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Year: 2018

Police: Teen makes ‘terroristic threat’ at Waterloo school

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Police: Teen makes ‘terroristic threat’ at Waterloo school
Police say a 14-year-old student was arrested after an investigation into threats made toward the Waterloo Central School District. The investigation was launched on Thursday and no threat was found. The Waterloo Police Department assisted school officials with the investigation. The teen was charged with making a terroristic threat, which will be answered in Seneca County Family Court. more

Syracuse gets dramatic win over Georgetown on Saturday (full coverage)

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Syracuse gets dramatic win over Georgetown on Saturday (full coverage)
In a heated battle from the Carrier Dome, the Syracuse Orange came away with the narrow edge in a 72-71 win over the Georgetown Hoyas. After going down by 13 in the first half, Syracuse battled back and took down their longtime rivals. The first half started with a ton of energy, as both sides applied pressure on defense and... more

Syracuse freshman kicker Szmyt wins Lou Groza Award

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Syracuse freshman kicker Szmyt wins Lou Groza Award
From walk-on to the nation’s best, redshirt freshman Andre Szmyt is the winner of the 2018 Lou Groza Award. He accepted the award, which is presented to the nation’s top placekicker, live on ESPN during The Home Depot College Football Awards show at the College Football Hall of Fame. Szmyt is the first Syracuse kicker to win the Groza Award... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Peters powers Newark over Mynderse; Whitman handles Bloomfield

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W-FL FRIDAY: Peters powers Newark over Mynderse; Whitman handles Bloomfield
In the first full Friday night of high school basketball in the Wayne-Finger Lakes, it certainly wasn’t a Wonderful Life at Arthur L. Baker where the visiting Newark Reds defeated Mynderse in their home gym for the first time in six years. Also in the East, Wayne handled Penn Yan, Geneva snuck by Midlakes, and Waterloo rolled past Pal-Mac. In... more

Thousands pour into Seneca Falls for celebratory weekend during holiday season (gallery)

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Thousands pour into Seneca Falls for celebratory weekend during holiday season (gallery)
One of the busiest days of the calendar year commenced for Seneca Falls – as thousands poured in for the It’s a Wonderful Life Festival and It’s a Wonderful Run 5K. Around 5,000 contestants were signed up for it – and thousands were taking advantage of the curbside vendors. FingerLakes1.com will have complete coverage of the 5K, which will be... more

UPSTATE HOOPS: The week in Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball (podcast)

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UPSTATE HOOPS: The week in Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball (podcast)
This week on the Upstate Hoops Podcast, a look at some big games in the Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball leagues and interviews with 1st year Lyons head coach Dean Schott Jr., Mynderse senior Darren Miller and Bloomfield senior Tanner Kimball. New Power Rankings, upcoming FL1 Sports live webcasts and spotlight games for the week ahead. . more

Auburn Salvation Army serves Thanksgiving dinners

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Auburn Salvation Army serves Thanksgiving dinners
The Salvation Army of Auburn welcomed nearly 200 people to its annual outreach dinner Thursday as part of its Thanksgiving Day works that included delivering approximately 1,000 meals throughout the community. Salvation Army Major Carmen Campbell led a number of dedicated volunteers in preparing and serving turkey, stuffing, potatoes and more to community members in need. In addition to the... more

Falcon Park in Auburn on pace despite early snowfall

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Falcon Park in Auburn on pace despite early snowfall
Despite November’s snowfalls, the synthetic turf installation at Falcon Park is still expected to be completed on time in the spring. The Auburn City Council unanimously approved moving forward with the project in October, nearly three months after the plan to transform the facility so it could be used by Cayuga Community College teams was first introduced. The goal was... more

State providing nearly $300,000 to eastern Finger Lakes farmers

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State providing nearly 0,000 to eastern Finger Lakes farmers
Nearly $300,000 in funding will be made available to help farmers around Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles and Otisco lakes to plant crops in order to protect water quality, the state announced Wednesday. The state Department of Agriculture and Markets and the Department of Environmental Conservation announced $285,000 in will be used to promote the use of cover crops in the eastern... more

Auburn’s Wall Street Church faces uncertain future

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Auburn’s Wall Street Church faces uncertain future
The steeple of the Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Auburn has been a visible landmark in the city for more than 130 years. But, after being vacated in the early 2000s, the historic building has deteriorated enough to put its future in doubt. The church was recently placed on the Eight That Can’t Wait list by the Preservation Association... more

Indictment thrown out in Wayne Co. judge threat case

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Indictment thrown out in Wayne Co. judge threat case
The indictment against a Cayuga County man accused of threatening to shoot a Wayne County judge has been dismissed, but the case will be resubmitted to a grand jury. Ontario County Judge Brian Dennis dismissed the indictment against Joseph Wilmarth before a scheduled hearing Tuesday in Wayne County Court. The lone charge in the indictment is making a terroristic threat,... more

Waterloo Container expanding, will hire more workers

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Waterloo Container expanding, will hire more workers
Waterloo Container is physically getting larger. And when a current expansion is finished by the end of the year, its workforce also is expected to grow. The supplier of wine bottles, caps, corks and closures began a 36,000-square-foot addition to the main office and warehouse at 2311 Route 414 in October. Bill Lutz, owner and president of Waterloo Container, said... more

Local rail companies score millions in state money

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Local rail companies score millions in state money
Two regional short-line railroad companies are sharing pretty big slices of $27.1 million in state rail infrastructure improvement funds, which were announced this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Waterloo-based Finger Lakes Railway Corp. is getting $2.8 million, while Sodus-based Ontario Midland is receiving $2.9 million. “New York’s rail and port infrastructure is critical to local economies across the state, and... more

Seneca Falls clergy worried about division, urge Town Board to consider mediation

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Seneca Falls clergy worried about division, urge Town Board to consider mediation
Seven clergy members are asking the Town Board to consider mediation to deal with what they see as an “increase of mistrust and divisions” among the five-member governing body. The clergy made the suggestion in a Nov. 5 letter to Supervisor Greg Lazzaro and board members Lou Ferrara, David DeLelys, Doug Avery and Vic Porretta. “We are writing because we... more

Moving Gmail to MS Outlook

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Moving Gmail to MS Outlook
Gmail is undoubtedly a powerful mailing service, given the number of features it has, its huge user base, and its active development by one of the biggest corporations. The service offers extended email functionality, with complex methods of filtering and labeling email, forwarding, smart spam filtering, high-security measures, and a clean, intuitive interface. With all its pros though, it is... more

THE DEBRIEF: Cuomo’s op-ed, cashless tolling in NYS, and contamination at the Depot (podcast)

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THE DEBRIEF: Cuomo’s op-ed, cashless tolling in NYS, and contamination at the Depot (podcast)
On Friday’s edition of The Debrief Josh Durso was joined by Ted Baker, host of Finger Lakes Morning News on WGVA and WAUB – where the duo discussed a number of recent headlines from around the Finger Lakes. The topics up for discussion included: – Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s fiery op-ed aimed at critics of the Amazon deal in New York... more
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