Beaver Moon overlooking the lake (photo)
A full ‘Beaver’ moon overlooking the lake in Wayne County. Photo by Cathy Contant.
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Day: November 26, 2018
Local auctioneer accused of cheating estate out of $200K in Tompkins
A local auctioneer has been charged with failing to pay an estate owner thousands for a property in Tompkins County, according to state police. Police say David C. Hall, 47, was arrested after a year-long investigation. He’s the proprietor of Worth Auctions, which is located on Dryden Road, in Freeville. Troopers said Hall failed to pay the owner of an...
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Benton man arrested on felony drug charges in Yates County
A Benton man was arrested on felony charges following an investigation into the sale of controlled substances in Yates County. Police say 46-year-old Scott Thornton, of Benton was arrested by officers on a superior court warrant issued in Yates County Court on felony drug charges after a lengthy investigation. He was charged with felony criminal sale of a controlled substance...
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Police: Burger King employee stole from another’s purse in Seneca Falls
Police say a 36-year-old Burger King employee was arrested after a theft investigation in Seneca Falls. On Monday around 11:39 a.m. police arrested Tracy M. Tyman, of Seneca Falls, who was employed at Burger King, located on State Route 5&20. She is accused of stealing property out of another person’s purse while both were working at the restaurant. Tyman was...
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Hundreds participate in first annual Turkey Trot at Newark Middle School
More than 275 Newark Middle School students and staff participated in the first Turkey Trot November 20th. Braving chilly air and snow flurries, participants ran from front entrance of NMS to the Newark Central School District bus garage on nearby Woodlane and back. The route is about a mile. They were cheered along the way by some NMS students and...
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Gun permit seekers would see social media searched under New York bill
Prospective handgun owners in New York could be required to turn over the passwords to their major social-media accounts for a search if a newly-introduced bill becomes law. The bill from Sen. Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn, would require all gun-permit applicants to allow their social-media accounts and search-engine history to be scrutinized for hateful slurs and terroristic threats prior to receiving...
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Nate McMurray concedes in 27th Congressional race against Collins
Democrat Nate McMurray conceded the race to represent the 27th Congressional District to Rep. Chris Collins on Monday. “Nearly all the votes are counted and it is apparent that Chris Collins will be returning to Washington,” said McMurray, who had been a long shot candidate before Collins, a Republican, was arrested in August on charges of insider trading. “It is...
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MCC faculty, unionized employees support no confidence vote on Kress
Out of over 500 voting faculty members and unionized employees at Monroe Community College, 88 percent supported a vote of no confidence in President Anne Kress, the Faculty Senate and Faculty Association announced Monday. The voting individuals were asked to respond to a proposed resolution from the Faculty Senate and Faculty Association — which represents teaching and professional employees —...
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Stewart-Cousins to be first female leader of NY state Senate
The New York state Senate will be led by a woman for the first time in the state’s history after Democrats formally chose veteran lawmaker Andrea Stewart-Cousins as their leader Monday. Stewart-Cousins has led the Senate’s Democratic minority since 2012 and is now poised to control the entire chamber beginning in January after her party won a majority in this...
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Auburn DRI Committee will meet to discuss possible uses for $10M
The Auburn Downtown Revitalization Initiative Local Planning Committee will hold its next public meeting Tuesday to discuss strategies as it works toward finalizing a plan to spend the $10 million in state funding the city won this year. At 3:30 p.m. at the Carriage House Theater behind the Cayuga Museum, the committee will review preliminary project information. Discussion topics will...
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With strong showing in Cayuga County, Antonacci defeats Mannion in NY Senate race
Bob Antonacci was the apparent winner of the 50th Senate District on election night. Now, the Republican is officially the senator-elect. Following the absentee ballot count in Cayuga and Onondaga counties, Antonacci finished with 62,333 votes. His Democratic opponent, John Mannion, netted 60,010 votes. Mannion received more absentee votes in Onondaga County, 3,845 to Antonacci’s 3,300. But it wasn’t enough...
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State Police facing serious shortage of troopers
New York State Police are now facing a serious shortage of troopers. The New York Post reports that the force is losing more members than it can keep. Since 2015, more than 1,000 troopers have retired, but only about 750 have been brought on. The Post spoke with the president of the Troopers Union who says if the agency doesn’t...
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Sheriff Virts opposes decriminalization of marijuana in New York
Don’t count Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts among those supporting the decriminalization of marijuana in New York. Virts, president of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association, testified at a state Assembly hearing in Binghamton last week that he opposes the potential legalization of marijuana in New York, which is expected to be proposed when the state Legislature convenes in January....
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