Category: News Archive

The controversy of the Empire Biofuels plan for an ethanol pant in Seneca Falls could carry over into this spring’s Seneca Falls School Board election. Two of the seven candidates running for 4-seats on the school board have been outspoken advocates for building the plant off the Auburn Road. Incumbent James Clark and newcommer Christopher Puylara have lead the charge... more

Waterloo Village Police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old man. It happened at a Locust Street home Saturday night. The man, who was visiting friends, apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Village police arrived at the scene shortly before midnight. It is not yet known whether the death was accidental or intentional. The name of the victim has... more

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) _ When Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim was ejected from a game for the first time in his career, it surecaught his boss off-guard. Athletic director Daryl Gross was sitting courtside when Boeheim as thrown out of an exhibition game against Division two Saint Rose.At halftime, Gross spoke with the officials and received an explanation. Boeheim had... more

Virginia Tech’s sudden re-entry in the Atlantic Coast Conference expansion picture created quite a stir on campus Thursday, and could put the Hokies in the position of facing a difficult decision. “It’s absolutely a double-edged sword,” William C. Latham, a member of the school’s Board of Visitors, said of the ACC’s reconsideration of the Hokies. “It’s too simplistic to call... more

As a young boy growing up in Seneca Falls, Mike Nozzolio would often use the resources of his hometown library to help write term papers, prepare homework assignments and generally expand his horizons. As a New York State Senator, Mike Nozzolio has brought unprecedented resources to Seneca Falls and directly because of his efforts, that hometown library has received $1... more

A Seneca County Grand Jury will hear evidence and consider additional charges against 26-year old Christopher Chianese. The chiropratic college student was charged last week with arson inconnection with the fire last month that caused over a million dollars in damage to the Seneca Falls Town Hall. Chianese was scheduled to appear in Fayette Town Court tonight for a felony... more

New York State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio today announced that the Senate Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development has released the list of speakers that are scheduled to testify at the Indian land claim settlement hearing in Auburn.Those scheduled to testify are: Herb Marshall, Chairman of the Cayuga County Legislature; David Dresser, Town of Ovid Supervisor and member of... more

Two Hobart and William Smith Colleges professors, in collaboration with their counterpart at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., have received a grant for nearly $31,000 from the Center for Educational Technology (CET) to develop a Web-based application to assist in the study of the Russian language.Selected by the CET for its “creative uses of technology to enhance Russian language learning,”... more

The Little League season is underway in Seneca Falls. Peter Koch defeated SMS Sunday afternoon.Score: Peter Koch 12, SMS 2Winning Team Highlights:Pitchers: Michael Popp, David Lynch, Andrew LucchesiTim Shaffer – 2 RBI’sDavid Lynch – 2 RBI’s – 2doublesChris Magill – 2 hitsTreston Hutchinson – 1 hitOther Team Highlights:Pitchers: Jim Millis, Ryan Stebbins, Zach RattreyRyan Stebbins – double, RBIZach Rattrey –... more

Alcohol was a factor in the accidental drowning of an Auburn man in Cayuga Lake Saturday. The Onondaga County Medical Examiners Office says Robert “Robbie” Scott’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. Scott was fishing with his brother Ernest when he apparently slipped while walking across a railroad bridge in Cayuga. His body was recovered by... more

16-year old Lamond McKoy of Geneva is the teenager police believe is responsible for the deaths of 14-year old Ashley Vincent and 18-year old Elizabeth Monique McKoy. Sources tell the Finger Lakes News Network that investigators have DNA evidence that connects Lamond to the murders. Other physical evidence found when Ashley Vincent’s body was discovered, also links the boy to... more

Local village elections were held Tuesday and here are the results of the contested races.In Cayuga County the only contested races were in Aurora. Incumbent Mayor Tom Gunderson held off a challege from write-in candidate Karen Hinderlang. The vote count was 104 to 31. In the Aurora Trustees race both incumbents Ken Zabriske and James Chase were re-elected.In Ontario County-... more

The Wayne County District Attorney’s Office has upgraded charges to attempted second-degree murder against a woman accused of slashing her granddaughter’s wrist. Vivian C. Brown, 57, of 14482 West Bay, Wolcott, is being held in jail without bail pending a mental examination, said District Attorney Richard Healy. She was arraigned in Arcadia Town Court. The incident occurred Jan. 17. The... more

Local village elections were held Tuesday and the March elections usually feature many uncontested races and low voter turnout. That means every vote counts, and that is very true this morning in the Seneca County town of Lodi. The mayor race ended in a deadheat. Lloyd Brown and Harold Potts each picked up 14 votes. There are no absentee ballots... more

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A Ontario County man is dead, after he fell from a ledge atop a large waterfall in the Kashong Gorge in Geneva. Ontario County Sheriffs Investigators say just before 11:30 last night. 61-year old Robert Northrup Jr. of Garden Street in Canandaigua slipped and fell. His body was recovered by Sheriffs Deputies, fire and ambulance personnel at the base of... more

Fourteeen years after her conviction in the slaying of a Dryden family was overturned because state police faked fingerprint evidence in the case, Shirley Kinge gets her day in court today. The case dates back to 1989 when Warren and Delores Harris and their two children were killed excution style, then their home was set on fire to cover the... more

On a cold, blustery October Sunday the Seneca Falls Country Club and Silver Creek GC was the site of the second annual Canal Cup matches. The matches pit 12 of the top golfers from each course against each other in a Ryder Cup style competition over 36 holes of golf.The first 18 holes began at 7:30 am at the Seneca... more