Local and regional news from the Finger Lakes Times covering the Finger Lakes region in Central New York.
Rootstock reopens in Williamson
July 3, 2024, 6:55 pm | Source
WILLIAMSON — The Williamson Chamber of Commerce held a successful ribbon-cutting ceremony June 26 to celebrate the grand reopening of Rootstock Cider & Spirits under new ownership.
New tour tastings at Six Eighty Cellars
July 3, 2024, 6:40 pm | Source
OVID — Six Eighty Cellars, a Finger Lakes winery with a focus on unique earthenware-aged wines sourced from certified sustainable grapes, is sharing news about its latest offering — an immersive tasting and tour experience within their cellar, on the…
Airy Acres opens in tasting room
July 3, 2024, 6:17 pm | Source
INTERLAKEN — Airy Acres Vineyard is opening its new tasting room and is inviting the public to visit for the celebration July 20 at the vineyard at 8011 Footes Corners Road.
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NYSEG and RG&E let AI improve customer experience
July 3, 2024, 5:21 pm | Source
BINGHAMTON — AI is helping New York State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric become more user-friendly.
MOTORSPORTS: Super DIRTcar Series celebrates 4th of July with Stars And Stripes Spectacular
July 3, 2024, 1:30 pm | Source
CANANDAIGUA — An Independence Day celebration in the Finger Lakes awaits the Super DIRTcar Series.
HORSE RACING: FLGR to honor Funny Cide’s memory and career on 17th anniversary of his final career race
July 3, 2024, 12:35 pm | Source
FARMINGTON — Funny Cide, the only New York-bred to win the Kentucky Derby and the standard bearer for the “little guy” in horse racing, will be remembered on July 4 at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack.
Cayuga Nation blocks Fingerlakes Drive-In owner from tribal property
July 3, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
SENECA FALLS — The Cayuga Nation’s legal battles with the owner of the Fingerlakes Drive-In movie theater in the Cayuga County town of Aurelius are continuing.
Henderson to read in Playwrights of Color Summit this weekend
July 3, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
GENEVA — Quick Silver Theater Co. founder and Artistic Producer Tyrone Henderson is returning to Geneva this weekend for the 2024 Playwrights of Color Summit.
Self-serve bakery opens in space at Symmetry Barber Shop
July 3, 2024, 11:40 am | Source
GENEVA — It’s not every day you find a bakery in a barbershop. However, that’s what is happening in Symmetry Barbershop at 118 Castle St.
Ontario County outlines housing challenges in City of Geneva
July 3, 2024, 11:10 am | Source
GENEVA — Ontario County officials are hitting the road, talking with municipalities about the significant challenges the county faces related to housing.
Penn Yan Village Board sued by resident
July 3, 2024, 10:30 am | Source
PENN YAN — In what his attorney called a “naked land grab,” a longtime local resident has taken legal action against village officials, claiming they illegally assumed ownership of his property by calling it a village street.
Storm brush and yard debris drop-off set in town of Canandaigua
July 2, 2024, 11:00 pm | Source
CANANDAIGUA — The recent storm that hit the Town of Canandaigua caused branches, brush, leaf and other yard debris.
PY and Marcus Whitman to share marching band
July 2, 2024, 6:06 pm | Source
RUSHVILLE — Penn Yan CSD students in grades 6-12 are now eligible to participate in the upcoming Marcus Whitman Field Band season. The announcement is a result of recent collaborative efforts between the two districts to bolster participation in the…
Six receive SUNY Chancellor's Award at FLCC
July 2, 2024, 5:24 pm | Source
CANANDAIGUA — Four Finger Lakes Community College employees and two students were honored with the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence at the commencement ceremony in May. They are as follows:
Education notes
July 2, 2024, 3:38 pm | Source
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Fundraising effort underway for 5-year-old with brain tumor
July 2, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
OVID — Mila Rae McLaughlin’s family noticed she was having trouble walking and was tiring easily, so they took her to UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital in early June for testing and a possible diagnosis.
Yonge, Carr, Drain win WARE scholarships
July 2, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
SODUS — Wayne Action for Racial Equality has named three students from two school districts as recipients of its 2024 Timothy Barber Scholarship Awards.
Geneva residents sue city over flood damage
July 2, 2024, 10:45 am | Source
GENEVA — Two Pulteney Street residents have sued the city, claiming poor maintenance of a storm sewer damaged their properties.
GENEVA — In what Ontario County’s sheriff is calling a “monumental” case, a total of 20 search warrants were executed in Ontario and Monroe counties, and drugs, guns, and cash were seized.
Second graders' art on display
July 1, 2024, 1:07 pm | Source
NEWARK — More than 200 people viewed artwork made this past school year by Lincoln and Perkins School second graders during the two-hour morning art show June 22 in the Perkins School gymnasium.
MOTORSPORTS: Williamson, Sheppard and Varin earn historic wins
July 1, 2024, 1:00 pm | Source
Mat Williamson, Matt Sheppard and Danny Varin added crown-jewel chapters to their already storied careers this past week.
PGCBL: Geneva swept by Auburn
July 1, 2024, 12:15 pm | Source
AUBURN — The Geneva Red Wings were swept in a doubleheader on Friday by the Auburn Doubledays.
Group that swam length of Canandaigua Lake in 1984 to try it again – as relay
July 1, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
CANANDAIGUA — Forty years ago, eight young professionals from the Rochester area challenged themselves to swim the length of Canandaigua Lake — from south to north, a distance of 17 miles.
Raises for Canandaigua town official may be scaled back
July 1, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
CANANDAIGUA — A proposed local law to give Highway and Water Superintendent James Fletcher pay raises of totaling $45,000 was tabled by the Town Board at its June 24 meeting.
State awards $1.2 million for water quality in Eastern Finger Lakes
July 1, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
ALBANY — The Eastern Finger Lakes Coalition has received $1.2 million from the state to improve water quality and combat harmful algal blooms in seven of the 11 Finger Lakes.
Lyons scores $3 million federal grant for revitalization efforts
July 1, 2024, 11:40 am | Source
LYONS — The money keeps rolling in for this Wayne County town as it looks to revitalize its downtown and neighborhoods.
Helping people on their 'worst day'
July 1, 2024, 11:20 am | Source
CLIFTON SPRINGS — Many veteran police officers are trained well when it comes to responding to mental health calls, something they do on an almost daily basis.
GENEVA IN 1899: The Fourth of July, 1899
June 30, 2024, 3:00 pm | Source
The Independence Day celebrations of July 4, 1899, struck Geneva with a “boom and a bang less than an instant after midnight Monday night” and ended 24 hours later. The Geneva Daily Times assigns the noisy celebrations to boys, who…
OUTDOORS: Cats in the River
June 29, 2024, 2:00 pm | Source
Let’s start this adventure from the beginning. The starting point does not reflect my overall angling experience; however, you must not lie when printing important words.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Waterloo's Madison Westerberg continues to climb up the all-time home run state rankings
June 29, 2024, 1:00 pm | Source
When Waterloo’s Madison Westerberg hit her first-ever home run over the fence during her junior varsity softball season back in 2021, she was just an eighth-grader at the time and could never have imagined that she’d now be climbing up…
Documentary to feature journey of five Geneva lacrosse teammates
June 29, 2024, 12:30 pm | Source
From 2007 to 2013 a group of boys learned teamwork and the fundamentals of the game of lacrosse as members of Geneva YMCA Youth Lacrosse teams, achieving great success as they progressed from Grades K-2 to 3-4, to 5-6 teams.
A community remembers Coach and 'Mrs. Coach' fondly
June 29, 2024, 12:15 pm | Source
CLYDE — When Kevin Sharp and his brother were children, their father moved their family from Brockport to Clyde — for a very special reason.
SCSO schedules boater safety courses
June 29, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
ROMULUS — The Seneca County sheriff’s office will host boater safety classes over the next several weeks in the training room of the county Law Enforcement Center, 6150 Route 96.
OLYMPIC TRIALS: Endicott's Emily Mackay finishes second in the 1500-meter first round for her debut
June 29, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
EUGENE, OR — New York’s Emily Mackay made her Olympic Trial debut on Thursday night in the 1500-meter first round.
Seneca County IDA, state to host info session on state grants
June 29, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
SENECA FALLS — Regional government officials will have an in-person chance to learn about a variety of state grant programs.
SENECA FALLS — The parents of a young woman who died by suicide at the time of her high school graduation a year ago have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Seneca Falls school district, three of its four…
FRIDAY CONVERSATION WITH ... Laci Graham
June 28, 2024, 2:30 pm | Source
It’s a time that no one wants to think about: losing a loved one. But, before that, there are end-of-life issues and decisions to be made. Laci Graham, as director of Newark’s Laurel House, has made a career of helping…
Huron honors Buckalew for volunteerism
June 28, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
HURON — To recognize and celebrate the service efforts of its residents, the Town of Huron awarded the Distinguished Volunteer Service Award at the June 18 Town Board meeting to lifelong resident Lois Buckalew.
Seneca County supervisors plan hearing on Ovid's Verona Village Apartments progress
June 28, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
WATERLOO — In 2022, Verona Village Apartments in Ovid received a $4.8 million state grant to support a $9.5 million renovation of the 42-year-old County Road 139 complex.
Seneca County has five new department heads
June 28, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
WATERLOO — Seneca County appointed five new department heads recently, mostly due to retirements.
BOYS LACROSSE: Finger Lakes East and West All-League selections announced
June 28, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
This was a 2024 boys lacrosse season that started with splitting up the Finger Lakes league into two separate divisions to help create the Finger Lakes East and West as you see in most sports.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer comes to Geneva to break ground on grape research facility
June 28, 2024, 11:00 am | Source
GENEVA — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer went off script and decided to share something with those gathered at the Cornell AgriTech campus to mark the groundbreaking of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $69 million grape research lab.
FLX Retreats Acquires Lake Remick and Camp Dittmer
June 27, 2024, 7:20 pm | Source
PHELPS — FLX Retreats, a provider of elevated camping experiences in the Finger Lakes region, has acquired Lake Remick and the former Camp Dittmer in Phelps.
New winery, Ria’s Wines, to open in Finger Lakes
June 27, 2024, 2:00 pm | Source
HECTOR — A new winery is opening in the Finger Lakes.
GIRLS LACROSSE: Finger Lakes All-League selections highlight strong seasons for Pal-Mac, Waterloo
June 27, 2024, 12:15 pm | Source
The 2024 season for Finger Lakes girls lacrosse saw the departure of Penn Yan Academy and the entrance of Livonia/Avon, as well as Marcus Whitman and Waterloo separating programs after two seasons of a combined varsity program.
AROUND THE LAKES: 29th MLK Committee dinner is July 10
June 27, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
GENEVA — The 29th Martin Luther King Committee Scholarship Dinner will be held July 10 at Club 86.
Guardian Glass Geneva Hosts FLX Chamber’s June Mixer
June 27, 2024, 12:00 pm | Source
GENEVA — The Finger Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce held its June Business After Hours Networking Mixer June 12 at Guardian Glass. Located on Forge Avenue in the industrial park in Geneva, the event drew a crowd of regional attendees…
CONCERT REVIEW: Not only did she come to Canandaigua, but she said it correctly!
June 27, 2024, 11:15 am | Source
HOPEWELL — On June 21, Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center welcomed one of its biggest crowds of the season so far.
Claudia Tenney scores decisive win over challenger Mario Fratto in Republican primary
June 27, 2024, 10:15 am | Source
CLEVELAND, Oswego County — For the second time in 22 months, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney has fended off a Republican primary challenge from Geneva’s Mario Fratto in the 24th Congressional District.