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Douglas Lowry has been reappointed as Dean of the Eastman School of Music. The announcement came Sunday from University of Rochester President Joel Seligman. Lowry was appointed to a second, five-year term.

Lowry joined the Eastman School in 2007. He led the completion of the biggest architectural transformation in the school’s history, which includes the renovation of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre and the building of the new Eastman East Wing.

The Wegmans faithful stream into the store as it opens on Sunday:

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball officials were pretty confident there would be a winner in Saturday night's giant jackpot and they were right.

A single ticket sold in Florida has the winning number for the top prize an estimated $590.5 million. Ticket sales accounted for about 80 percent of all possible number combinations.

Officials say the winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla. Florida lottery officials say more details will be released later.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature.

Assemblyman Vito Lopez informed leaders on Saturday he will resign effective Monday morning.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had planned a rare expulsion proceeding against Lopez beginning Monday.

Lopez was once a powerful Brooklyn Democratic leader and has been in the Assembly's Democratic majority since 1984.

Two well known local companies are planning to develop 21 acres in Canandaigua. Morgan Management and LeChase Construction have formed a joint venture, called Morgan-LeChase Development to work on a mixed use project across from Kershaw Park.

It will be a mix of commercial and residential units, and George Hamlin, who heads up the Canandaigua Area Development Corporation, says this project will involve significant private investment. He says it could be a $100 million project.

On this edition of Need to Know Rochester:

• The changing landscape of international adoptions felt in the Greater Rochester Area
• A behind the scenes look at Albert Paley’s newest project
• The Business Section with Matt Daneman

Mayor Tom Richards says his proposed budget closes a 42-million dollar gap, maintains financial flexibility to cope with anticipated gaps in the future and invests in capital projects while the state works on new ways to finance its cities.
Richard's 481-million dollar plan is 2 percent leaner than this year's budget.
Among other things, Richards says the city will save 10.9-million dollars by amortizing pension payments, and save 17.3-million through reductions in its cash capital program.

Lt. Governor Bob Duffy has announced half-a-million dollars in tax credits for solar technology company Natcore. The credits come as an incentive for the company to expand its footprint at the Eastman Business Park in Rochester.

(AP)  New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he'll go ahead with a planned vote to expel Assemblyman Vito Lopez from office despite Lopez's announcement that he's resigning at the end of the legislative session. 

Lopez says Friday he'll resign June 20 not because of a sexual harassment scandal, but to run for New York City Council. Lopez says he's gratified two investigations of his behavior found no basis to charge him with a crime. 

An earthquake in Canada lit up Twitter and telephones in the Rochester area on Friday morning.

The quake was a magnitude of around 5.1, and it was centered near Shawville, a village in Western Quebec, about 45 mils away from Ottawa.

There are no reports of any major damage in Canada, and just a slight tremor felt by some people in the Rochester area.