Category: News Archive

Some Naples residents are urging the Village Board to drop a proposal in a village master plan to allow senior citizen and low income housing in their neighborhood. The Daily Messenger quotes Village Trustees as saying nearby neighborhoods are already zoned Medium Density. They say it makes sense to extend that zoning to the area in question. Residents say their... more

Last week, as her classmates back in Geneva were taking their final exams, William Smith sophomore Leanne Roncolato was sitting in the Cape Town, South Africa, office of Archbishop Desmond Tutu interviewing the man she considers a personal idol. While participating in the Colleges’ study abroad program to South Africa this semester, Roncolato obtained the interview through the friend of... more

Seneca County Supervisors-meeting in special session last night-cancelled the county’s vehicle maintenance contract with Perferred Auto of Seneca Falls. The action follows an internal county investigation and a state police investigation into alleged bid collusion between county Manager Keith Ashby and Perferred Auto owner John Studwell. Seneca Falls businessman Jim Stevers alleges that the two men illegally agreed on a... more

There is a substantial forest fire burning in the area of Gulic Rd., Naples, Ontario County this morning. The fire started yesterday afternoon with Ontario County and some of Yates County fire departments responding. Reports indicate that there have been up to 60-80 firemen battling the blaze. Several more departments have been called in this morning. Check back to FingerLakes1.com... more

Where are the Orangeman? National champions and no televison coverage for the first game of the Big East season. Finger Lakes Time Warner cable subscibers saw rodeo coverage instead of the Syracuse-St. John’s in the Carrier Dome.Last month, Fingerlakes1.com broke the story that most of the Syracuse Big East schedule would be seen on the WB16-WRWB-TV in Rochester. The problem... more

Seneca Falls Police Department Press ReleaseSaturday February 5th 2005, Seneca Falls Police received a report of a burglary at the Getty Gas Station at 170 Ovid Street that occurred over the weekend. During the burglary damage was done to the building and numerous alcoholic beverages were stolen from the premises. Sunday it was reported to the police department that someone... more

Residents in Cayuga and Seneca Counties can comment tonight on the proposed Cayuga Indian Landclaim Lawsuit settlement.A fourm will be held at the New York Chiropractic College Gym starting at 6:30pm.The meeting will feature a talk by attorney Lana Marcussen, a lawyer that specializes in American Indian law.In Novemmber, the state signed deals with the Cayuga Nation of New York... more

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced today its interest in expanding their Newark store located at 6788 State Route 31 E. in Newark. The Company plans to add 117,568 square feet of additional space, which will allow a full service grocery store to be built. “Wal-Mart hopes to provide greater convenience and choice to our great customers in Newark,” said Philip Serghini,... more

The New York State Assembly Agriculture Task Force is in the Finger Lakes Region today. The group of lawmakers started with a tour of the New State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. The group which in includes – Assemblyman Brian Kolb of Canandaigua, Assemblyman Gary Finch of Aurora , Assemblyman Jim Bacalles of Corning, and Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward of Glens... more

The Legend Ride Charity Tour 2003 will occur on Monday, September 1st, 2003 – Labor Day. Joining us on the tour will be William Shatner of Star Trek fame, his wife Elizabeth, and Mancow Muller, celebrated radio DJ from Chicago and a close personal friend of Mr Shatner. Our tour is expected to start in Waverly, New York and proceed... more

It was a slow day carp fishing Sunday. Just over 400 carp were weighed in during the 25th Finger Lakes Carp Derby, that’s about half the number usually reeled-in. The numbers were just fine for Scott Shumway of Seneca Falls. His largest carp weighing 34.2 pounds took the top prize. The Grumpy Old Men’s Club of Seneca Falls organizes the... more

The Finger Lakes Radio Group, Inc., based in Geneva, New York has agreed to buy the assets of WFLR AM 1570 and FM 95.9 from Lakes County Communications.WFLR AM serves Penn Yan, Dundee, and Watkins Glen, New York with a country format while WFLR FM serves five counties in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York with an Adult... more

Chris Andreas recorded his 1st win with 11 K’s increasing his record to 1win 0 losses and 2 saves. Alex Fletcher for SMS had 2 hits, for the Steelworkers Ryan Ellis had a double. more

Firefighters from Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Red Jacket, and Aurelius were called about 6:30am Friday to a house fire at 121 Cayuga Street in Seneca Falls. The home is owned by Edward Shanken and his wife. Early reports from the scene say that the couple did not make it our of the house before fire engulfed the entire structure. Firefighters continue... more

The William Smith Athletics Associationaids in the fight against breast cancer through sponsorship of the seventh annual Great Heron 5K Road Race. The event, on Saturday, April 17, starts with a 7:30 a.m. check-in at Boswell Field on the HWS campus. The race is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Parking is available at Bristol Field House and St. Clair... more

The Highway Superintendent in the Ontario County town of South Bristol blames a private contractor for causing 65 thousand dollars worth of damage to Hawks Road. Larry Duel says Fields Construction of Canandaigua used off road equipment on the road when it built a home. Owner Jeremy Fields denies the charge, saying his company did not use any off road... more

A day after the Supreme Court dealt apotential blow to the fortunes of the Oneida Indian Nation, more than 40 leaders and representatives from five tribes met today to support negotiated resolutions to Indian land claims.The meeting in Albany was an attempt to show unity among the tribes and involved leaders of the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York, the... more

Your (and mine) emails worked, Time-Warner Cable and the WB16 have worked out the problems and Seneca County will tonight see the Syracuse -Kent State basketball game. Earlier this week the game against Townson was not shown because of a paperwork mixup.Here’s the email I received Thursday:Hi Greg – Your email was forwarded to my attention because I am the... more