Marchers in the parade (photo)
Happy parade marcher and passenger of Towpath Volunteers. Photo by Tammy Brockway.
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Festival queen rides through Williamson (photo)
Williamson Apple Blossom Festival Queen rides through the parade on Saturday. Photo by Tammy Brockway.
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Newark Community Pride Volunteers (photo)
Organizers prep for ‘Music in the Park’ this summer in Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls is going to get musical this summer. Thursday’s are going to be a little more exciting as People’s Park plays host to Music in the Park. It’ll be a summer music series beginning on June 1st — running throughout the summer until August 31st. Organizers say to bring lawn chairs and blankets, depending on the weather — as...
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Organizers extend early-bird registration for Canal Fest in Seneca Falls
The Seneca Falls Business Association is encouraging local businesses, artisans, crafters, and organizations to register today to take part in this year’s Canal Fest. The 2nd Annual Canal Fest is expecting over 10,000 guests to visit during the three day event which will be held July 7, 8, and 9 on both sides of the Seneca Falls Canal Harbor. Organizers...
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New craft brewery to cut ribbon Saturday in Seneca Falls
American Craft Beer Week, the annual celebration created by the Brewers Association, toasts small and independent brewers throughout the United States. This tribute to craft beer reaches Seneca Falls with the grand opening of Fleur De Lis Brew Works at 3630 Route 414 on May 20. American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) is May 15-21. In its twelfth year, the occasion...
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Two breweries beat out Prison City Pub & Brewery to win Cuomo’s Craft Beer Challenge
Two upstate New York breweries tied for first place in the inaugural Taste NY Craft Beer Challenge. Cooperstown-based Brewery Ommegang and Roscoe NY Beer Co. of Sullivan County won the competition with 90 points at the final tasting event in New York City Wednesday. Prison City Pub & Brewery in Auburn was one of the five finalists in the contest...
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Wayne-Finger Lakes Special Olympics draws hundreds of athletes from across region
For the second year in a row North Rose-Wolcott Central School District hosted the Wayne Finger Lakes Region Special Olympics Track and Field competition, a huge event that draws some 600 students from across the region’s 25 school districts within Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES. Held Friday, May 12th at North Rose-Wolcott High School the weather was perfect, sunny and breezy, for...
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3rd annual Taste & Tunes, 2nd annual Canal Crawl set for August in Seneca Falls
Together, Generations Bank and Seneca County House of Concern announce a weekend of activities to benefit the hungry in Seneca County. Generations Bank will again be hosting its Taste & Tunes event and The Seneca County House of Concern will be hosting its 2nd Annual Canal Crawl Paddling Poverty. Taste & Tunes is set to take place at Generations Bank’s...
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Law Enforcement Memorial Service to be held on Saturday
On Saturday May 20th at 11 am, the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting the third annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service at the Steuben County Public Safety Building, 7007 Rumsey St. Extension in Bath. This ceremony is at the conclusion of National Police Week and commemorates the law enforcement professionals in Steuben, Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler and Yates...
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Tompkins Co. law enforcement will participate in torch run
On Wednesday members of local law enforcement will carry the “Flame of Hope” through the City of Ithaca to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics New York athletes, and the 2016 Special Olympics New York Summer Games, June 16th and 17th, at Siena College in the Capital District Region. Nearly 2,000 Special Olympics New York athletes, coaches and volunteers...
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Cayuga County and Auburn tax foreclosure auction rescheduled to September
Cayuga County and the city of Auburn tax foreclosure auction will now take place nearly three months later than anticipated, according to the county’s office of real property tax services. The auction is now scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the Emerson Park Pavilion in Owasco. Registration will begin the same day at 12:30 p.m. Kelly Anderson, director...
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Right to Run road closures announced for this weekend in Seneca Falls, Fayette
The Seneca Falls Police Department would like to advise Seneca Falls and Fayette residents that on Saturday, May 13th, 2017, the Right to Run 19K Race will be taking place at 8:30 am. The run will start on Martin Rd. and will continue onto the following roads causing temporary closures and delays: Thorpe Rd., Peterman Rd., Farron Rd., Hoster Rd.,...
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SLOPE DAY: Cornell students celebrate end of classes
Cornell University students partied, relaxed and blew off a little steam Thursday during the annual Slope Day festivities to celebrate the end of the academic year. Hundreds of students and some alumni gathered on Libe Slope as headline acts Misterwives and Big Gigantic took the stage in the early afternoon. The yearly tradition takes place in between the end of...
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Neil Sedaka falls, injures shoulder; forced to reschedule show at The Vine
Due to an injury on Wednesday Neil Sedaka has postponed his performance at del Lago Resort & Casino’s The Vine scheduled for May 19th. Del Lago is working with Sedaka’s management to reschedule the date for Fall 2017. Tickets already purchased will be transferred to the rescheduled date, which will be announced as soon as possible. Anyone with tickets wishing...
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HWS readies for commencement: Officials brace for bad weather, which would limit attendance for Clinton speech
Sunday’s Hobart and William Smith Colleges commencement provides plenty of conflicting emotions, said spokesperson Cathy Williams. Of course, there’s the joy of watching HWS students accept those hard-earned degrees with their proud families and friends in attendance. And then there’s the A-list commencement speaker, former President Bill Clinton, who is known for powerful and inspiring speeches. However, it’s also the...
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Keuka commemorates visits by MLK and Eleanor Roosevelt with unveiling of sculptures
Two of the most historic events in the 127-year history of Keuka College are commemorated in a new exhibit that was unveiled Friday afternoon. Visits to the college on the shore of Keuka Lake by civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and social justice pioneer and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt are celebrated in the exhibit, which includes...
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Southern Cayuga County schools team up to support Make-A-Wish
Two rival schools came together for the good of one cause on Sunday. Throughout the past school year, students with the high school honor societies from the Union Springs and Southern Cayuga school districts have been working within their own schools to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. But those efforts combined Sunday with an end-of-the-year final fundraiser at Union...
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