thursday and Friday, no alcohol,' Anderson said. 'Support a different vendor every week out of the concession area and just bring live music and new artists to the area, and a lot of them are targeting radio artists as well.' Anderson is hoping her new venue inside Big Blue will help do just that: get local artists exposure. 'Music is medicine and all of the venues and stuff are requiring our artists to be puppets. And you do not get the healing property from music that you do when you're trying to copy something else. It comes from originality and passion and soul, and you don't get that in cover songs. And so our mission is to support it, to support music,' Anderson said. Anderson is dedicated to helping local artists and is also helping the Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department obtain some much-needed emergency equipment. 'They need to raise $75,000 for a first responder vehicle. They already had the truck donated, but they have to box it in to where it can haul medical supplies steadily. And the town only has 515 people. So we literally created a care bear countdown of music. We have over 40 artists that have donated music, CDs, merch, stickers, whatever music related,' Anderson said. There are 40 vendors, all coming together to help a community in need. Click here for more information on the Petrolia Spring Festival event, to donate, or to set up a booth as a vendor. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
