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#ICYMI: Biggest stories of the week (Dec. 17-23)

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#ICYMI will be a weekly feature to FingerLakes1.com, recapping the biggest headlines of the week from around the region. We begin over the busy, holiday weekend — as readers try to catch up on what’s happening in the region. Look for it weekly, on Saturday’s exclusively on FingerLakes1.com Here are the most-read local headlines for the final week before Christmas... more

Police: Brutus man hit person with laptop and coffee mug

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A Brutus man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly struck a person with a coffee mug and a laptop computer. New York State Police arrested Eduardo L. Calderon-Lopez, 33, after responding to a domestic incident call Tuesday afternoon. Police said Calderon-Lopez hit the victim with the two objects causing several lacerations to his face and the top of... more

INSIDE THE FLX: Batman talks budget process, infrastructure spending, and local disasters (podcast)

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On Thursday’s edition of Inside the FLX the individual tasked with leading Cayuga County’s largest governing body – is in-studio talking about elections, the budget process, infrastructure, environmental issues, as well as the prospect of being excluded in a ‘disaster declaration’ by the White House. Keith Batman, Chairman of the Cayuga County Legislature, who recently won re-election to continue serving... more

ELECTION NIGHT LIVE 2017 (webcast replay)

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Josh Durso, Jackie Augustine & Jim Sinicropi were live inside the all-new FingerLakes1.com Studio on Election Night for results, reaction, interviews and analysis from Tuesday’s vote in Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne and Yates Counties. Hear from Seneca Falls Town Supervisor Greg Lazzaro, successful Seneca Falls Town Council candidate Doug Avery, Geneva City Supervisor candidates Lou Guard &  Dom... more

ELECTION GUIDE 2017: Looking at all of the candidates, issues in Cayuga County

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With five contested legislature races, two available seats on Auburn City Council, and a number of other Town Council races taking place in Cayuga County — voters will have a lot to decide on in less a little over a week. Candidates are in their final preparations, talking with voters, and getting to know their possible-constituents. What issues are the... more

Supervisor: Montezuma highway superintendent ‘double dipping’ in Brutus

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The supervisor for the town of Montezuma has announced a public meeting to address the highway superintendent’s position. Dennis Lapp Jr., 25, was elected as the highway superintendent in Montezuma in 2015. A registered Republican, Lapp earned roughly $8,300 as superintendent in 2016. He also earned an additional $25,000 working for the town of Mentz. Now, Republican Supervisor John Malenick... more

Brutus officials pass resolution to construct Trolley Connection Trail in Cayuga County

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Officials in the town of Brutus have passed a resolution to begin funding the Trolley Connection Trail in Cayuga County. At a special meeting Monday evening, Brutus Town Supervisor Jim Hotaling met with several councilors to discuss the project, which would create a 10-foot-wide, mile-long trail in the town and the village of Weedsport. The Trolley Connection Trail would ultimately... more

Newly relocated Cayuga County Fair approaches

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This summer, the Cayuga County Fair will be held in a new location: The Ward W. O’Hara Agricultural & Country Living Museum and Dr. Joseph F. Karpinski Sr. Educational Center at Emerson Park in Owasco. Fair hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 8, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9. The Citizen: Read More more

25-year-old charged with disseminating indecent materials to 12-year-old Cayuga County child

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Sheriff David Gould reports that last Thursday, the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into an allegation that an adult male from Syracuse had been engaging in inappropriate online contact with a 12-year-old child from Cayuga County. As a result of that investigation, 25-year-old Joshua E. Mauro of 209 ½ Lawrence Avenue in Syracuse was arrested on Monday for disseminating... more

UPDATE: Auburn woman ID’d as victim in fatal crash on SR 34

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New York State Police have identified the 57-year-old Auburn woman who was killed in the fatal crash on State Route 34 in Sennett last week. The accident happened on Route 34 between Manrow and Highbridge roads Thursday morning around  7 am. Vivian D. Johnson was the passenger in the vehicle, which was operated by her significant other William H. Harley.... more

Police: Children facing felony charges for putting large rocks in Brutus road

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Three Weedsport children between the ages of 11 and 14 are facing felony charges for allegedly putting large rocks in a road that damaged multiple vehicles. New York State Police out of Auburn could not release details on the underage individuals, but said the rocks they placed on Grant Avenue Road in Brutus caused damage to three vehicles. The incident... more

Two charged with DWI after accidents in Cayuga Co. that happened an hour apart

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Monday, 12:43 pm: Two individuals were charged with driving while intoxicated following a pair of car accidents in Cayuga County, which occurred less than an hour apart from each other. Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould reports that James A. Sanders, a Union Springs resident was charged with misdemeanor DWI after allegedly hitting another vehicle around 9:23 pm on Clark Street... more

Owasco water tests show highest algae toxins yet, Auburn levels still detectable

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Treated drinking water for the town of Owasco and the city of Auburn showed detectable levels of blue-green algae toxins in the latest round of tests — Owasco seeing the highest levels to date. The Cayuga County Health Department said Owasco’s water, which is distributed to the town of Owasco and the Fleming Water District, detected levels of .21 and... more