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Slowing Aquatic Invasive Spread in 2019: NY Sea Grant Watercraft Inspection webinar series starts January 17th

Slowing Aquatic Invasive Spread in 2019: NY Sea Grant Watercraft Inspection webinar series starts January 17th
The 2019 edition of the Watercraft Inspection Program Leader educational webinar series developed by New York Sea Grant and featuring coastal science and AIS specialists begins on January 17 and will connect participants from multiple states. Four sessions in the webinar series will address issues associated with recreational boating as a key pathway in the spread of aquatic invasive species... more

Chef Fabio Viviani to host dinner service at his del Lago Resort & Casino restaurant

Chef Fabio Viviani to host dinner service at his del Lago Resort & Casino restaurant
This weekend, guests can enjoy an opportunity to interact with celebrity chef Fabio Viviani while dining at his restaurant, Portico by Fabio Viviani, inside del Lago Resort & Casino. Following a sold-out cooking class, Viviani will bring greeting tables from 5PM to 10PM, Saturday, December 15th, during dinner service at Portico. The Portico menu will feature its regular dishes in... more

Clifton Springs man charged with trespassing after brief foot chase in Seneca Falls

Clifton Springs man charged with trespassing after brief foot chase in Seneca Falls
On December 9th at approximately 5:24 p.m. police arrested a Clifton Springs man after a trespassing investigation, which ended in a foot chase. Conor O’Rourke, 22, was charged with trespassing and resisting arrest after an incident in Seneca Falls where he was observed on a property while the business was closed. When he was ordered to stop – O’Rourke fled... more

Comptroller says landfills cost local government big over time

Comptroller says landfills cost local government big over time
Local governments that own landfills face nearly $300 million in estimated long-term costs for their active and closed landfills, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Much of these costs are associated with the decades-long monitoring and maintenance required to prevent waste and contaminants from seeping into groundwater. “Owning a landfill can generate significant revenues,... more

W-FL THURSDAY: Justice Smith lights up ER; Bloomfield, Whitman & Naples notch West wins

W-FL THURSDAY: Justice Smith lights up ER; Bloomfield, Whitman & Naples notch West wins
Lyons senior standout Justice Smith had his way against the East Rochester Bombers, scoring 39 points, as the Lions defending home court in the face-off between two teams that were unbeaten in Wayne County League play. The game was streamed live on FingerLakes1.com. It was a light slate of games with action in the Finger Lakes West, two other games... more

Cayuga County appoints new county attorney, DPW, emergency management heads

Cayuga County appoints new county attorney, DPW, emergency management heads
At a busy last meeting of the year, the Cayuga County Legislature appointed three department heads and expanded the leadership team at the new Department of Public Works. Acting County Attorney Christopher M. Palermo, Esq. was appointed County Attorney for the balance of his predecessor’s term through December 31, 2019. Following a long career as a firefighter and public safety... more

Digital predator targets teens at schools in Ontario, Wayne, & Yates

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The Wayne Central School District is responding after their own students have been targeted by the online predator that has been reported throughout Yates and Ontario counties. Now, students in Wayne County are on alert. Wayne Central Superintendent Mathis Calvin released this statement Friday night: “We recently have been made aware of several students within Wayne County and our school... more

Long distance cheer: Kelley School 3rd graders connect with 4th graders in Romania

Long distance cheer: Kelley School 3rd graders connect with 4th graders in Romania
Kelley School third graders in long-term substitute Morgan D’Eredita’s class enjoyed talking with a fourth grade class in Romania via Skype December 11th. Aaron Sweet, Newark Central School District’s Integration Technology Coach facilitated the Skype call by hooking a webcam up to a projector so D’Eredita’s class could see on their smart board the fourth grade class in Romania. It... more
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