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Month: October 2018

Wegmans is testing another layer of convenience at flagship store

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Wegmans is testing another layer of convenience at flagship store
Wegmans is adding a layer of convenience to … convenience. It just started testing an app called Wegmans 2GO at its flagship store on Monroe Avenue in Pittsford. Users can order prepared foods — pizza, wings, subs, sushi, soups, some ready-to-heat home-style meals, create-your-own-salad salads and drinks — for pickup in the prepared foods department or curbside pickup at designated... more

Auburn teen sentenced for attempted knifepoint robbery of 75-year-old man

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Auburn teen sentenced for attempted knifepoint robbery of 75-year-old man
A 19-year-old Auburn man was sentenced to jail and a term of shock probation for attempting to rob an elderly man at knifepoint in June. On Tuesday, Cayuga County Court Judge Mark Fandrich sentenced Shane Andrews, of 36 Franklin St., to six months in the county jail followed by five years of post release supervision. In August, Andrews pleaded guilty... more

Cayuga County committee advances DPW plan to full Legislature

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Cayuga County committee advances DPW plan to full Legislature
A Cayuga County Legislature committee Tuesday approved a resolution to create a unified Department of Public Works to manage all the county’s facilities. The Legislature’s Ways and Means committee approved the resolution to combine the county’s Highway Department, Buildings and Grounds Department, Parks and Trails, and the county sealer of the Weights and Measures into one department. The resolution will... more

Helming, Baldridge debate showcasing differing governing styles

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Helming, Baldridge debate showcasing differing governing styles
While the 54th New York Senate District candidates generally agreed on many issues, a battle of governing style arose during the candidate debate held at Cayuga Community College on Tuesday. Two years ago, incumbent Pam Helming, R-Canandaigua, vied for the Senate seat against Kenan Baldridge and Floyd Rayburn. Baldridge, the Democratic candidate from the town of Rose, has come back... more

Syracuse teen admits to robbing Byrne Dairy in Auburn

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Syracuse teen admits to robbing Byrne Dairy in Auburn
A Syracuse teen pleaded guilty to robbing an Auburn convenience store with a loaded weapon over the summer. Tuesday morning in Cayuga County Court, 18-year-old Javon English pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies. During his plea, he admitted to Judge Mark Fandrich that in July, he robbed the Byrne Dairy at 70... more

Helming, O’Mara hold big fundraising leads

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Helming, O’Mara hold big fundraising leads
The campaigns for the region’s two Republican incumbent state senators are well ahead of their Democratic challengers just weeks away from election day, according to state Board of Election filings. Republican State Sen. Pam Helming, who is seeking her second two-year term after succeeding longtime state Sen. Mike Nozzolio in the 54th District, had $146,515, according to filings due Oct.... more

Regulators investigating compliance after bus crash that killed Cornell alumna

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Regulators investigating compliance after bus crash that killed Cornell alumna
Federal investigators are reviewing an Ithaca bus company’s compliance with transportation regulations after its bus crashed on the way to New York City on Sunday night, killing a Cornell alumna and injuring several passengers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week opened a compliance investigation into Big Red Bullet, the Ithaca-based private charter bus company whose bus veered off... more

FREEZE WARNING: Temps drop, snow showers possible for some

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FREEZE WARNING: Temps drop, snow showers possible for some
Forecasters with the National Weather Service say multiple counties in the Finger Lakes are going to be faced with the first freeze of the season tonight. The weather service issued Freeze Warnings for most of the region, which means that temperatures below 32 degrees are highly-likely for the area. A Freeze Warning has been issued in our viewing area. Go... more

No Mega Millions winner, jackpot now $868M

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No Mega Millions winner, jackpot now 8M
No one won the $667 million Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday’s drawing. The winning numbers were 03-45-49-61-69; Mega Ball: 09; Megaplier: 5X. No tickets matched all six numbers, so the jackpot is now $868 million — the largest ever Mega Millions grand prize, and the second largest in U.S. lottery history. According to Cleveland.com, that’s a $201 million jump due to increased ticket sales, with the potential... more

Police: Canandaigua man sold Suboxone in city

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Police: Canandaigua man sold Suboxone in city
Police say a 30-year-old Canandaigua resident was arrested on drug charges after an multi-department investigation, which resulted in an arrest on Tuesday. Derek Dunn, 30, of Canandaigua is accused of selling suboxone while in the city. The sales were investigated by the Canandaigua Police Department, as well as the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with fourth-degree criminal sale... more

Rally set for Republicans in Ontario County this weekend

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Rally set for Republicans in Ontario County this weekend
The Ontario County Republican Committee has scheduled a Rally for Candidates starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Committee Headquarters, 15 Bristol Street in Canandaigua. Attending the rally will be Congressman Tom Reed, Senator Pam Helming, Senator Rich Funke, Assemblyman Brian Kolb, Kitty Karle for Ontario County Judge, Silvio Palermo for Ontario County Sheriff and Cathy Menikotz for... more

State funding will help complete Wharton Studio Museum in Ithaca

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State funding will help complete Wharton Studio Museum in Ithaca
State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats) will join representatives of the Wharton Studio Museum and Friends of Stewart Park, and City of Ithaca officials, to announce new state funding to assist the development and completion of the Wharton Studio Museum and Park Visitor Center in Ithaca’s Stewart Park. O’Mara secured the funding as part of the 2018-2019 New York State... more

State seeks bids to redevelop Thruway’s 27 service areas

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State seeks bids to redevelop Thruway’s 27 service areas
New York state is seeking bids for redeveloping the more than two dozen service areas along the 570-mile Thruway system. The Thruway Authority on Tuesday announced that has issued a request for proposals to make improvements at 27 travel plazas through public-private partnerships. The agency says the plan calls for offering a more diverse selection of food and beverage options,... more

OWLA reveals results of 2017 Owasco Lake tributary sampling

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OWLA reveals results of 2017 Owasco Lake tributary sampling
The Owasco Watershed Lake Association released the results of its 2017 Tributary Sampling Results survey, a program designed to identify potential sources of harmful algal bloom-promoting nutrients for mitigation projects. OWLA Board of Directors member Dana Hall, speaking at a meeting of the Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council Tuesday, explained how OWLA took samples from 17 of Owasco Lake’s tributaries... more

Cayuga Women’s Business Trust partners with Generations Bank

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Cayuga Women’s Business Trust partners with Generations Bank
The Cayuga Women’s Business Trust announced it is moving its lending program to Generations Bank. The trust facilitates loans to women in business who reside and work in Cayuga County, which can be used to start or grow businesses with job creation potential. According to a press release, the trust is modeled after revolving funds that operate in Asia and... more

What NYers send to Washington is much more than they get back

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What NYers send to Washington is much more than they get back
New Yorkers sent $24 billion more in tax payments to Washington than it got back in federal spending last fiscal year, one of nearly a dozen states that get less from the federal government than it puts in. Those were the findings of a report released Wednesday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli amid ongoing tension between New York and the Trump administration over... more

House Republicans launch $645K ad campaign against Dana Balter

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House Republicans launch 5K ad campaign against Dana Balter
The national campaign committee for House Republicans has decided to spend $645,000 to help Rep. John Katko in an increasingly expensive election against Democrat Dana Balter. Until Tuesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee had stayed out of the 24th Congressional District election and allocated resources to help vulnerable Republicans in competitive races across the country. But the NRCC decided to begin an aggressive... more
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