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Month: December 2018

Concord grape growers get New York state help

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Concord grape growers get New York state help
New York is spending $1.3 million to support the state’s Concord grape industry. The money will go to the new Concord Vineyard Improvement Program at Cornell University. The program will help growers renovate vineyards, plant new vines or diversify their operations. New York’s $340 million Concord grape industry has had to endure lower prices tied to a drop in juice... more

Matthew House board adds three new members

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Matthew House board adds three new members
Auburn facility Matthew House has added three community leaders to its board of directors. Kelly Buck of Unity House of Cayuga County, Patrick Carbonaro of Carbonaro Law Offices and Laurie Piccolo of the Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency began their duties in September. “We are pleased to welcome this distinguished group of community leaders to our board,” Matthew House Executive Director... more

Skaneateles celebrates 25 years of Dickens Christmas

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Skaneateles celebrates 25 years of Dickens Christmas
The annual Dickens Christmas festival, a lakeside holiday tradition in Skaneateles, has been going strong for a quarter century. More than 50 characters from “A Christmas Carol” still dress up and interact with residents and visitors around town every weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Organizers said the event brings more than 20,000 visitors to the village each year. The cast includes... more

Driver runs red light, hits trooper cruiser – injuring two in Ithaca

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Driver runs red light, hits trooper cruiser – injuring two in Ithaca
A State Trooper and her young passenger were hospitalized Sunday night after a 23-year-old struck the police car after running a red light. Troopers say Molly J. Donovan, 23, of Ithaca went through a red light on Sunday around 8:51 p.m. at the intersection of Route 13 and West Buffalo Street. She was traveling east on West Buffalo Street and... more

FLX WEEKLY: A Wonderful Christmas Time (podcast)

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FLX WEEKLY: A Wonderful Christmas Time (podcast)
The holiday season rolls on and this week we recap the Wonderful Weekend in Seneca Falls and talk about some strange aspects of the holiday classic movie It’s A Wonderful Life. Then a preview of the 2nd to last weekend before Christmas. Join Jessica Lahr, Sydney Rogers, Josh Durso and Jim Sinicropi on the back end of your lunch hour... more

W-FL TUESDAY: Pal-Mac girls beat Geneva, Rathbun’s 34 lifts Naples, Barnett breaks Mynderse school record, & South Seneca girls crush Red Jacket in title game re-match

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W-FL TUESDAY: Pal-Mac girls beat Geneva, Rathbun’s 34 lifts Naples, Barnett breaks Mynderse school record, & South Seneca girls crush Red Jacket in title game re-match
It was the first truly full slate of games this high school basketball season in the Wayne-Finger Lakes on Tuesday night. Check out the results from all the boys and girls action below along with the top Tweets of the night around Section V and updated league standings for the Finger Lakes East, West and Wayne County. LAST NIGHT’S BOYS... more

Supervisors ponder ‘Water & Sewer Authority’ while looking for consensus in 2019 (video)

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Supervisors ponder ‘Water & Sewer Authority’ while looking for consensus in 2019 (video)
It was the last regular session of the calendar year; and it’s been an active one for the Seneca County Board of Supervisors. While the supervisors will have a couple special sessions before the end of the year to take care of some clerical items – the lion share of legislating has concluded. Board Chairman Bob Shipley (R-Waterloo) said it... more

Amid numerous food recalls, an effort to hold grocery stores more accountable

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Amid numerous food recalls, an effort to hold grocery stores more accountable
In the event of a food recall, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is fighting to make grocery stores more accountable. She hopes to enforce a law she introduced and passed years ago that requires all stores to display recall signs or contact customers directly after a recall. “Meanwhile, food recalls happen nearly everyday. This is unacceptable,” Gillibrand said on Tuesday. Just Tuesday,... more

Few people show up at Auburn school district’s public hearing on capital project

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Few people show up at Auburn school district’s public hearing on capital project
The public hearing for the Auburn Enlarged City School District’s proposed multi-million capital project was presented largely to empty chairs Tuesday night. No members of the public showed up at the start of the hearing in the Auburn High School library, while the district’s board of education and a couple district employees were present. Seven people came to the hearing... more

Auburn school board: Safety, security top priorities in capital project

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Auburn school board: Safety, security top priorities in capital project
By now, most of the community is more than likely aware of the capital project that the Auburn Enlarged City School District is asking residents to vote on in early January. This project, if approved by voters, will greatly enhance the safety and security in all of the school buildings, improve the health and safety of the air flow systems... more

Candlelight Tours come back to Seward House for holidays

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Candlelight Tours come back to Seward House for holidays
The Seward House Museum is celebrating the holidays with its annual Candlelight Tours. The event sees costumed guides lead guests through the home, which is decorated for a 19th-century Victorian Christmas. Actors portray members of the Seward family and share stories of holiday memories that have been gleaned from their letters and diaries. Tours conclude with caroling around the historic... more

Cayuga County Legislature committee tentatively approves CCC project plan

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Cayuga County Legislature committee tentatively approves CCC project plan
A Cayuga County legislative committee Tuesday tentatively acknowledged a capital project plan from Cayuga Community College, a necessary step before the plan can be submitted as a budget request to the state. The Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a resolution acknowledging the college’s plan for more than $6 million worth of capital projects to support workforce development, childcare... more

Annual meeting highlights farmers’ work to protect Skaneateles watershed

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Annual meeting highlights farmers’ work to protect Skaneateles watershed
Farmers from across central New York gathered in Skaneateles Tuesday to discuss the Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Program’s work in 2018 to protect the lake. Founded in 1994 by the city of Syracuse, SLWAP is a voluntary program that works with farmers within the Skaneateles Lake watershed across parts of Cayuga, Cortland and Onondaga counties to protect water quality. At... more

Republican leadership says ‘pay commission’ has overstepped with lawmakers raises

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Republican leadership says ‘pay commission’ has overstepped with lawmakers raises
The commission on compensation of state elected officials “significantly overstepped” when it approved pay raises for state lawmakers and a cap on their outside income, Republican Senate leader John Flanagan said in a statement. “The committee was never tasked with making any determination on that matter, and should not have made one. By doing so, they alone are deciding who... more

After Schoharie limo crash, bill targets regulation and aims to tighten it

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After Schoharie limo crash, bill targets regulation and aims to tighten it
New legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would change the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s requirements for retrofitted limousines. Current law allows more lenient safety requirements for re-sold vehicles when compared to vehicles sold as new. Requirements for seat belts or exit areas are different, especially as some limousines purchased second hand may become altered or expanded to... more
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