CANANDAIGUA — Tom Crane is a strong believer in basic human rights. He also sees the Finger Lakes Region as a major contributor to several such movements nationwide. In fact, Crane views the social reform movements of hundreds of years ago and today so important that he calls our region “the…
CANANDAIGUA — Another candidate vying for the Republican nomination in the 24th Congressional District race is out.
SENECA — The Town Board and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County have partnered to apply for a state grant to be used toward improved housing for farm workers in the town.
GENEVA — Following the final week of school this week, Geneva 2030, in collaboration with Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Finger Lakes Community College, Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES and Geneva City School District, is offering a week-long, half-day “What’s Next?” college and career readiness…
TYRE — There are no solar farms in this Seneca County town as of now. And, no one has applied for a permit to operate a large-scale solar farm.
Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. High 89F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Thunderstorms likely. Low 64F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 71F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
JUNIUS — A Seneca County youth accused of stealing a vehicle and crashing into the back of a tractor-trailer faces criminal charges.
GENEVA — One person has been arrested, another is being sought and more people could be implicated in the death of a Waterloo man found Sunday in a parking lot behind Geneva General Hospital.
ROCHESTER — Three years after proclaiming his innocence in the death of his 3-year-old stepson and trying — unsuccessfully — to withdraw a guilty plea, a Seneca Falls man may get a trial after all.
GENEVA — Pulling a community together is what a local neighborhood is all about. That was the case with cleaning up Jefferson Park in Geneva, which is on Jefferson Avenue, across the street from Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ athletic fields.
PENN YAN — When Dan Rector looks at his two gold medals from the Empire State Senior Games he can’t help but think of Ambrose “Amby” Cook, a legendary physical education teacher and coach at Penn Yan Academy.
GENEVA — The Dove Block Project, an arts center in historic downtown Geneva, is announcing a call for programming proposals for the 2022-23 season. The deadline for submissions is July 15.
They say that 90% of the fish are caught by 10% of the fishermen. No doubt the guy on the right in the accompanying photo fits into that category.
LYONS — The county’s business startup competition has a new twist this year: There will be an opportunity for student entrepreneurs to make pitches as well.
NEWARK — A retail spot at Newark Plaza formerly occupied by the now-defunct Stage Stores chain is getting new life.
Getting married or divorced, having or adopting a child and retiring are significant milestones in life. These “qualified life events,” as they are commonly referred to in the insurance industry, may permit you to make adjustments to the benefits you receive through your employer or other pr…
Photographs are one of the most requested research materials we receive in the archives, usually a street or a person’s house. We’re not able to provide a photo for every request, but we may be able to provide other views such as maps or drawings.
PENN YAN — The second Yates Concert Series outing is set for 6:30 p.m. June 29 on the lawn of the Old Yates County Courthouse at the intersection of Court and Main Streets.
narrow-gauge rails (the weight was from a 3-foot section) laid on gravel that came from the Glen Edith quarry near Rochester. Thirty-five sidings were located approximately every mile for the expected traffic of one trolley every five minutes that was never realized. Business was such that a…
We need solutions, ideas, suggestions about young people killing people, not rhetoric, empty catch phrases, or statistics found on a website by columnists Pete Mitchell and minister Cameron Miller recently printed in this paper. They chose to blame the evil gun, though Miller is at least som…
In the next few “Alternate Energy” columns, I want to discuss hydrogen. In April 2020 I wrote an intro piece on the subject. Today, I would like to take a closer look and widen the scope of this intrinsically important issue of alternate energy.
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PITTSFORD — On the cusp of its 75th anniversary, St. John Fisher College will transition to become St. John Fisher University. The new name will be effective July 1.
GENEVA — Beginning this fall, Geneva City School District residents will be asked to pay their school taxes in a single fall payment.
VICTOR — The Kiwanis Club of Canandaigua will hold its 20th annual “Chipping in for Kids” Charity Golf Tournament July 18 at Ravenwood Golf Club.
