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Month: October 2018

How you can vote to help the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls secure a $150,000 grant

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How you can vote to help the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls secure a 0,000 grant
The National Women’s Hall of Fame is a finalist in the “Vote Your Main Street” initiative sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express. The NWHOF is in the process of rehabilitating the 1844 Seneca Knitting Mill as the National Women’s Hall of Fame’s new (old) home—a place rooted by its early trustees Jacob Chamberlain and Charles... more

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Neighbor of Seneca Meadows wants to jump-start stalled lawsuit on 2025 landfill closure

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CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Neighbor of Seneca Meadows wants to jump-start stalled lawsuit on 2025 landfill closure
A frustrated neighbor of the Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill has asked a judge for permission to intervene in a long-delayed civil case challenging a local law that requires the state’s largest trash dump to close by 2025. Dixie D. Lemmon argues that attorneys representing Seneca Meadows, the plaintiffs in the case, and attorneys for the Town of Seneca Falls and... more

Car travels down ravine in Cayuga County during wreck (photos)

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Serious accident reported in Poplar Ridge fire district
First responders in Cayuga County were called to a single-vehicle accident in the area of Levanna and Cooney Corners roads around 2:45 pm on Monday. Poplar Ridge, Scipio, Longhill, and Fleming 2 fire departments, as well as Southern Cayuga Ambulance all responded, which was described as a vehicle near a ravine. Only minor injuries were reported in the wreck, which... more

DISAPPOINTED AT PITT: Syracuse loses in overtime at Pittsburgh, 44-37

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DISAPPOINTED AT PITT: Syracuse loses in overtime at Pittsburgh, 44-37
Syracuse (4-2, 1-2 ACC) lost to its most familiar foe, Pittsburgh (3-3, 2-1 ACC), 44-37 in overtime. The Panthers scored the game-winning touchdown in the extra session and then intercepted Syracuse senior quarterback Eric Dungey when the Orange had its possession to claim the victory. It was the third overtime game played between the Orange and the Panthers and the... more

Previewing the 2018-19 Syracuse men’s basketball team

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Previewing the 2018-19 Syracuse men’s basketball team
Welcome to October! As fall is upon us, we are slowly but surely getting closer to college basketball season which means it’s about time to get Syracuse Orange basketball coverage into full swing. Syracuse figures to be ranked to start the preseason, which also means that the national media will focus in on the Orange in various previews including top... more

Save Owasco Now! renewing letter-writing campaign for state assistance with HABs

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Save Owasco Now! renewing letter-writing campaign for state assistance with HABs
A local activist group dedicated to combating harmful algal blooms is renewing its campaign asking for state assistance in protecting water quality on Owasco Lake. Urged on by the approaching end of a public comment period on proposed changes to a state permitting process for farms and the continued presence of HABs on the lake, Save Owasco Now! is asking members and... more

Dana Balter shatters fundraising record, raises $1.5M in race against Rep. John Katko

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Dana Balter shatters fundraising record, raises .5M in race against Rep. John Katko
Dana Balter, the Democratic nominee in New York’s 24th Congressional District race, will report a record-setting fundraising quarter later this month, her campaign announced Monday. Balter, D-Syracuse, raised more than $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2018. That’s more than any Syracuse-area congressional candidate has raised in one quarter in modern political history. Before Balter’s haul, Federal Election Commission... more

Town of Skaneateles approves tentative 2019 budget; introduces local law

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Town of Skaneateles approves tentative 2019 budget; introduces local law
A tentative budget for 2019 was approved during a town of Skaneateles regular board meeting Monday evening. “It’s a work in progress, but it’s a good swing for the first time,” said Budget Officer Bridgett Winkelman. The 2019 tentative budget proposes total town appropriations of $4,380,904, which is about a 14.5-percent increase from last year’s total town appropriations of $3,825,486.... more

Sheriff announces local resources as DV awareness month begins

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Sheriff announces local resources as DV awareness month begins
October is upon us, and coast to coast domestic violence is getting a closer look. Cayuga County Sheriff Dave Gould says October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and reminds everyone of some resources. According to Sheriff Gould, one tool is the website sheriff-assist.org. It allows victims of domestic abuse to sign up for notifications about orders of protection, or... more

Canandaigua Fire Department holds recruitment event

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Canandaigua Fire Department holds recruitment event
Monday night the Canandaigua Fire Department held a recruitment event to help more people get involved. A study was done earlier this summer by the Center for Public Safety Management. During the study the center stated that the department’s staffing was “substandard and provides a false sense of security.” The Canandaigua Fire Department currently has less than 10 full-time firefighters... more

MANTIUS: Landfill makes offer SF ‘cannot refuse’ in new draft of host agreement

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MANTIUS: Landfill makes offer SF ‘cannot refuse’ in new draft of host agreement
The state’s largest landfill is floating a proposal to push back its mandatory closure date from 2025 to 2037 in exchange for sweetened annual “host” payments to the Town of Seneca Falls. A proposed resolution outlining the plan may be presented to the town board for a vote Tuesday night Oct. 2. But the measure may be pulled from the... more

Seneca Falls man arrested on felony charge after incident at Walmart

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Seneca Falls man arrested on felony charge after incident at Walmart
On Tuesday around 2:52 am police arrested a 34-year-old Seneca Falls man following an incident at the Walmart located on North Road. Jayson R. Hall, 34, of Seneca Falls was previously banned from entering the store, and then observed this month inside the store. Police say he was observed by asset protection taking an item out of its packaging, concealing... more

Neighbors say rollover accident in Cayuga County led to police search lasting into night

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Neighbors say rollover accident in Cayuga County led to police search lasting into night
Reports from Cayuga County indicate that a rollover accident on Route 104A resulted in an extensive police search into the night. Neighbors say they were told that a ‘search’ will continue in the morning. Those same individuals say that law enforcement is searching for the person who was operating the vehicle. #INBOX: Neighbors say this accident on Rt. 104A yesterday... more

Board abruptly removes host agreement from meeting agenda in Seneca Falls (full video)

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Board abruptly removes host agreement from meeting agenda in Seneca Falls (full video)
It didn’t turn out the way most in attendance expected. A new host agreement between the Town of Seneca Falls and Seneca Meadows was scheduled to be introduced at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled Town Board meeting — but that didn’t happen. While many expected there to be a vote, up-or-down, on the resolution introducing the updated agreement — Supervisor Greg Lazzaro... more
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