HOPEWELL — Ontario County Fire Coordinator Jeff Harloff said a fire that destroyed a mobile home on Shekell Road last week started near the furnace.

CANANDAIGUA — One of two men accused of torturing another man during a home invasion in Geneva has pleaded guilty to numerous felony charges.

CANANDAIGUA — A local man accused of slashing another man’s throat with a knife faces a felony assault charge.

HOPEWELL — The terms sex trafficking and human trafficking evoke images of girls or young adult females being sold or “pimped out” by older men.

GENEVA — Last-minute shopping, children tearing open their presents, and wearing festive, matching pajamas are just some of the images that Christmas conjures up.

Ed. note: This is the 11th article in a monthly series the Finger Lakes Times is doing on the faculty and staff at Cornell AgriTech. Today’s story is courtesy of the LOCATE Finger Lakes Business Journal.

CANANDAIGUA — The leader of the Ontario County Board of Supervisors for the last decade will not be doing so next year.

AUBURN — A Geneva man faces two felony charges in connection with a shooting in Auburn earlier this year.

SOUTH BRISTOL — Bristol Mountain began snowmaking last week, in conjunction with the arrival of colder temperatures.

GENEVA — Fresh off a successful fundraiser for the Geneva Fire Department, well-known former boxer Ray Ciancaglini is hosting a benefit dinner/auction for the city police department.

GENEVA — Autopsies done on a local man and his 2-year-old son have determined the father died of natural causes and the child from starvation.

SENECA — Casella Waste Services of Ontario LLC, manager of the Ontario County Landfill since 2003, has paid $470,000 in fines imposed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation for violating conditions of its operating permit.

SENECA — A town resident accused of threatening Ontario County probation officers was arrested Friday night after a search warrant was executed at his residence.

CANANDAIGUA — On Oct. 18, the Seneca Town Board voted unanimously that the Ontario County Landfill that the town hosts should close in 2028.

GENEVA — It was about a year ago that Dick and Jean Anderegg, knowing Hobart College’s Bicentennial celebration was planned for October 2022, started talking about a book detailing the long connection of the U.S. military to Hobart and later William Smith College.

GENEVA — After canceling the 2021 race due to Covid-19 and having a scaled-down version earlier this year, a full field is expected for next year’s Seneca7 relay race.

CANANDAIGUA — A 20-year veteran of the Ontario County sheriff's office will be its new leader come Jan. 1.

CANANDAIGUA — The draft report of what has been called a highly anticipated study is not sitting well with Ontario County fire and emergency medical services officials.

GENEVA — City police are asking for the public’s help as they try to find a local man missing since last week.

GENEVA — Kenan Baldridge, who has challenged incumbent state Sen. Pam Helming twice before, is hoping a change in the 54th District boundaries will give him an advantage in this year’s race.

CANANDAIGUA — The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Thursday it is imposing a $500,000 fine against the owner and operators of the Ontario County Landfill in the town of Seneca.

GENEVA — The former city police sergeant who claimed he was discriminated against and ostracized over bouts of depression has settled his human rights complaint against the city and police department.

GENEVA — James Petropoulos and John Pruett agree the Ontario County Landfill, which is expected to reach capacity in 2028, should be closed that year — if not sooner.

CANANDAIGUA — A Geneva man whose trial for a 2020 home invasion was to begin Monday has taken a plea deal.

GORHAM — A Town Board member and town resident are at odds over a recent email thread that has resulted in a warning from the Ontario County sheriff’s office.

CANANDAIGUA — It was nearly four years ago that Kevin Henderson — a longtime Ontario County deputy — was elected to succeed legendary Sheriff Phil Povero, who retired at the end of 2018 after more than 25 years as the county’s “top cop.”

CANANDAIGUA — The Genesee Valley Conservancy in Geneseo has a signed purchase offer with the owner of 261 acres of freshwater wetlands near Honeoye Lake in the town of Richmond.

KEUKA PARK — As one of five winners in a creative writing contest conducted by the syndicated “Ask Marilyn” column, Keuka College Writing Specialist Cathy Reed had her work published before a nationwide audience this month.

GENEVA — People who enjoy Finger Lakes wines, be it a veteran consumer or “newbie,” likely have put some thought into how it’s made or the work that goes into its flavor.

GENEVA — After several years of work, a plan to reduce phosphorus levels in Seneca and Keuka lakes has received state approval.

SENECA — This Ontario County town has hosted the county landfill since 1974 — and the current Town Board unanimously agrees the 389-acre facility along Routes 5&20 should close in 2028.

SENECA — The Seneca Town Board voted 5-0 Tuesday to support the 2028 closing of the Ontario County Landfill when its current permit expires and the 389-acre facility on Routes 5&20 is projected to reach capacity.