Day: January 6, 2005

A Capitol region woman has been killed in a one car accident in Romulus. Seneca County Sheriff Leo Connolly says 24 year old Devorah Matthews of Niskayuna was headed north on Route 89 yesterday morning, when her car slid off the road and hit a telephone pole. She was taken by South Seneca ambulance to Geneva General Hospital, where she... more

CNN’s financial website is touting Constellation Brands as, quote – a stock worth considering. Money dot CNN dot com says the parent company of Canandaigua Wines is one of the best performing stocks of the decade, with double digit growth every year. The stock is up 260 percent since 2000. Analysts point to Constellation’s acquisition of Australian winemaker BRL Hardy... more

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The Geneva City Council has agreed to sell a vacant parcel on Exchange Street to two Syracuse-area men who want to open a laundromat. Councilor Jacqueline Augustine cast the only “no” vote, questioning whether a laundromat is the best business for the parcel, at the gateway to the city. She also questions whether the sale price of 15 thousand dollars... more

Two groups are suing the town of Skaneateles to prevent it from considering plans for the site of a former mansion. The Post-Standard reports many residents were upset when Lawrence Ruston tore down the mansion on his property on Skaneateles Lake. Now, Ruston wants to build an 11 home subdivision on the property. Two local groups filed suit December 30th,... more

Four men have been arrested in connection with a string of thefts from parked cars in Lyons and surrounding areas. 21 year old Delburt Cody, 26 year old Nathen Derr and 19 year old Justin Weeks, all of Lyons, were arrested along with 19 year old Evan Schetrompf of Newark. Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputies were on patrol, looking for the... more

State Comptroller Alan Hevesi says while most of upstate New York is losing population, Canandaigua has 33 perecent more residents than it did in 1950. Hevesi says Geneva and Rochester have both experienced declines of over 20 percent since then. Canandaigua officials tell the D & C the city’s proximity to Rochester and to Canandaigua Lake have helped it buck... more

Congressman Randy Kuhl is filling staff positions in his offices in Washington and back home in the 29th District. Phil Palmesano will serve as District Director at Kuhl’s temporary district office in Corning. The Hornell native was Legislative Director to Assemblyman Jim Bacalles. Colleen Banik has been named District Office Coordinator. Banik started in Kuhl’s State Senate office in Bath... more