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Rochester General Hospital has new visitors

Rochester General Hospital has new visitors

Kodak Tower has its falcons and Rochester General Hospital has its hawks.

A family of red-tailed hawks have taken up residence in a large pine tree in front of the hospital.

The picnic tables outside the hospital have been cordoned off to give the baby hawks some space.

Irondequoit native who likes to ‘try new things’ hopes to rappel 21 stories

Irondequoit native who likes to ‘try new things’ hopes to rappel 21 stories

Some may say — jokingly, we hope — they’d like to take a “flying leap” off a building. For some, their workplace might do just fine.

That’s just what Sara Katz hopes to do — but rather than taking a “flying leap,” she hopes to take advantage of the “21 Stories for Scouts” fundraiser, an opportunity to rappel off the First Federal Plaza building in downtown Rochester May 20. It also happens to be the office building where Sara works, at 200 First Federal Plaza.

“I first heard about this event last year and was quite interested,” Sara says. “I like to think I'm an adventurous and outgoing person, but sometimes feel the need for a little more spontaneity in my life!”

During her high school years, Sara was very involved in sports and extracurricular activities. She has been working at Bergmann since her college graduation.