Pumpkins in the pasture in Clifton Springs (photo)
The Stables at Horse Haven in Clifton Springs is keeping the fall feeling alive with a few pumpkins in the pasture. Photo by Shelly Lannon.
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Category: Clifton Springs
Police: Clifton Springs man steals car in Canandaigua, pursuit ensue on 490
On Thursday around 4:02 pm members of the Canandaigua Police Department, Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, and New York State Police arrested a 26-year-old Clifton Springs man on grand larceny and assault charges. According to police, Shane M. Wolff, 26, of Clifton Springs was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree grand larceny. He is accused of stealing a vehicle at approximately...
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Hopewell home a ‘total loss’ after Pearl St. fire just outside Clifton Springs
Officials report that the structure fire just south of Clifton Springs on Pearl St., technically in the Town of Hopewell, was a defensive firefight only. The fire broke out around 4 am, at a house still being built, according to reports on the ground. WHEC reports that the owner’s family was set to move into the home in less than...
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Deputies: Clifton Springs sex offender failed to register
On Wednesday at approximately 9:37 am deputies arrested a registered sex offender in Clifton Springs after failing to register. Deputies say Jeffrey P. Arnold, 41, of Clifton Springs was charged with failing to register as a sex offender after a warrant was issued in Canandaigua City Court. The investigation revealed taht Arnold is a designated Level 3 sex offender and...
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FLX WEEKLY: An amazing month of October coming to a close in the Finger Lakes (podcast)
Weather-wise, this has probably been the greatest October of all-time here in the Finger Lakes. We will all be sad to see it go. Before we turn the page to November we have one final weekend of October and Halloween fun remaining and Jessica Lahr, Jim Sinicropi and Josh Durso will get you set with everything you need to know...
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Clifton Springs Hospital gets $3 million donation for project
Two longtime local benefactors have committed a combined $3 million for an upcoming renovation project at Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic. Marjorie Morris and G.W. Lisk Co. are making the donation for a $32 million project that will expand and improve the hospital’s primary and preventive care facilities. It will create a new 75,000-square-foot outpatient “medical village.” Construction is slated...
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Sunset in Ontario County (photo)
The sky turned red as the sun set on this evening. The temperatures were falling quick and the air finally felt like fall. Photo by Shelly Lannon.
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Dog found inside backyard hole, Clifton Springs man charged
On October 5th at about 10:30 am the Ontario County Humane Society responded to a complaint of a dog located at the Spring Brook Mobile Home Park being tied outside without shelter, food or water. Upon arriving, the dog a 2-year old red pit-bull named, Kane, was found lying in a hole he dug in the yard. A neighbor had...
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INSIDE THE FLX: Charlie Evangelista talks elections, Ontario County (podcast)
On episode #73 of the Inside the FLX podcast Josh Durso is joined by Ontario County Elections Commissioner Charlie Evangelista to discuss a host of local issues, including some local races taking shape. Over the summer, Evangelista transitioned from serving on the Ontario County Board of Supervisors to serving as the chief elections official for Ontario County. The Democrat has...
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SCP presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” opening this weekend in Seneca Falls
The Diary of Anne Frank won both the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Award for Best Play, in 1956. This touching, tender, heart wrenching yet at times funny story centers on the diary of a young Jewish girl (Anne Frank), her family, the van Daan family and dentist Dr. Albert Dussel who go into hiding in 1942 Amsterdam. The...
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Low clouds and a rainbow (photo)
A lot was going on in this photo, but it all came together. The low clouds were hanging on a rainy day in the Finger Lakes. Photo by Shelly Lannon.
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Midlakes students disciplined after marijuana use on campus
Another rural school district is disciplining its students for illegal drug use. Monday, we told you the Geneseo Blue Devils were forced to forfeit their season due to allegations of OxyContin use by team members. Friday night, we’re learning several students at Midlakes High School are in trouble for marijuana use in school. The superintendent for the school district confirms marijuana...
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Clifton Springs woman gets lengthy prison term
A Clifton Springs woman was sentenced Thursday to a lengthy prison term related to the sexual abuse of two children. Ontario County Judge Frederick Reed sentenced Janiet Simonds, 26, to 22 years in prison followed by 20 years of parole. Simonds pleaded guilty to felony counts of criminal sexual act, first-degree sexual abuse and use of a child in a...
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Week 2 in Finger Lakes HS football features heavy Friday night slate
The second weekend of area high school football gets underway on Friday night with all but one game involving Finger Lakes East & West teams hitting the field. The lone Saturday game features Tri-Town (South Seneca/Romulus/Trumansburg) visiting Mynderse Academy for an afternoon affair on Saturday. Full schedule and game times below… FRIDAY NIGHT ER/Gananda at Midlakes 7 pm CG Finney...
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Clifton Springs man had BAC above .18 percent during stop
On Saturday at approximately 11:18 pm deputies performed a traffic stop on State Route 96, which led to the arrest of a Clifton Springs man. According to deputies, Jeffrey S. Addona, 40, was found to be operating his motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, blood-alcohol content .18 percent or greater, and failure to...
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Sunflowers at Fredericks Farm (photo)
A few artists stopped out to Fredericks Farm to enjoy the beautiful sunflowers. Photo by Patrick J. Costello.
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Twins are back out again (photo)
The Schroo Road Doe in Clifton Springs had twins again this year. I have been waiting and watching for her. Photo by Shelly Lannon.
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Clifton Springs man charged with DWI after crash; passenger sent to hospital
On Friday at approximately 8:15 pm a Clifton Springs man was arrested following a one-vehicle crash at the corner of Melvin Hil Rd. and Ontario St., according to deputies. The Phelps Police Department, Phelps Ambulance, and Ontario County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the scene, and after a brief investigation – Joshua Matthew Perry, 29, of Clifton Springs was taken...
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