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Skaneateles school superintendent resigns to take another job

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Skaneateles school superintendent resigns to take another job
Skaneateles superintendent Kenneth Slentz resigned Wednesday, the school district announced. Slentz will be taking a job at another school district, though Skaneateles withheld the name of the district until it announces it has hired Slentz, the district said. He had worked at Skaneateles for four years, having left his post as Deputy New York State Education Commissioner to come to... more

Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce seeks new executive director as Tara Lynn resigns

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Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce seeks new executive director as Tara Lynn resigns
The Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that Executive Director Tara Lynn plans to resign at the end of August to spend more time with her young, and growing, family. The chamber is accepting applications to find a successor for Lynn, who has been with the chamber for four years, said Sandi Mulconry, the president of the chamber’s board... more

Skaneateles school district holds budget hearing

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Skaneateles school district holds budget hearing
Just one person had questions following the public budget presentation at a Skaneateles Central School District Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. Fran McCormack asked about different line items in the budget. McCormack said after the meeting she felt she isn’t seeing enough fund increases related to instruction. District Superintendent Ken Slentz, business administrator Christine DeMass and others presented the... more

Drunk driver in fatal Fleming crash charged with vehicular manslaughter

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Drunk driver in fatal Fleming crash charged with vehicular manslaughter
The investigation into a fatal Fleming accident that happened on March 3rd is continuing — but a Skaneateles man now faces multiple charges — including first-degree vehicular manslaughter. Stephen S. Landon, 53, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault, aggravated driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated. Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould... more

Skaneateles grad lands new job in Trump administration after resigning drug post

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Skaneateles grad lands new job in Trump administration after resigning drug post
A 2012 graduate of Skaneateles High School has landed a new job in President Donald Trump's administration, only weeks after he resigned under pressure from a White House office overseeing the federal response to the opioid crisis. Taylor Weyeneth, 24, has started a new job at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he will focus on opioid... more

Sheriff: Criminal charges pending in fatal accident in Fleming, alcohol a ‘contributing factor’

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Sheriff: Criminal charges pending in fatal accident in Fleming, alcohol a ‘contributing factor’
Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould reports that alcohol was likely a factor in the crash that killed one, and resulted in four others being sent to Upstate Hospital. He says the investigation remains active, and identified those involved in the crash. Stephen S. Landon, of Skaneateles was traveling north in a 2016 Honda Accord, which crossed the center line and... more

‘Shelter in Place’ lifted at Skaneateles school, Gould says Cato-Meridian incident ‘non-malicious’

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‘Shelter in Place’ lifted at Skaneateles school, Gould says Cato-Meridian incident ‘non-malicious’
A pair of incidents at Cayuga County area schools left a district and middle school on lockdown Thursday morning. While the two incidents are not related, parents first received a message that the Cato-Meridian School District was being placed on lockdown after ammunition was reportedly found inside a backpack. That lockdown was lifted shortly thereafter, but a second incident had... more

Owasco, Cayuga, Skaneateles lakes’ harmful algal bloom summit kicks off

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Owasco, Cayuga, Skaneateles lakes’ harmful algal bloom summit kicks off
Skaneateles, Owasco and Cayuga lakes took the spotlight Monday at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in the second of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's four harmful algal bloom summits statewide. The summits are part of a $65 million proposal in the state budget to fund watershed plans for 12 priority lakes across the state at $500,000 each. Remaining funds are... more

F. Oliver’s in Skaneateles closes, but new Auburn-area store on the horizon

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F. Oliver’s in Skaneateles closes, but new Auburn-area store on the horizon
Specialty foods retailer F. Oliver's has closed its location in Skaneateles but hopes to have a presence in Auburn within the year. A Facebook post on Jan. 12 announced the closing "with great sadness," and included a link to a blog post with more information on the plans to shut down the 4 Jordan St. store, which sold olive oil,... more

Aurora, Skaneateles featured in Vogue magazine wine guide

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Aurora, Skaneateles featured in Vogue magazine wine guide
A Jan. 19 guide to Finger Lakes wine in Vogue magazine heavily features wineries and restaurants in Aurora and Skaneateles. The travel guide is provided by Thomas Pastuszak, wine director at the New York City hotel and restaurant NoMad. “There’s no other region in the U.S. that really focuses on Riesling the way that Napa has Cabernet or Chardonnay, the... more

Officials seek pollution mapping plan for Skaneateles Lake

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Officials seek pollution mapping plan for Skaneateles Lake
Local officials and stakeholders are working on many projects to address harmful algal blooms in Skaneateles Lake, and one could be a pollution mapping diet similar to one being created for Owasco. The town of Skaneateles, the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, the Skaneateles Lake Association, and other officials are in discussion with the state Department of... more

Major flooding in Cayuga County; Port Byron among hardest hit

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Major flooding in Cayuga County; Port Byron among hardest hit
On Friday, as warm air held on in the Finger Lakes — several communities in Cayuga County were hit hard by flooding. While the National Weather Service reported that an ice jam along the Seneca River caused flooding from Montezuma to Port Byron and Weedsport, the excessive rainfall did not help matters. As of 10:30 am on Friday, the river... more

Skaneateles native, 24, helps lead President Trump’s drug policy office

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Skaneateles native, 24, helps lead President Trump’s drug policy office
In May 2016, Taylor Weyeneth was an undergraduate at St. John’s University in New York, a legal studies student and fraternity member who organized a golf tournament and other events to raise money for veterans and their families. Less than a year later, at 23, Weyeneth, was a political appointee and rising star at the Office of National Drug Control... more

‘It’s already a community’: Skaneateles fitness studio under new ownership

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‘It’s already a community’: Skaneateles fitness studio under new ownership
A Skaneateles fitness studio has transformed Sandy Pine’s life in more ways than one. The 37-year-old Sennett woman became the new owner of Gazella Training, Fitness & Yoga starting Jan. 1, a career change for the former special education teacher. She’s taking over for former owner Reem Jishi, who moved to Florida but still works with Pine as a consultant.... more
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