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Extra security for weekend events following violence at Lilac Festival

It's Memorial Day weekend, a holiday many consider to be the unofficial start of summer. Kids and adults alike have time off and most want to spend it doing something fun.

For many people, it means spending time at the beach. Rochester Police say they're expecting a lot of people to head up to Charlotte over the course of the weekend. Especially with the Roc City Ribfest in town.

It's another big festival coming to our area and it's just on the heels of the Lilac Festival. Last Saturday, Rochester Police tell us they arrested twenty people for disorderly conduct after multiple fights broke out near the Lilac Festival site. Police tell us most of those arrested were teenagers, but with another big festival happening and the fact that it's another holiday weekend, we wanted to know what exactly police are doing to keep you and your family safe.

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Roc City Interview: PlayDate Rochester kicks off this weekend

Are bars and clubs not your ideal night out? A new program that starts this Saturday takes elements from your typical night at the bar and mixes them with more tradition activities.

It's called PlayDate Rochester. This Saturday starting at 9 p.m. PlayDate participants will spend their night out playing classic board games like checkers, chess, Monopoly and more.

News10NBC's Lia Lando spoke with event organizers Orlando Ortiz. You can see that full interview by just hitting play on the video player.

For more information on PlayDate Rochester, you can click here. Tickets for the event cost $15 if you buy them prior to the event and $20 at the door.

PGA exhibit opens at the Rochester Museum and Science Center

As the Rochester area gears up for the championship at Oak Hill County Club in August, on Friday you will have an opportunity to catch up on the history of the tournament and the players who have made the sport of golf famous!

The PGA Championship History Exhibit opened Friday morning at the Rochester Museum and Science Center with displays about past champs and modern-day legends like Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

Ugly Tie and Purse Luncheon held at Riverside Convention Center

The annual Ugly Tie and Purse Luncheon was held Friday at the Riverside Convention Center.
 
Participants model their ugliest attire for a panel of judges including News10NBC's General Manager/Vice President Derek Dalton.

Prizes like the Tiesman Trophy and the Nobel Purse Prize were handed out.

All proceeds go to Villa of Hope which helps kids who are victims of trauma, mental illness and substance abuse.

Rochester woman charged with promoting prison contraband

A 24-year-old Rochester woman has been arrested for promoting prison contraband.

Sheriff’s deputies say Samantha Read was visiting an inmate at the Monroe County Jail when she attempted to give narcotic pain reliever pills to an inmate.

Read was issued an appearance ticket and is due in court at a later date.

Fire at vacant restaurant on Culver Road

Investigators are trying to determine what cause an early morning fire at the former Dentico’s restaurant on Culver Road.

News10NBC is told the first call came in around 5:56 a.m. Firefighters say when they arrived, they found heavy smoke on the first floor and a fire in the basement.

No one was injured in the fire.

Captain Phil Caruso receives the Bronze Star

A former Rochester-area man has been awarded one of the most prestigious military awards.

Captain Philip Caruso, a special agent with the United States Air Force, was decorated with the Bronze Star for his heroics in Afghanistan.

Caruso was recognized for rooting out insurgents and enhancing the safety of 30,000 fellow airmen. At his award ceremony recently, General Kevin Jacobsen said that under Caruso's leadership, the operation was able to capture 53 insurgents as well as seize 230 pounds of explosives."

Caruso, is a 2004 graduate of Gates-Chili High School and 2008 graduate of Cornell. His parents, Sam and Kim Caruso, were at the ceremony to see the medal pinned on him.

"Every father hopes to have a son like this, bright, driven and a real patriot," said Sam Caruso. "He’s a special kid. I now know the true meaning of pride."