Josefino Paz's journey began in the early 1980s when he was a teenager and came into this country illegally from Mexico. It was not an easy journey, but he persevered, worked hard and made a life here.

Immigration laws are being debated at the national level as the US Senate works through recommendations to change the law. The House already has its own version of a law with tougher penalties for illegal immigrants. Librada Paz arrived from Mexico in 1989 to work in the farm fields. She said, "Our parents could not afford us, support us…I came with a big hope...

Georgia Nesmith attended one meeting and they pulled her right in. Now she's a full-fledged community activist, caught up to her ears in an effort to revitalize one of Rochester's most troubled neighborhoods...

Several changes to the proposed Canal View apartment complex were approved last night by the joint town/village planning board, but some taxpayers still are concerned about the project, which will be built at the site of the old Riverside Apartments along the Erie Canal. The 36-unit senior housing complex was originally to be accessed from Elm Street, but under the revised plans that were approved last night...

My dear friend, the Rev. Ivory Simmons, who lived from Dec. 31, 1933, to June 1, 2002, was a minister, social activist and civil rights advocate. He worked tirelessly for his entire life on behalf of the dispossessed. In 1955 when he moved from Florida to Wayne County to work on area farms, he almost immediately began to serve in his community...