SENECA FALLS — Democratic candidates for county and town offices will meet and greet voters from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Seneca Falls Community Center, 35 Water St.
Around Town
PENN YAN — Arc of Yates will offer Bingo on Thursday evenings at 235 North Ave.
CANANDAIGUA — UR Medicine Thompson Health is inviting the community to this year’s Harvest of Health, hosted by the health system’s Wellness Hub program on Saturday, Oct. 26.
AUBURN — The federal Americans with Disabilities Act extends to the digital realm, requiring businesses to ensure web content is accessible to all users.
GENEVA — Former Genevan Stephen Kuusisto, who was born legally blind, will discuss how a guide dog changed his life as the Finger Lakes Forum presents its second program at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 at Club 86.
NEWARK — The village will host a pumpkin sculpture contest.
CANANDAIGUA – Ontario County Cornell Cooperative Extension has launched a 4-H Family Start-Up Business Club.
NORTH ROSE — The Rose Historical Society will present a program on “Working at the Marion Vinegar Works in the 1930s” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Rose Museum, 5016 N. Main St.
CANANDAIGUA — Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) has presented UR Medicine Thompson Health and the Canandaigua Family YMCA nearly $10,000 in proceeds from the 2019 concert season.
GENEVA — The American Legion Winnek Post 396, 1115 Lochland Road, will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 26 with family friendly activities and an open house throughout the day.
ROCHESTER — Children Awaiting Parents/Donald J. Corbett Adoption Agency is hosting its annual public Heart Gallery event and reception at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at The Strong Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square.
WATERLOO — The Extension’s food preservation workshop series continues with a session on meat canning from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, 3rd Floor Main Street Shop Centre.
NEWARK — Family Promise of Wayne County will hold a training session for volunteers from 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 at the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. Main St.
WILLARD — Romulus Historical Society will host its annual meeting and lecture from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 at the Romulus Town Hall, 1435 Prospect St.
CLYDE — The Galen Historical Society will hold its fall quarterly meeting on Monday, Oct. 28 at the Brick Church Museum on North Park Street.
Schools
NEWARK — State Sen. Pam Helming recently toured Newark schools.
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NEWARK — Four Newark High School musicians sang the national anthem at the ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 26 of the new 84,000-square-foot, state-of the-art outpatient Veterans Administration medical clinic on Calkins Road in Henrietta.
NEWARK — The Newark High School Music Department will host an inspirational salute in honor of America’s heroes at a Veterans’ Day Concert and reception at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7.
SENECA FALLS — The Seneca Fall Library is working with the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary School to offer library programs to third grade students.
Business
CANANDAIGUA – Ontario County Cornell Cooperative Extension has launched a 4-H Family Start-Up Business Club.
VICTOR — Christy Clark and Jose Manuel Madero have been elected to the board of directors at Constellation Brands Inc.
OVID — The Seneca County Chamber of Commerce and Hampton Inn Seneca Falls have named Tillinghast Manor Bed & Brunch as the Chamber’s Business of the Month for September.
GENEVA — The Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce held its a Business After Hours Networking Mixer at Finger Lakes Radiology LLC.
GENEVA — FLH Medical, P.C. has welcomed two new providers.
Health
CANANDAIGUA — UR Medicine Thompson Health is inviting the community to this year’s Harvest of Health, hosted by the health system’s Wellness Hub program on Saturday, Oct. 26.
GENEVA — Dr. James Mark, board-certified orthopaedic surgeon from Interlakes Orthopaedic Surgery, will present “Evaluation and Treatment Plans for Osteoarthritis of the Knee” at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the New York Kitchen, 800 S. Main St.
NEWARK — UR Medicine Thompson Health recently started offering extended hours at Newark Urgent Care.
PENN YAN — The Penn Yan Moose Lodge 2030 will sponsor the annual AMBA Blood Screening program from 6 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Moose Club on East Elm Street.
CANANDAIGUA — A new obstetrician-gynecologist recently joined UR Medicine Thompson Health and is accepting patients in both Canandaigua and Victor.
Farming
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced last week that more than $1.38 million in funding will support 10 advanced research, education and marketing projects to help specialty crop farms across New York state grow and remain competitive. The New York State Departmen…
PENN YAN — A NY beef quality assurance training will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Yatesville Church, 1894 Yatesville Road.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced recently that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $11 million in research that will support specialty crop farmers.
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