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Month: November 2018

Prison City selects Auburn location for new brewery

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Prison City selects Auburn location for new brewery
The lineup of suspects was long, but Prison City Pub & Brewery has selected an Auburn location for its new production facility. Brewery co-owner Dawn Schulz said Tuesday that the facility will be built at 197-199 North St. The 2.13-acre property, at the corner of North and Standart Avenue, was formerly the home of Jam-O’s Car Wash, which was demolished... more

Planning committee reviews Auburn’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative plans

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Planning committee reviews Auburn’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative plans
Auburn’s local planning committee reviewed 21 Downtown Revitalization Initiative proposals in which ideas from apartment renovation to mural and sculpture installations were presented. The LPC, comprised of local stakeholders, held its third public meeting on Tuesday at the Carriage House Theater in Auburn. Members of the LPC are tasked with appropriating DRI funds to prioritized projects based upon public feedback.... more

Cayuga County Legislature approves 2019 budget with $40.61M tax levy

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Cayuga County Legislature approves 2019 budget with .61M tax levy
A marathon session of the Cayuga County Legislature Tuesday ultimately ended with the passage of a 2019 operating budget with a total tax levy of $40.61 million. The approved budget includes a total tax levy of $40.61 million, a 2.06-percent increase over 2018, with a fund balance draw of $838,475. To reach the lower levy, Legislators made $133,919 worth of... more

Children facing crisis in statewide service shortage

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Children facing crisis in statewide service shortage
Hundreds of local families in search of services for children under the age of three could soon be in limbo. Starting Dec.1, Monroe County will begin putting children on a waiting list to apply for early intervention services to see if their children qualify. The services include speech, physical and occupational therapy for developmental delays or disabilities that research shows... more

MCC President Kress fires back after ‘no confidence’ vote

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MCC President Kress fires back after ‘no confidence’ vote
Monroe Community College President Anne Kress portrayed a wide ranging complaint about her administration as a union tactic in an ongoing contract dispute, not a genuine critique of her leadership. “The way that we resolve a contract is not in the public sphere,” she professed. “It’s not through the media.” Kress spoke on Tuesday after Monday’s announcement by the MCC... more

Waterloo double murder trial set to begin on Friday

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Waterloo double murder trial set to begin on Friday
The trial of a Varick man accused of killing two people and injuring another over the summer begins Friday in Seneca County Court. Emerson “John” Tohafjian, 48, faces multiple first-degree murder charges in the July 10 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Lori McConnell, and Chuck Andrus. Karen Zdunko, Andrus’ girlfriend, was injured. Tohafjian also faces charges of assault, burglary, intimidating... more

Power outages reported Wednesday morning in FLX, CNY

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Hundreds without power in Wayne County as snow, wind blows throughout region
Thousands were without power as of 7:30 a.m. across Central New York and parts of the Finger Lakes – as winds, and wet snow put power crews to work. The outages were reported by National Grid, New York State Electric and Gas and Rochester Gas & Electric. Customers in Cayuga, Onondaga Wayne, and Oswego counties were hit hardest. However, the... more

Two hospitalized at Strong Memorial after violent accident in Wayne County

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Two hospitalized at Strong Memorial after violent accident in Wayne County
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reports that the violent one-vehicle accident that unfolded in Butler on Tuesday happened after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. They say Erin A. Ward, 25, of Williamson was traveling northbound on Wolcott Spring Lake Road with her son, who is 1-year-old, when she went off the roadway — missing a guard rail. Her... more

Deputies: Auburn man charged with sexually assaulting toddler in Wolcott

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Deputies: Auburn man charged with sexually assaulting toddler in Wolcott
Deputies in Wayne County report that a 22-year-old Auburn man has been accused of sexually assaulting a toddler at a home in Wolcott. Vince Ferris, 22, of Auburn was charged with first-degree sex abuse and arraigned on the charge. He’s being held at the Wayne County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 secured bond, according to The... more

WEEKEND EVENTS: Holiday Tree Lighting, Christmas Musicals & Dickens Christmas arrives in the Finger Lakes (November 30th – December 2nd)

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WEEKEND EVENTS: Holiday Tree Lighting, Christmas Musicals & Dickens Christmas kicks off the first weekend of December
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is in! This weekend, get out and explore the Finger Lakes to discover some of the holly jolly events taking place. Feeling chilly outside? Head over to the warm Syracuse Stage to enjoy the story of Buddy the elf. Need those family photos with Santa as soon as possible? Join him in his winter wonderland... more

Supervisors will have to take action over vacancies created by election in Seneca County DA’s office

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Supervisors will have to take action over vacancies created by election in Seneca County DA’s office
Elections have consequences. Those consequences aren’t always political, though. Seneca County Court Judge-elect Barry Porsch, who is serving out another month as Seneca County District Attorney before he takes office on January 1st, 2019 joined the Seneca County Board of Supervisors at their monthly committee sessions to discuss future planning and options for their first year without him leading prosecutorial... more

Roloson Electric named November Business of the Month

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Roloson Electric named November Business of the Month
The Seneca County Chamber of Commerce and Hampton Inn Seneca Falls are pleased to announce that Roloson Electric of Seneca Falls has been selected as the Chamber’s Business of the Month for November 2018. For over 30 years Roloson Electric has been delivering top quality workmanship to the Finger Lakes region. With three electricians on hand, two being sons of... more

Wayne County announces Civil Service Exam for Public Safety Dispatcher trainee

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Wayne County announces Civil Service Exam for Public Safety
Wayne County will conduct a civil service exam for the position of public safety dispatcher trainee on Saturday, January 19th, 2019. The last filing date to take the exam is Wednesday, December 12th, 2018. Wayne County’s 911 dispatchers serve more than 50 law enforcement agencies, fire departments and emergency medical services, handling more than 156,000 calls annually. Successful applicants must... more
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