Category: News Archive

The Hobart and William Smith Colleges Jazz Ensemble will perform different charts in various styles at their concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, in the Geneva Room of the Warren Hunting Smith Library. The concert will be presented under the direction of music instructor Bob Barbuto on piano.Ensemble members include nine Hobart and William Smith Colleges students and... more

Things were starting to look better for the Yankees, as Mike Mussina had held the Red Sox to just one run over eight innings, leaving New York just three outs away from a series win over first-place Boston. Then came the ninth inning. Leading 5-1, Mussina allowed the first two runners to reach base, prompting the Yankees to call on... more

Some of the new faces in Seneca Falls village government say they want to get a handle on the village’s finances and mend the rifts that have developed in recent years. 3rd Ward Trustee Anthony Petroccia tells the The Finger Lakes Times he ran because he was frustrated over the direction village politics were taking. Petroccia unseated incumbent Louis Lorenzetti.... more

Seneca Falls School Superintendent, Gerald Macaluso, entered a guilty plea Tuesday night in Junius Town court to a reduced charge of Driving While Ability Impaired.Standing in the Junius Fire House in Dublin with his attorney, Scott Porter of Seneca Falls, Macaluso entered his guilty plea, paid fines totaling $775, and surrendered his driver’s license.Macaluso, 55, was charged with Driving While... more

Today’s decision by the second highest court in the nation to reverse and dismiss the Cayuga Indian land claim is great news for all New Yorkers, especially those of us living in the land claim area.For 25 years, I have fought this land claim by the Cayuga Indian Tribe.Today’s decision validates my strong belief that this land claim is unjust... more

A shooting in Romulus last night has sent a 15-year old teenager to the hospital. Seneca County Sheriffs’ Deputies have not released many details on the incident. The shooting occured outside a home on Stout Road. The boy-who has not been identifed-was sent to Strong Memorial Hospital.   more

* The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive at the Ontario County Human Resource Office on May 29th from 9 am to 3 pm. Appointments are accepted but not required. Call (585) 394-2260 for additional information. * The Center for Sustainable Living presents an educational series, “Living Lightly on the Earth”. The next program in the series... more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-New Hartford) today announced that $7.618 million for transportation and infrastructure improvements in Ontario and Seneca Counties has been included in federal six-year highway reauthorization conference report. Boehlert is co-chair of the FAIR Alliance, which was established to fight any changes to the minimum guarantee program and to maintain New York’s share of... more

U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton will be in Seneca Falls this weekend. Late yesterday the National Women’s Hall of Fame released some of the details of the induction weekend. Clinton will join other living inductees Betty Bumpers and Dr. Rita Colwell at the Hall of Fame on Friday night for an unveiling of their panels which will hang in the hall.... more

Planned renovations at Vince’s Park in Seneca Falls may have to be scaled down after bids came in higher than expected. The Town Board opened bids last night for the renovation of the pavilion, including plumbing and electrical work. The lowest bid was ten thousand dollars more than town officials expected. Coucilors are wondering whether it might be cheaper to... more

Meeting in a special session Tuesday night, the Seneca County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of one agreement to settle the Cayuga Indian Landclaim and voted against a second landclaim agreement. The two votes were unanimous among the 13-supervisors, Covert Supervisor Brayton Foster did not attend the meetiing.The supervisors approved a resolution that supports the agreement between the State... more

New York State Attorney General and Gubenatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer makes three upstate stops today to talk with business leaders about his vision for New York State. Spiter will be in Rochester this morning at RIT, he’ll visit Geneva and speak to Geneva Chamber of Commerce members at the Geneva Country Club at 1 this afternoon, and then tonight he... more

Peter Koch defeated SMS by one-run on Wednesday evening in Seneca Falls Little League action.Date: Wednesday May 12, 2004Teams: Score:Home: SMS 5Visitors: Peter Koch 6Recognition of Players:SMS:Jared LeBlanc 3 Bats 2 Hits 2 RunsRyan Stebbins 3 Bats 2 Hits 0 RunsPeter Koch:T.J Pezzulo 4 Bats 2 Hits 0 RunsKyle Golonski 4 Bats 2 Hits 1 Runs (Inside the park Home... more

(Penn Yan) ? An Yates County teen lead Penn Yan Village Police on a high speed chase last night. According to Penn Yan Police Chief Steven Hill, 18-year-old Craig A. Dunning of Dresden was clocked by a village police officer while traveling at 66 mph in a 30 mph zone. The police officer initiated his emergency lights and tried to... more

Auburn- 8am to 8pm Casey Park, Owasco and Seward elementary schools, and East and West middle schools-depending on voter’s residence.Southern Cayuga- 6am to 9pm Planetarium classroom at Poplar Ridge.Port Byron – 9am to 9pm – High SchoolCato-Meridian 9am to 9pm – Middle SchoolWeedsport- Noon to 9pm- Junior-Senior High SchoolMoravia- 7am to 9pm High School Music RoomUnion Springs- Noon to 9pm... more

The federal government is joining the Cayuga Indians in seeking a Supreme Court review of last years’ dismissal of the Cayugas’ land claim. An Indian law expert tells the Syracuse Post Standard in today’s editions that having the federal government on their side could bolster the Cayugas’ attempt to have the top court overrule last year’s Circuit Court of Appeals... more

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The Village of Seneca Falls has extended spring pick-up for fourth ward residents in an announcement made Friday morning. Due to equipment problems Spring Pick up will be extended for Fourth Ward residents through June 4. Any questions should be directed to the village offices as 568-8107   more