Relaxing Autumn Spot in Cayuga County (photo)
There are many places to enjoy the beautiful Fall weather we’ve been having. This was taken at Emerson Park on Friday afternoon. Photo by Rachel Burkholder.
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Month: October 2018
National Public Radio Education Correspondent Claudio Sanchez to be featured guest at Wells College’s 150th Anniversary Kickoff
Wells College’s gala 150th anniversary celebration weekend will kick off this Thursday, Oct. 18th, with a panel discussion featuring Claudio Sanchez, renowned National Public Radio (NPR) education correspondent. The event will take place from 4:30PM to 6PM in Phipps Auditorium, Macmillan Hall, on the Wells College campus. Admission is free and no tickets are required. Sanchez, who regularly contributes to...
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$3.6M in bonuses for five Tops execs is back on the table despite bankruptcy, local closures
Executives at Tops are going to be getting ‘friendly’ bonuses, despite the grocery chain shedding unprofitable stores. Two of those stores are local, and closure will have an impact on the local economy. The news came over the summer – when it was announced that Geneva and Lyons locations would be shuttered by late-November. Weeks later, a WARN notice to...
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THE MELISSA KILLELEAGH SHOW: Monica Lesslie & Cornell Thomas (podcast)
Join your host Melissa for the latest episode of The Melissa Killeleagh Show where she is joined by Dr. Monica Lesslie (Liveyourbliss.com) and Speaker, Author and Coach Cornell Thomas. .
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Balter outraises Katko by $1 million in CNY House race
Dana Balter not only had the best fundraising quarter for a Syracuse-area congressional candidate, she raked in $1 million more than Republican U.S. Rep. John Katko in the 24th district race. Federal Election Commission filings show Balter, D-Syracuse, raised $1,545,314.10 in the third quarter of 2018. Individual contributions accounted for nearly 87 percent of her total receipts. She collected an additional...
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Sennett orchard boasts new, exclusive varieties
Two new apples developed by Cornell University and exclusively grown in New York are now available for purchase in Cayuga County. Owen Orchards in Sennett, a family-owned orchard whose roots go back to the 1930s, is now growing a combined 2 acres of SnapDragon and RubyFrost apples in conjunction with Crunch Time Apple Growers. “They’re both beautiful apples, especially the RubyFrost,...
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Auburn native John Walsh, ‘America’s Most Wanted’ creator, stars in TV ad for Katko
With Election Day three weeks away, a prominent Auburn native is playing a starring role in a new television commercial supporting U.S. Rep. John Katko’s re-election campaign. John Walsh, who created the hit TV show “America’s Most Wanted,” appears in Katko’s latest 30-second TV ad, which began airing Tuesday in the Syracuse media market. Walsh highlights his experience as an...
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Casella still working to correct landfill violations in Ontario County
Casella Waste Services has corrected or is in the process of correcting most of the seven violations it has been cited for at the Ontario County Landfill. Since April 2017, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued Casella and the county seven Notices of Violations of its operating permit to run the 389-acre landfill on behalf of the county....
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Tractor-trailer travels off road, overturns along Rt. 38 (photo)
First responders say one person was transported to an area hospital after a tractor-trailer accident in Locke late-Monday. The accident happened around 8 pm and was reported to Cayuga County 911 around 8:06 pm. The tractor-trailer reportedly went off the road on Route 38 and down an embankment. Cayuga County sheriff’s deputies, Locke and Moravia volunteer firefighters, Four Town Ambulance...
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Gov. Cuomo visits Tompkins Airport for groundbreaking of $24.7M expansion (video)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was in Lansing on Tuesday celebrating the start of construction on the $24.7 million expansion of the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. The project, set to be complete in late 2019, will expand the terminal by nearly 50 percent, including the addition of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection building that will transform the airport into...
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Water main breaks causing street flood on Canandaigua street (video)
Residents in the area of Jefferson Street in Canandaigua were without water; and they had a mess on their hands, too. A water main break on the city street resulted in residents losing water pressure, and a pretty serious street flood in the process. Water main break Jefferson ave. Water out to the area. pic.twitter.com/y2D2FsDaGL — Canandaigua Fire (@IAFF2098) October...
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FRESH TAKES: Football talk, NBA preview & Pete Davidson-Ariana Grande break-up (podcast)
With the NFL and College football seasons in full-swing, baseball’s playoffs moving closer to the World Series and the NBA season getting underway, there is plenty to talk about on the latest edition of the Fresh Takes Podcast with Russo and Felice. Also, the end of the short engagement between comedian Pete Davidson and pop-star Ariana Grande. .
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FLX WEEKLY: Snow in the forecast & hot sauce in the studio (podcast)
The bottom is dropping out on the weather here in the Finger Lakes and we may even see snow this weekend. Get all the detail and prep for the weekend ahead with Jessica Lahr, Sydney Rogers, Josh Durso and Jim Sinicropi on this week’s edition of FLX Weekly. Check out the week’s top local photos and stay tuned for a...
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Deputies: Canandaigua woman was drunk on SR 96 in Victor
Deputies say they were dispatched to the report of a sick or intoxicated driver who was driving on State Route 96 over the weekend. In Victor around 10:10 pm deputies located the driver, who was identified as Jane Carol Lehmann-Obrien, 68, of Canandaigua. She was placed through a series of field sobriety tests, which showed significant impairment. She was placed...
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Larceny in progress call leads to one arrest at Eastview Store
Deputies say a 29-year-old Rochester woman was arrested on larceny charges at the Eastview Mall last week after authorities were called for an incident in progress. Deputies were called to Von Maur for a larceny in progress; and upon arrival it was determined that Kathryn L. Barber, 29, of Rochester was in possession of stolen merchandise from the store. The...
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Seneca Falls duo charged after warrant execution following summertime domestic incident
On Tuesday, October 16th around 12:24 pm the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Malik S. Perry, 18, of Seneca Falls following a reported domestic incident that occurred in August 2018. Police say Perry subjected the victim to unwanted physical contact during an argument, reportedly applying pressure to the victims neck. He was charged with endangering the welfare of...
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NEW ERA IN SYRACUSE: Mets replace Chiefs as city sees first name change since 1934
A new era of baseball will begin in Syracuse in 2019, leaving behind a nickname that has been associated with the sport in the city since 1934. The New York Mets announced on Tuesday that the Syracuse Chiefs are becoming the Syracuse Mets. The Mets purchased the team last year and will put its Triple-A players on the field of...
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Cayuga County flu clinics ahead of season
The Cayuga County Health Department is advising neighbors to get their flu shots ahead of flu season. In October, the Department will be hosting two different flu clinics: Wednesday. October 17th From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Town of Sterling Municipal Offices Friday, October 19th From 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Cayuga County Health Dept. Offices, 8 Dill St., Sterling...
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