Category: News Archive

According to New York State Police Department on Thursday State Police arrested Matthew S. Grimsley, age 32 of Red Creek, for grand larceny in the third degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, and two counts of criminal mischief in the second degree.It is reported that on February 22nd of 2014 Grimsley stole a 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck, damaged the... more

An accident on the New York State Thruway briefly shut down all eastbound traffic between Exits 40 and 39, according to the Thruway Authority. All lanes were blocked, which resulted in traffic being diverted off the the Thruway at Exit 40. The accident was reported shortly after 10:00 am and the roadway was shut down at 10:19 am, according to... more

Jim Sinicropi, Rhett Ticconi and Doug Brown recap an improbable late Sunday afternoon at the 2016 Masters Tournament as Danny Willett takes advantage of a quadruple bogey on the 12th hole by Jordan Spieth to capture the first Green Jacket for Europe since 1999. Watch live at 9 pm tonight on FingerLakes1.TV… more

Generations Bank is proud to announce its new initiative, ‘Welcome to generation e,’ and a renovation to its flagship office at 19 Cayuga St. in Seneca Falls.”When we talk about generations x, y, and z, we hear a lot about what makes each generation different” said Generations Bank Chairman Robert E. Kernan, Jr. “Generation e is truly different – because... more

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Thursday at 10:04 am Deputies arrested Nikolas P. Sinn, age 24 of 1400 W River Road in Waterloo, on a Bench Warrant issued out of the Town Of Ovid Court for failure to appear.Sinn was arraigned in the Town of Ovid Court before Judge VanCleef and committed to the Seneca County Correctional... more

On January 28th at 8:31 pm in the Town of Seneca Falls Tracy Tyman, 34, of Seneca Falls was arrested for petit larceny. Tyman is accused of stealing a medication prescription from a local resident in December of last year.The Town of Seneca Falls Police Department reports that Tyman was arraigned in Seneca Falls Town Court and is set to... more

On Saturday the Penn Yan Police Department arrested Cody Hoke, 25 of Penn Yan, on a bench warrant that was issued out of the Village Court for failure to pay a fine.Hoke was arraigned in the Village Court and remanded to the Yates County Jail in lieu of $500 bail $1000 bond. more

A 28-year-old Canandaigua woman is facing petit larceny charges after stealing three items from the Canandaigua Walmart in the Town of Hopewell. Carrie Lynn Gillespie, of Canandaigua, was arrested for petit larceny after she stole two shirts, valued at $14.94 and a keyboard valued at $34.88 from the Canandaigua Walmart, located on Recreation Drive. The incident occurred on February 28th... more

Further charges have been filed in a connection with a Domestic Violence Incident that occurred on 11/09/2015, in the Town of Fayette, where it is alleged that Alvie Johns, age 34 of 3619 Route 89 in Seneca Falls, engaged in a physically violent domestic with a Town of Fayette female.After being assaulted the female attempted to escape and fled the... more

It might have taken 10 years but voters in Auburn’s Enlarged City School District finally voted to approve a $2.8 million plan, which included installing artificial turf on Holland Stadium. Over that period, there had been multiple votes, all of which saw the capital project be voted down.While the vote on selling West Middle School was a landslide coming in... more

For residents of Seneca County the opposition to the Lago Resort & Casino has become redundant. On Tuesday, the Oneida Nation filed another lawsuit, which would work to nullify the decision made by the selection committee — revoking the gaming license that was issued at the end of 2015. This comes days after Thomas Wilmot Sr., hosted a beam signing... more

On Wednesday night, trailing by three points with 1.7 seconds left, Hamed Shamseldin of Brockport knocked down the most improbable of buzzer beaters to force OT against Oswego, and the eventual win. The amazing play was featured on ESPN Sportscenter’s Top Ten…Confused as to how all that could transpire with just 1.7 seconds remaining? The play clock does not start... more

On Tuesday, area voters turned out to decide local elections – and even in Macedon to determine the future of the village. It was a unique election season, which typically doesn’t see as much action as its fall counterpart. The races up for grabs on Tuesday included a write-in campaign for mayor in the Village of Naples, a heated mayoral... more

The National Weather Service has cancelled the Winter Storm Warning, and in it’s place, has replaced it with a Winter Weather Advisory for the entire region until 2 pm. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect through 2 PM. Another inch or two of snow possible. Highs near 30. pic.twitter.com/5Og4VHlrrC — Marty Snyder 13WHAM (@MartySnyder13) April 4, 2016 Another couple... more

A Seneca Falls woman is facing multiple charges after leaving the scene of a property damage accident in Seneca Falls. On February 10th at approximately 2:00 pm the Seneca Falls Police Department reports that Elizabeth Snyder, 27, of Seneca Falls was arrested for DWAI, aggravated unlicensed operation, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and failure to use designated... more

Outgoing Seneca County Sheriff Jack Stenberg and Undersheriff Gary Sullivan have issued their final annual report to the Seneca County Board of Supervisors and the citizens of Seneca County.This excerpt was taken from the opening paragraphs of the report…As you know this is our last and final annual report as both Undersheriff Sullivan and I will be retiring at the... more

A fire broke at at Luffman Metal Recyclers on Thorpe Road in Seneca Falls shortly before 3:00 pm on Thursday afternoon. The fire was brought under control around 3:30 pm. No injuries were reported. Seneca Falls, Fayette, Waterloo, and Border City fire departments were all called to the scene. Seneca Falls Police were also on-scene. NYSEG was also called to... more

While it was cold throughout the Finger Lakes on Wednesday, it was also sunny and mostly precipitation free. That wasn’t the case for the northeastern corner of our region. Communities in northern Cayuga County and northeastern Wayne County were caught right in a steady stream of lake effect snow off Lake Ontario that dumped over a foot of snow in... more