Eleven file independent petitions in Seneca County

Published: 08/24/2017 @ 04:00 am

Eleven candidates filed independent nominating petitions for Seneca County’s fall local elections by Tuesday’s deadline. Those candidates are allowed to select their own party name to appear on the ballot. All of those filing independent petitions also are on or will be on the Democratic Party line in November. FL Times: Read More more

Cayuga County Water and Sewer Authority gets state approval to map systems

Published: 08/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

Water and sewer lines throughout Cayuga County are finally on their way to being mapped after more than four decades. The Cayuga County Water and Sewer Authority received a $100,000 grant through the state Department of State’s Local Government Efficiency Grant Program in December 2016. The Cayuga County Legislature agreed to match those funds so the authority could make a... more

Two Cayuga County Legislature seats head to September primaries

Published: 08/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

A handful of primary races are coming up in Cayuga County, two of which are opportunities to ballot for county Legislature seats. Voting will take place between noon and 9 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 12. The Cayuga County Legislature District 4 seat, which represents the town of Brutus, is currently a race between incumbent candidate Grant Kyle, who is running on... more

Sapio to host ‘meet and greet’ at Seneca Falls Community Center

Published: 08/17/2017 @ 04:00 am

Friends and supporters of Joe Sapio will be hosting a Meet and Greet opportunity on Thursday, August 24th from 6:00 to 8:00pm, at the Seneca Falls Community Center. Joe Sapio graduated from Syracuse University College of Law (2001), and has over 15 years of trial experience, specializing in Criminal Law. Joe recently served as Fayette Town Justice for 5 years.... more

Avery, DeLelys receive nod from Dems to run for Seneca Falls Town Council

Published: 08/17/2017 @ 04:00 am

Amid a contentious debate around the future of Seneca Falls — two more candidates have officially gained party support. Doug Avery, a retired teacher from Mynderse Academy, and incumbent Town Councilor Dave DeLelys both received the nod from Democrats to seek the available seats in November’s election. Republicans Steve Turkett and Thomas Ruzicka have both received support from Republicans in... more

Voters in Walworth say ‘no’ to making clerk position appointed

Published: 08/17/2017 @ 04:00 am

Voters in Walworth don’t want to hear about making the Town Clerk position, one that can be appointed by Town Board members. While it’s been a growing trend in the region, to move some elected positions to appointed, administrative roles, working to ensure that the right candidates are put in place — voters have had a hard time jumping on-board.... more

THE DEBRIEF: Multiple situations involving DEC, future of FLX discussed (podcast)

Published: 08/15/2017 @ 04:00 am

On Tuesday’s edition of the Debrief Podcast Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso are back discussing all of the latest issues including a sewage spill in Geneva, which resulted in the closure of one popular beach last weekend. The duo discussed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s July fundraiser event, a DEC hearing in Seneca Falls on the future of landfilling, as well as... more

INSIDE THE FLX: Joe Sapio talks D.A. race, campaigning & issues in Seneca County (podcast)

Published: 08/10/2017 @ 04:00 am

District Attorney Candidate Joe Sapio, who seeks support from Seneca County residents this fall describes himself as dedicated. The former Fayette Town Judge, who served for more than five years, has a diverse personal and professional background that offers a unique perspective. On Thursday’s edition of the Inside the FLX podcast, Sapio talked about his campaign, some of the challenges... more

Working Families Party petition challenge goes to court

Published: 08/05/2017 @ 04:00 am

An order to show cause why the Working Families Party Opportunity To Ballot petition for Seneca County district attorney should not be invalidated will be argued in Seneca County Supreme Court at 9:30 a.m. Monday. The order was signed by State Supreme Court Justice William Taylor at the request of Working Families Party member Shirley Sobczak of Waterloo and Seneca... more

Special election aimed at ousting Town Clerk, sparks controversy in Walworth

Published: 08/08/2017 @ 04:00 am

The debate over a special election, just days away, is heating up in the town of Walworth. Throughout the town, it’s hard to miss the sea of green “Vote No” signs scattered around. Gene Sines placed one proudly in his front lawn. “We want this position, or any position, to have the right to say who is and what isn’t,”... more

Working Families Party petition challenge goes to court

Published: 08/05/2017 @ 04:00 am

Special election aimed at ousting Town Clerk, sparks controversy in Walworth

Published: 08/08/2017 @ 04:00 am

Sen. DeFrancisco exploring run for governor in 2018

Published: 08/01/2017 @ 04:00 am

State Sen. John DeFrancisco, a longtime central New York lawmaker, is exploring a run for governor in 2018. DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, said in an interview Friday that he began traveling around the state to attend Republican events and float his name as a potential gubernatorial candidate. Last week, he attended the Saratoga County Republican Committee’s summer picnic in Saratoga Springs. He... more

Working Families petition in Seneca DA race upheld

Published: 07/31/2017 @ 04:00 am

The Working Families Party Opportunity To Ballot petition for district attorney has been upheld by the Seneca County Board of Elections. Objections to the petition were submitted by Working Family Party member Shirley Sobczak of Waterloo. She claimed five signatures should be invalidated for various reasons, leaving an insufficient number of valid signatures. Election Commissioners Tiffany Folk and Ruth Same... more

Karle gets enough signatures to make bid for Ontario Co. DA

Published: 07/27/2017 @ 04:00 am

Kristina ‘Kitty’ Karle of Honeoye, has collected enough signatures to qualify on the Republican, Conservative, Independence, and Reform party lines in this year’s race for Ontario County District Attorney, according to her team. Qualification for each of these lines requires the candidate to get a certain number of signatures from members of each party. In total Karle got the nod... more

Wayne GOP candidates file petitions

Published: 07/27/2017 @ 04:00 am

The three Republicans running for open county seats this November announced that they have collected 1,201 signatures on petitions to place them on the November ballot. The three candidates are incumbent Sheriff Barry Virts, incumbent Town Clerk Mike Jankowski and district attorney candidate David Fulvio. “I am appreciative of the hard work that the members of the Republican Committee put... more

Seneca BOE says objections are beyond authority; Supervisor calls accusations ‘politically’ motivated, disheartening

Published: 07/23/2017 @ 04:00 am

Objecting to petitions is common political practice. It happens in almost every race. The region saw it last year with objections throwing major players in the 54th Senate District race out – and now, claims have been made regarding petitions filed by several Republican candidates – seeking Conservative and Independence Party endorsements. The specifications were filed by Lisa Hochadel, who... more

Hochadel responds, says reports have been filed with State Police (docs)

Published: 07/25/2017 @ 04:00 am

Lisa Hochadel, who is circulating Democratic petitions for one- of two County Supervisor seats held by Republican Bob Shipley and Democrat Gary Westfall, filed objections with the Board of Elections earlier this month. The objections, and Shipley’s response was detailed in a story published on Sunday, July 23rd on FingerLakes1.com. On Monday, Hochadel responded to the criticisms handed her way... more

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