Category: News Archive

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park’s annual Orchid Show, which is usually held in early March, has a new name, expanded focus, and a new date this year. The show, now called the Spring Wildflower & Orchid Show, has moved to late April in order to include the early spring beauty of the park that guests rarely see as... more

The Empire Center released data that showed just how expensive the payroll in New York State has become. The data revealed that payroll for state employees in 2015 was up 1.8% from the previous year.Even more concerning: It cost New York $15.51 billion to pay for it’s staff. The data from 2015 also revealed that 1,797 state employees made more... more

Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts has been involved with law enforcement since he was a child. His father was a Judge in the Town of Rose, and he fondly recalls him holding court in the foyer of the family homestead. It’s clear that his love and passion for reaching the community was instilled in him at a young age, and... more

Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould said that a one-month-old child has died at Upstate Hospital as result of injuries sustained during a head on accident on State Route 34 in the Town of Fleming.Raymond Campagna Jr., 37, of Auburn was charged with driving while ability impaired by a combination of drugs and alcohol, as well as failure to keep right.... more

Below are a list of arrests made by the Canandaigua Police Department for 1/17 – 1/27/16. All charged are innocent until proven guilty.-Jason P. Dibble, age 54 of 177 Chapin Street in CanandaiguaJanuary 17th at 7:00 pm for operating a motor vehicle and leaving scene with property damage; aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the 3rd degree-Elizabeth J.... more

The Newark Pilots are pleased to announce the signing of two Taiwanese prospects for the upcoming 2016 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) season. Bo-Hao Huang and Ching-Wei Sen, who both hail from Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, will travel halfway around the world to join the Pilots in upstate New York this summer.”Not only is this is a great opportunity for... more

On Saturday at approximately 8:55 pm the Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Brian A. Janas, age 26 of 673 Gravel Road in Seneca Falls, for aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated, and failure to keep right following a traffic stop on Rumsey Street in Seneca Falls. Police witnessed Janas driving his vehicle into an opposing lane on Rumsey Street... more

On Wednesday at 2:24 pm the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Brian M. Pennington, age 55 of 6 Center Street in Waterloo, on a Seneca County Family issued arrest warrant for an unspecified family offense. Pennington was arraigned before Town of Fayette Court and committed to the Seneca County Correctional Facility in lieu of no bail.... more

On November 3rd at about 7:30 am, a large tanker trailer that was owned by M&T Trucking in Pavillion, NY, rolled onto its side on Swift Street in the Village of Waterloo, releasing approximately 2000 gallons of milk whey product.The trailer was parked at Summit Milk Products at 61 Swift Street in Waterloo, and had just been detached from the... more

New York State Sen. Michael Nozzolio says that it is time to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment. Sen. Nozzolio participated in a Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Education in an effort to provide a thorough review of issues affecting education in the state. Both Senate and Assembly convened in a joint session to hear testimony from educational leaders throughout the... more

On November 25th at 12:41 am the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Yaleiries M. Ruiz-Leon, age 26 of Lindon Street in Geneva, for driving while ability impaired, open container of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle, failing to use the designated lane, and two counts of unsafe turn without a signal, all violations. RuizLeon was released with... more

On February 8th The Penn Yan Police Department arrested James E. Ribble, age 30 of Penn Yan, on two counts of criminal contempt in the second and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.Ribble is accused of violating a stay away order of protection on two different dates. Ribble is also accused of showing two children under the... more

At the end of May, a convention will be held to determine that nominee for the 54th Senate District here in New York. After Sen. Michael Nozzolio announced this winter that he would not seek re-election, the public began to wonder who or when someone might emerge.While two names have been made public, according to the Republican Committee Chairman in... more

Join Jim Sinicropi and Matt Verkey live from the FingerLakes1.com Studios to recap the week in Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball as we head into February and the stretch run of regular season games… more

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reports that an Arcadia man was arrested on multiple charges following an incident where he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife — in front of a 10-year-old child.Deputies report that they received a report of a disturbance, which revealed Charlie W. Clemmons, 22, of Arcadia had threatened a friend of his girlfriend’s with a... more

Power outages have been reported throughout the Finger Lakes region as Winter Storm Olympia continues to wreak havoc on travel.Here are the latest outages as reported by NYSEG:     Update: Feb 16, 2016 10:01 AM Detail by County is listed below. County Total Customersby County Customers Without Power CHEMUNG 39,807 1 ONTARIO 17,688 176 SCHUYLER 9,281 6 SENECA 17,216... more

Congratulations are in order for several of our South Seneca Middle School and High School band students who have been selected to this year’s All-County ensembles. Each year our districts that include: South Seneca, Trumansburg, Ithaca, Newfield, McGraw, Lansing, Homer, Cincinnatus, Groton,and Dryden submit names of interested students to be selected for participation in the Middle School and High School... more

A man in Rochester has been charged with providing material support to the ISIL, as officials linked Emanuel Lutchman, 25, to the terrorist group from Syria. It has been reported that Lutchman was in contact with a member of the Islamic State, and receiving direction from that individual. more