Stunning overlook onto Honeoye Lake (photo)
A stunning shot overlooking Honeoye Lake as fall wears forward. Photo by Brady Hommel.
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Year: 2018
Serious accident reported in Wolcott
First responders were dispatched to a car accident involving one vehicle near Wolcott Spring Lake and Wagner roads around 2:41 p.m. Reports indicate that the car flipped and landed on its roof. The Wolcott Fire Department and local ambulance crews were dispatched to the scene. First responders say both occupants were successfully pulled out from the vehicle, which sustained heavy...
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FLX WEEKLY: Christmas trimming, decking the halls & the first weekend of December (podcast)
Join Jessica Lahr, Sydney Rogers, Josh Durso and Jim Sinicropi to talk about decorating for Christmas. From the outside lights, to trimming the tree and decking the halls, we talk about our own traditions and favorites as the 2018 holiday season is underway. Then, a look at the weekend ahead as the Finger Lakes ushers in the month of December....
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Syracuse comes up big in second half at #16 Ohio State (full coverage)
A strong second half, highlighted by double-digit performances from Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett and Elijah Hughes, helped lift the Syracuse basketball team to a 72-62 victory over #16 Ohio State. Battle finished the night with 20 points on a 6-of-10 shooting performance. 11 of Brissett’s 14 points came in the second half where he shot 3-of-6 after contributing just one...
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Cuomo says he is “ruling out” 2020 presidential run
He’s not running. During an appearance on WNYC Radio with Brian Lehrer Tuesday morning, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he is ruling out a 2020 presidential run. “I ran for governor,” Cuomo said in response to the question of the run. “I have a full plate. I have many projects. I’m going to be here doing the job of...
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Buffalo Bills owner takes next step toward new stadium
The owner of the Buffalo Bills has hired a consultant to identify possible sites and designs for a new football stadium in western New York, including how to fund it and whether public money would be involved. Pegula Sports & Entertainment announced Tuesday it has retained CAA ICON, a Denver-based firm, to study the next steps for the Bills, who...
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Auburn teen sentenced to prison for setting Perrine Street fire
Despite an initially promised sentence of probation, an Auburn teen was sentenced to a state adolescent prison for setting a fire that destroyed a building in April. Michael Couturier, 16, admitted to Cayuga County Court Judge Mark Fandrich in September that he and a friend entered an abandoned building at 23 Perrine St. and lit a fire. The extent of...
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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...
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County health board fines Owasco farmer for septic violation
The Cayuga County Board of Health Tuesday issued a fine against the owner of Melrose Farms in Owasco for a septic violation in the same structure he was also cited for illegally housing workers in. The board unanimously voted in favor of a $1,000 fine against Joseph Tidd, with half refundable if he complies with the order to fix the...
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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....
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Cayuga County Legislature approves 2019 budget with $40.61M 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...
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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...
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Scary good: Sabres match franchise record with 10th straight win
All throughout the third period on Tuesday night, one request reverberated from the sellout crowd at KeyBank Center. One, two, three, four five, six, seven, eight, nine … We want 10! As has often been the case lately, the Buffalo Sabres gave the people what they wanted. After surrendering a two-goal lead in the final 8:31 of regulation, Jeff Skinner...
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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...
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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...
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Power outages reported Wednesday morning in FLX, CNY
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...
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Rt. 5 reopened in Sennett after crash during morning commute
State Route 5 in the area of County Road 10A was closed in both directions around 7:30 a.m. as first responders worked the scene of a crash. The Department of Transportation reported the closure in both directions on Route 5. That closure was expected to last for a couple hours between Depot Road and Jericho Road. However, the roadway was...
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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...
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