Category: News Archive

More parking changes will be coming to downtown Auburn this summer. All pull-in parking spots along Genesee Street will be converted to reverse-diagonal parking, Dustin Trivisonno, an engineer from C&S Companies, said Tuesday during the Auburn Downtown Business Improvement District board meeting. The change will take place as part of the Genesee Street Paving Project, which will repave 1.7 miles... more

A tanker truck full of liquid runoff from an out-of-town landfill overturned Wednesday on Route 104 in Throop, spilling some of its contents. The accident occurred in the area of 7241 North Division St. Road at about 4:20 p.m. Area fire companies shut down traffic through the area. The truck was reported to be carrying "sludge water" and other tankers... more

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging New Yorkers to get vaccinated as flu cases spike across the state. The number of flu cases increased by 54 percent over the past week, according to the state Department of Health. There were 1,606 people hospitalized with confirmed cases of the flu — the highest number of flu-related hospitalizations since the state Department of... more

Linda D'Amato truly knows what it means to give back during the holiday season. Since 2013, the Weedsport woman has wrapped Christmas gifts in exchange for charitable donations. This year, D'Amato set up her wrapping station inside the Fingerlakes Mall and is donating all the money she raises to Joseph's House, a home in Syracuse for pregnant women and single... more

Auburn Community Hospital recognized a man this week who was an instrumental pioneer in the hospital's development. Dr. Donald W. Delahanty, who died last month, was recalled in a proclamation that was read at the hospital's annual Christmas dinner. As the first orthopedic specialist in the area, Delahanty effectively brought orthopedics to Auburn when he arrived in 1956, said Dr.... more

When Tim Sincebaugh answered a phone call in August, he assumed it was just another telemarketer. The Auburn mechanic was working at his shop, Sincebaugh Automotive, when he received the call from a woman advising him that he had won an award from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, or ASE. Sincebaugh, she said, was voted Master Automobile Technician... more

On December 6th at approximately 8:15 pm, officers of the Canandaigua Police Department, with the assistance of the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department, arrested a 38-year-old Canandaigua resident after an investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine. Daniel A. Jones of Canandaigua, for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. It’s alleged that at the time... more

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Seneca Falls man following an accident, which happened on Black Brook Road. The incident took place on November 27th around 12:04 am, according to deputies. Daniel S. Kotyk, 65, of Seneca Falls was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, and other vehicle and traffic violations. Deputies say... more

On Sunday, Troopers arrested a Geneva woman for driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop was initiated following an observed traffic infraction. Haley E. Littlefield, 34, of Geneva was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content greater than .08 percent, moving from lane unsafely and driving on shoulders and slopes. Littlefield was stopped... more

UPDATE: Troopers say Beverly Cleveland was found in good health at a Motel in Owego. She has since returned to her family. ORIGINAL STORY: New York State Police are asking for help finding a 92-year-old missing vulnerable adult from Tompkins County. Troopers say Beverly Cleveland, of Brooktondale, was last seen travelling on Interstate 81 near Front Street in Binghamton at... more

On December 6th at approximately 8:15 pm, officers of the Canandaigua Police Department, with the assistance of the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department, arrested a 38-year-old Canandaigua resident after an investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine. Daniel A. Jones of Canandaigua, for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. It’s alleged that at the time... more

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Seneca Falls man following an accident, which happened on Black Brook Road. The incident took place on November 27th around 12:04 am, according to deputies. Daniel S. Kotyk, 65, of Seneca Falls was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, and other vehicle and traffic violations. Deputies say... more