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Year: 2018

Multiple locations in Seneca, Wayne counties raided part of fraud investigation

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Multiple locations in Seneca, Wayne counties raided part of fraud investigation
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Social Services continues an extensive Welfare and Medicaid Fraud investigation that began nearly a year ago, per a press release sent out following an intense police presence in Waterloo. Sheriff Virts says his office was assisted by the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, Waterloo Police Department, Seneca County Department of Social Services and... more

FLX WEEKLY: Winter’s grip and Women March in Seneca Falls (podcast)

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FLX WEEKLY: Winter’s grip and Women March in Seneca Falls (podcast)
Finger Lakes residents are in the midst of one of the toughest stretches of winter weather of the season. How long will it last? Women March in Seneca Falls is set for Saturday with thousands expected to attend. We have all the info residents and attendees need to know. Also, our most popular news items at FingerLakes1.com this week, local... more

MEETING NOTICE: Seneca Falls Development Corp. will host workshop on Jan. 25 at 6 pm

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MEETING NOTICE: Seneca Falls Development Corp. will host workshop on Jan. 25 at 6 pm
The Seneca Falls Development Corporation (SFDC) is inviting Seneca Falls residents, business owners, and community leaders to a public Community Workshop to discuss and generate specific action steps to be included in the upcoming revision of the Town of Seneca Falls Economic Development Plan. The open meeting will take place from 6:00 to 7:30 pm on Thursday, Jan. 25, at... more

Helming announces $89K grant for farm to school program at Seneca County schools

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Helming announces K grant for farm to school program at Seneca County schools
Senator Pam Helming announced that Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension has received Farm-to-School funding through the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. The $89,442 grant will allow Cooperative Extension to continue and expand its services through the Farm-to-School program, which benefits 3,886 students at 13 schools in the four school districts in Seneca County. The program connects school... more

Walworth man threatens violence at del Lago, arrested on felony charge

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Walworth man threatens violence at del Lago, arrested on felony charge
Troopers say a Walworth man faces a felony charge of making a terroristic threat, after being arrested on a trespassing charge at the del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre. Scott C. Furey, 47, of Walworth was found sleeping on a couch in the lobby of del Lago, which prompted the arrest. He had previously been banned from the facility,... more

Student report highlights sex abuse case involving Ithaca College president

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Student report highlights sex abuse case involving Ithaca College president
A headline in the Ithaca College student newspaper is now making news well beyond the college town; within it, old allegations of sexual abuse against Ithaca College president are detailed in the most public way yet. President Shirley Collado was accused of sexually abusing a female patient while working as a psychologist in Washington, DC in 2000 and was convicted... more

New car wash project in Auburn, Cayuga County considering financial assistance from IDAs

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New car wash project in Auburn, Cayuga County considering financial assistance from IDAs
A proposed car wash project with a location in Auburn and another elsewhere in Cayuga County is considering applying for financial assistance through the Cayuga County and Auburn Industrial Development Agencies, less than a year after a different car wash project on was awarded assistance through the Auburn agency. Few details are known about the project, as it is still... more

Hospital officials discuss new partnership between Auburn, Syracuse and Rochester

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Hospital officials discuss new partnership between Auburn, Syracuse and Rochester
Convenience and customer service were some of the concerns raised Wednesday at a community discussion regarding Auburn Community Hospital’s new strategic partnership, but officials reassured residents that the quality of care should improve. Last month, ACH announced it would begin sharing programs and services with St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse and University of Rochester Medical Center, a collaboration that had... more

DeFrancisco has largest campaign war chest among Cayuga County state reps

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DeFrancisco has largest campaign war chest among Cayuga County state reps
State Sen. John DeFrancisco, a potential Republican candidate for governor, still has the largest campaign war chest among members of Cayuga County’s state legislative delegation. Between his two campaign accounts, Citizens for DeFrancisco and DeFrancisco Re-Election Committee, the Syracuse Republican raised $116,797 over the last six months, according to his latest financial reports submitted to the state Board of Elections.... more

Owasco Lake inspector leaves post for soil and water district

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Owasco Lake inspector leaves post for soil and water district
The Owasco Lake Watershed Inspection Program is down to one inspector. Former Owasco Lake watershed inspector Tim Schneider accepted a new position as a countywide watershed inspector with the Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District at the beginning of the year. That means Owasco Lake watershed specialist Andrew Snell is that inspection program’s sole full-time employee. The Citizen: Read... more

Wayne defeats Mynderse in Seneca Falls; Scott has another big game for Lady Bombers (W-FL round-up 1/17)

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Wayne defeats Mynderse in Seneca Falls; Scott has another big game for Lady Bombers (W-FL round-up 1/17)
The top two teams in FL1 Sports Wayne-Finger Lakes boys varsity basketball Power Rankings squared off in Seneca Falls on Wednesday night in a game that was streamed live on FingerLakes1.com. Both teams entered the contest with unblemished league records but Wayne would take the early lead in the chase for the Finger Lakes East crown with a 41-38 victory.... more

Seneca Falls native Neetu Chandak appears on Fox News to discuss viewpoint discrimination at Cornell

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Seneca Falls native Neetu Chandak appears on Fox News to discuss viewpoint discrimination at Cornell
Mynderse Academy graduate and Seneca Falls native Neetu Chandak joined Fox News to tell her story of viewpoint discrimination at Cornell. Chandak says, as a conservative on a liberal college campus, that she faced discrimination from other students and professors at Cornell University. Check out the segment below… more
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