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911Roc "Dangerous condition at ACKERMAN ST/WEBSTER AV, Rochester City"
ckijowskiphoto "On our way to Rochester. NT vs. Baldwinsville."
ktcronier "@KurttheHurt hahaha. nope. addressing the people of rochester."
moms4liberty "RT @Adrienne2012: At Wegmans for some lunch--reminds me of my old college days at Brockport right outside Rochester // Subway today LOL!"
ChrisCarosa "Recognize any of these names from the #Rochester Social Media meeting at Label 7 last week? http://bit.ly/5i1wga"
RochNYWeather "Rochester, NY Current Conditions - Haze 46u00b0F 7-day: http://bit.ly/3LlH7d via @YoTwits"
ROCHweather "Rochester, NY Current Conditions - Haze 46u00b0F 7-day: http://bit.ly/3LlH7d via @YoTwits"
Rochester_WX "RR: Fair and 56 F at Rochester, Skyhaven Airport, NH Winds are Northwest at 11.5 MPH (10 KT). The pressure is 1014.6 mb http://s1z.us/hl.htm"
pauldavisuk "@samclarke They don't come to Rochester. Clarkes Coaches have a pick-up point 5 minutes from my house!"
Vote4Harry "What would be neat to see is "Rochester 2030" or something similar, a strategic plan for Rochester's next 20 years... http://bit.ly/08M5ZrC"
jillalwaysknows "leaving for Rochester soon. super nervous for the game :/"
AndrewCotton "Rochester bound!"
Adrienne2012 "At Wegmans for some lunch--reminds me of my old college days at Brockport right outside Rochester"
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