Category: News Archive

The 2016 Seneca7, a 77.7-mile relay race consisting of more than 280 seven-member teams running the distance surrounding Seneca Lake, was contested on Sunday under clear skies with pleasant temperatures. The race began in Geneva at 6:30 a.m. and wound through Ontario, Yates, Schuyler, and Seneca Counties, including a jaunt through the village of Watkins Glen, before finishing in Geneva... more

The City of Geneva’s transition to E911 is approximately two weeks away. At that time, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department E911 Center will assume all Emergency Dispatching for the City of Geneva Police and Fire Departments. Final testing of equipment, electronics and software are being completed with anticipated “go-live” date for the Geneva Fire Department in the middle of July... more

On Friday at 11:05 pm the Ontario County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Michael J. Tilley, age 44 of Naples, for aggravated driving while intoxicated on State Route 5 & 20 in the Town of Canandaigua.Tilley was stopped for driving over the double solid line three times on State Route 5 & 20 as well as driving with no side view mirror... more

An Alabama man was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Ontario County Thursday morning at approximately 12:48 am after a complaint was made about firecrackers being thrown from the vehicle.Deputies arrested Bradley Stoner, 19, of Fairhope, Alabama for driving while intoxicated. The arrest came after deputies responded to Elizabeth Way in the Town of Farmington for the report of a... more

The New York Yankees are coming into week four of the regular season in last place in the AL East. The team did not take advantage of their homestand, only posting a 2-4 record against both the Oakland A’s and the Tampa Bay Rays.The performance in game one of the series against the Oakland A’s was similar between both teams.... more

On Tuesday, the Seneca County Board of Supervisors met to hold their monthly standing committee meetings. A number of important issues were debated on the floor during the open session. However, a few issues in particular dwarfed all others being discussed and debated.Here are some of the highlights from Tuesday’s committee meetings:Government OperationsThe major issue for the Government Operations Committee... more

On Sunday, at approximately 10:48 pm deputies in Ontario County were called to the Woodridge Motel for a reported fight between a man and woman. When deputies arrived, they found two males preparing to fight.Deputies investigated the report and found that Kenneth Lee Wells in possession of a folding metal knuckle knife after K9’s dispersed the fight.Wells also had an... more

On Wednesday at approximately 11:51 am the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Kimberly A. Shores, age 20 of Waterloo, on a warrant for violation of a conditional discharge from previous charges of reckless endangerment in the 2nd degree and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Shores was arraigned in the Seneca Falls Town Court and was committed to... more

Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero announced today that 9 children from the county are attending the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute’s 2016 Summer Camp. The Sheriffs’ Summer Camp is designed to provide a solid recreational program combined with the development of a sense of good citizenship. This will mark the 39th year of the camp’s operation.The Sheriffs’ Summer Camp,... more

On July 6th deputies in Seneca County said that they reported to a structure fire on Schier Road in the Town of Covert. Deputies report that when they arrived on the scene, the fire was extinguished by Trumansburg Fire Department. Mariah M. Plumlee, 36, of Covert was the owner of the home, which sustained minor damage. The Trumansburg Fire Department... more

The Newark Pilots (8-4) dropped a PGCBL contest to their Western-division rival Elmira, 3-0 on Monday night. Newark falls to 3-3 at Colburn Park so far this summer.Jacob Hendricks (Saginaw Valley State) made his first start of the season for the Pilots. Hendricks retired the first seven batters he faced before he hit Elmira’s Nick Graham (Penn State) with a... more

On Saturday at 11:29 pm the Ontario County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Thomas A. Bluff Jr., age 49 of Canandaigua, for DWI. The arrest occurred after Deputies stopped Bluff’s vehicle on County Road 41 in the Town of Farmington for no/insufficient tail lamps. Investigation also revealed that Bluff was operating a vehicle with a child 15 years of age or less.... more

Seneca Falls Little League weekly game update for games played between 5/15 – 5/21/16 as reported by managers of Major and Minor Divisions Baseball and Softball.************************Division: Boys Minor League BaseballDate of Game: 05/16/16Time of Game: 6:00Score: 15 Seneca Falls PBA Vs. 14 Stevers’ GarageWinning Team Highlights:Seneca Falls PBA held off a late charge from Stever’s Garage to earn a hard... more

On Monday, around 1:00 pm a water main break was reported in Romulus. Officials say they only expect the outage to last a couple of hours. It occurred at the reservoir on the former Seneca Army Depot. By late-afternoon the outage should be resolved and service should be restored in the areas where water had been reported out.FingerLakes1.com will have... more

Cornell University’s 148th Commencement ceremonies will prompt the detour of Route 51 all day Sunday, May 29, until 5 pm. Route 51 outbound and inbound will be on detour using Mitchell Street, Ithaca Road (Route 366), Maple Ave., to East Hill Plaza. This route will be unable to serve bus stops along College Ave., Collegetown, Central Campus and Tower Road.... more

In what has to be an outright record for Seneca Falls – 60 individuals have signed up to speak at Tuesday’s upcoming Town Board meeting. While some of the faces are bound to be familiar from those who have spoken in the past, the 60 that signed up far surpasses the previously strong showings seen in January and February.While have... more

Deputies in Seneca County arrested a Waterloo man following a domestic incident on Sunday evening, which occurred around 7:00 pm. The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that they responded to 2238 Edwards Road in Waterloo for the report of a domestic dispute. Deputies arrested Michael Tighe, age 26, of the above address and charged him with various charges related to... more

On July 15th a Seneca Falls man was arrested following an altercation, where the accused resident allegedly struck three individuals, all under the age of 17, in what officers are calling an unprovoked domestic incident.Officers in Seneca Falls arrested Kyle J. Dombrowski, 18, of Seneca Falls for three counts of harassment in the second degree, and three counts of endangering... more