WOLCOTT — Mark DeCracker and his Mural Mania crew are under the gun to complete the restoration of the Wolcott History Mural before it’s strawberry time.
PHILADELPHIA — Penn Yan graduates Ayden Mowry and Dylan Stape have several sectional titles to their names as Mustangs lacrosse players. Now, as Lenoir-Rhyne Bears, the two will be forever remembered in history as members of the program’s first Division II National Champions after a 20-5 thr…
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Broadway Theatre League has selected the two students who will be among the 96 performing in the 2023 National High School Musical Theatre Awards.
MILO — The local Rotary Club selected Penn Yan Middle School seventh-grader Harrison Fitch as its most recent Student of the Month.
SOUTH BRISTOL — The owner of Cumming Nature Center is seeking a freshwater wetlands permit from the state Department of Environmental Conservation to treat an estimated 50 acres chemically. The reason: the hemlock woolly adelgid, invasive insect.
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PENN YAN — Yates County District Attorney Todd Casella is confident a Dundee-area man will be spending the rest of his life behind bars for the sexual abuse of a girl — by himself and others — for several years.
BUFFALO — The Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York is sharing tips to protect yourself after reports of a new “juice-hacking” scam are making the rounds.
FARMINGTON — In light of a recent scam, state police are reminding people that the agency does not solicit money or information by phone.
PHILADELPHIA — Penn Yan graduates Ayden Mowry and Dylan Stape have several sectional titles to their names as Mustangs lacrosse players. Now, as Lenoir-Rhyne Bears, the two will be forever remembered in history as members of the program’s first Division II National Champions after a 20-5 thr…
GENEVA — The No. 2 Penn Yan and No. 3 Marcus Whitman boys lacrosse teams faced off in the Class D semifinals once again. And, just like last year, the Mustangs (11-7) dominated their way past the Wildcats (10-8) in the semifinals by a score of 13-3 on Saturday afternoon at Geneva High School.
WEBSTER — Waterloo softball’s six senior have been the heart of the program for the past half-decade. That’s how head coach Kierstyn DeCory described them after a 7-2 loss in the Class B1 title game on Saturday to a much stronger Batavia squad than last year.
(Ed. note: This is one in an ongoing series of profiles looking at many of the people behind the scenes at Finger Lakes Racetrack.)
CANANDAIGUA — Goodwill of the Finger Lakes will open its new store at 238 Eastern Blvd. on Saturday.
SENECA FALLS — The Town of Seneca Falls, in conjunction with the Seneca Falls Development Corporation (SFDC), is set to boost small businesses thanks to a recently awarded Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP) grant.
CANANDAIGUA — Apparel Printers Plus is partnering with Full Circle Home and Canandaigua National Bank this May and early June in honor of heroes, past and present.
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Broadway Theatre League has selected the two students who will be among the 96 performing in the 2023 National High School Musical Theatre Awards.
The Dorchester, an army troop transport, was en route from Newfoundland to Greenland on Feb. 3, 1943, when a German torpedo ripped through the ship’s hull, sinking it within 20 minutes in near-freezing air and water temperatures. Of the 904 men on board, 678 perished — including the four cha…
The earliest newspaper published in Geneva can be tracked to April 1797 — which, for a village that was not yet incorporated, is pretty impressive.
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CLIFTON SPRINGS — The AmerCorps Senior Foster Grandparent Program held its annual Recognition Dinner at Warfields’ Restaurant in Clifton Springs recently.
OVID — Between the Lakes Community Service Players has announced audition dates for “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy.”
GENEVA — The Geneva Theatre Guild is holding auditions for its summer production of “Godspell” June 8-9 in the Presbyterian Church of Geneva, 24 Park Place.
