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POSTPONED: March 2nd performance rescheduled at del Lago due to illness

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POSTPONED: March 2nd performance rescheduled at del Lago due to illness
del Lago Resort & Casino announced on Wednesday that Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot have postponed their March 2nd performance at The Vine due to illness. The show has been rescheduled for Oct. 5th, 2018. Refunds will be honored at the point of purchase, while those wishing to attend the Oct. 5th show may hold onto their tickets for the... more

Pedulla’s wins ‘Retailer of the Year’ honor

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Pedulla’s wins ‘Retailer of the Year’ honor
Selling New York wines isn’t something Brian Finnerty does for public service, given his store is smack-dab in the middle of the state’s biggest wine-producing region. For him, it’s just good business. Several years ago, Pedulla’s underwent a significant expansion that included creating a room focusing solely on New York wines. Finnerty guesses he has bottles from at least 100... more

Seneca Falls Women’s Coalition honors Elizabeth Becht as Woman of the Year

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Seneca Falls Women’s Coalition honors Elizabeth Becht as Woman of the Year
Retired teacher Elizabeth Becht will be honored as Woman of the Year by the Seneca Falls Women’s Coalition. A Seneca Falls native, Becht graduated from Mynderse Academy and received a degree in physical education and recreation from State University College at Brockport. She returned to her hometown and taught physical education at the middle and high schools for 33 years... more

400 AND COUNTING: Seneca Falls woman honored for marathon fundraising

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400 AND COUNTING: Seneca Falls woman honored for marathon fundraising
When Cathy Troisi lined up for her first Boston Marathon in 1995, little did she know she’d still be at it more than two decades later at the age of 71. This year’s marathon on April 16 will mark Troisi’s 401st marathon overall and her 24th consecutive one as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge, which raises money for... more

‘No human being is illegal’: Immigration panel discussion held at a Sennett church

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‘No human being is illegal’: Immigration panel discussion held at a Sennett church
The Sennett Federated Church held an immigration panel discussion on Sunday with the presence of the New York Immigration Coalition, Workers' Center of Central New York and two immigrants who shared their stories of struggle. Pastor George Huffsmith said he put the event together because he realized there was a lot more to the immigration discussion than he understood, and... more

Concert honors three of Auburn’s historic residents

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Concert honors three of Auburn’s historic residents
The Auburn Community Orchestra married Auburn’s history and music Sunday in its Tribute to History’s Hometown concert at the Carriage House Theater. The small 100-seat venue that is part of the Cayuga Museum of History and Art in Auburn was packed with people who had come to hear works honoring the three hometown heroes: Harriet Tubman, William H. Seward and... more

Auburn Junior High School celebrates Black History Month in song, verse

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Auburn Junior High School celebrates Black History Month in song, verse
The transformation from stage fright to confidence was quick for Auburn Junior High School student Serenity Scott. When Scott made it to the stage in front of hundreds in the school's auditorium to perform a speech by abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth, student Heaven James, in the center front row, made breathing motions to Scott. Scott nodded her... more

Auburn connection to ‘Twelve Years a Slave’ discussed by Solomon Northrup descendant

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Auburn connection to ‘Twelve Years a Slave’ discussed by Solomon Northrup descendant
Solomon Northrup’s great-great-great-granddaughter Melissa Howell delivered a presentation on Sunday about the hidden figures who played a role in the publishing of Northrup’s memoir, “Twelve Years a Slave,” in 1853. Howell presented “A freedom narrative’s coming of age: the hidden figures who brought ‘Twelve Years a Slave’ to publication,” at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park visitor center in Seneca... more

Wayne Brady coming to del Lago’s ‘Vine’ this spring

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Wayne Brady coming to del Lago’s ‘Vine’ this spring
Del Lago Resort & Casin announced five-time Emmy award winner and Grammy nominee, Wayne Brady as an upcoming performer in May. He will be performing two shows at The Vine on Saturday, May 5th at 5 pm and 8 pm. Wayne Brady is a true show biz renaissance man. Actor, singer, dancer, improviser, songwriter ­¾ he’s done it all throughout... more

Girl Scout ‘Cookie Season’ kicks off next week at Fingerlakes Mall

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Girl Scout ‘Cookie Season’ kicks off next week at Fingerlakes Mall
Next week thousands of cases of cookies will be unloaded and re-loaded onto minivans, cars, U-Haul trucks, and every other type of vehicle you could imagine — ahead of the March 1st kickoff of Girl Scout Cookie Season. Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways Communications Director Jaime Alvarez called the sight an incredible one, which she saw for the first time... more

Cargill Deicing Technology donates $100,000 to Sciencenter

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Cargill Deicing Technology donates 0,000 to Sciencenter
Cargill Mine Manager Shawn Wilczynski presented a $100,000 check to Dean Briere, executive director of the Sciencenter, Tuesday to support the museum's Science for All initiative. Science for All provides free field trips to the Sciencenter for all 2nd grade students in Cayuga County, in perpetuity, according to Amy Gaulke, a spokeswoman for the Sciencenter. "This generous donation from Cargill... more

Children make their own shiny projects at Snowstorm in a Bottle event at Auburn library

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Children make their own shiny projects at Snowstorm in a Bottle event at Auburn library
Children at Seymour Library devised their own shimmering, swirling vortexes of color — contained in the confines of a plastic bottle. Children and parents alike poured corn syrup and glitter into bottles half-filled with water to make their creations at the Auburn library’s Snowstorm in a Bottle event Friday. Laura Taylor, a clerk at the library who runs some of... more
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