Foliage over Fort Hill Road in Phelps
The colors of fall are still bright in Phelps. This photo was taken Thursday afternoon on Fort Hill Road. Photo by Shelly Lannon.
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Ontario County Sheriff’s staff completes Civil Refresher Training Program
Sixty-eight Deputy Sheriffs and civilian staff from 27 Sheriff’s Offices around the state recently completed a Civil Refresher Training Course, providing specialized training in Civil Law Enforcement. Sessions were held in Ontario and Rockland Counties for this program. Deputy Patrick Fitzgerald, Finance Clerk I Susan Hughes, and Finance Clerk I Debra Cunningham, participated in the training. Sponsored by the New...
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One sent to hospital after two car crash on SR 96/14 ramp in Phelps
One woman was sent to the hospital with back pain after a two car crash at the intersection of State Routes 14 and 96 in the Town of Phelps on Thursday. The accident occurred around 3:38 pm and occurred when a vehicle operated by Kimberly Cook, 51, of Rochester used the exit ramp from State Route 96 to enter onto...
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Waterloo woman sent to Strong after accident with box truck on SR 96 in Phelps
A Waterloo woman was sent to Strong Memorial Hospital with head pain following an accident that occurred on State Route 96 in the Town of Phelps. Deputies with the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office report that Christopher Corter, 37, of Rochester was traveling west on Route 96 when he slowed for an underpass. Deputies report that Corter was operating a large...
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Upstate Hoops Podcast Premiere: FL1 Sports live webcast schedule, W-FL Power Rankings & Girls Super Six revealed
FingerLakes1.com unveiled their 2016-17 live webcast schedule during the season premiere of the Upstate Hoops Podcast on Sunday night on FingerLakes1.TV. In addition to the live webcast schedule reveal, the FL1 Sports preseason W-FL Boys Power Rankings and Girls Super Six were released and a preview of the NYCC Tip-Off Classic, a quadruple-header set for next Saturday that will be streamed...
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Upstate Hoops: Recap of opening week of W-FL high school basketball
On Sunday night’s Upstate Hoops Podcast, a recap of the opening week of action in Wayne-Finger Lakes basketball and our latest Power Rankings and Girls Super Six revealed. Interviews with Lyons’ Justice Smith, Gananda’s Enrique Mosman, Waterloo’s Jarret Benedicks, Mynderse Academy’s Jake Mein and Midlakes’ Bryce Burri along with a recap of Saturday night’s big Mynderse-Clyde game at NYCC in...
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W-FL Thursday: NR-W’s Norris & Midlakes’ Burri go off in wins
Three games involving Wayne-Finger Lakes boys varsity basketball teams were on the slate Thursday night. In the game of the night, Midlakes travelled west to battle Bloomfield in a game that needed overtime to decide. Junior point guard Bryce Burri poured in 31 points as the Midlakes Screaming Eagles improved to 2-0 be defeating Bloomfield on their home court in...
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Generations Bank announces new VP hire on Friday
Generations Bank announces the hire of A.G. Cutrona as Vice President – Director of Growth and Profitability at its Seneca Falls headquarters. He is charged with leading a customer engagement initiative for the organization. Cutrona brings more than 30 years of banking experience to the role. He is a graduate of the Wharton School with a an Executive Leadership Certificate,...
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VIDEO REPLAY: Penn Yan invades Midlakes on FL1 Sports
The Penn Yan Mustangs visit the Midlakes Screaming Eagles for a Finger Lakes East showdown on Tuesday night in Clifton Springs. Brendan Harrington and Tane Robinson have the call LIVE on FL1 Radio at 7:30 pm and FL1 Sports presents a live video replay on Wednesday morning. Listen to a play back of the full game broadcast on FL1 Radio
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Phelps man leads police on chase; arrested on multiple charges
A Phelps man was arrested after a chase ensued following a traffic stop. Deputies in Ontario County say that Michael C. Heidemann, 33, of Phelps was stopped on Main Street in Phelps by the Phelps Police Department after he was observed driving while using a mobile device. After being stopped and questioned by the officers Mr. Heidemann took off in...
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G.W. Lisk to add 40 jobs in Ontario Co.
One of the region’s biggest employers is going to create several new jobs and retain hundreds more. G.W. Lisk said Monday it’s planning to expand its research and development operations, resulting in 40 new jobs over the next five years and retention of more than 650 positions at the company’s other facilities, including its main site in Clifton Springs. Empire...
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Ontario Pathway under new fallen snow in Phelps
The Ontario Pathway in Phelps was being used for some cross country skiing on Friday. This shot was taken this afternoon at the bridge. Photo by Diane W. Dersch.
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W-FL Friday: Burri’s putback sinks Pal-Mac, Mynderse passes road test & Bloomfield wins at Red Jacket
A full Friday night of W-FL boys basketball had teams from all three leagues in action. The biggest questions of the night… could #1 Mynderse win a tough match-up on the road against Wayne, is Midlakes ready to content in the Finger Lakes East, and who are the contenders and pretenders in the Finger Lakes West? Full results, updated standings...
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Upstate Hoops Podcast: Midlakes rising & shake-up in FL1 Sports Power Rankings & Super Six
Bryce Burri and the Midlakes Screaming Eagles varsity basketball team picked up a pair of key wins this week but not without controversy. Marcus Whitman and Naples take early control of the wild Finger Lakes West and it looks like East Rochester and Clyde-Savannah may be the class of Wayne County. The latest FL1 Sports Power Rankings and girls Super...
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W-FL Tuesday: Geneva hands Midlakes first loss, Newark tops Pal-Mac & Dundee trounces Naples
Several key Wayne-Finger Lakes league match-ups were contested across the region on Tuesday night. One undefeated team would fall at home, Romulus would pull an upset, Newark would win a rematch of last season’s Class B Sectional title game, and Mynderse would take on Waterloo live on FL1 Sports. Full results from Tuesday night and more below… Tuesday’s W-FL Boys...
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Seneca Castle woman charged with DWAI after domestic incident
Deputies in Ontario County report that on Monday around 10:20 pm they arrested Laurie A. Johnson, 56, of Seneca Castle for driving while ability impaired by drugs, as well as driving while ability impaired by a combination of drugs and alcohol. The arrest stemmed from a report of a domestic incident that happened on Melvin Hill Road in Phelps. Johnson...
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Clifton Springs man drove under influence of drugs, according to deputies
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office reports that 49-year-old Edwin Rosario Vasquez, of Clifton Springs was arrested for driving while ability impaired by drugs after deputies received a complaint of a sick or intoxicated driver. Upon investigation, deputies found that Vazquez was operating his 2006 Toyota Tacoma south on County Road 6 while in an impaired condition due to drugs. He...
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Traffic stop in Phelps leads to arrest of Geneva men on drug charges
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office reports that on January 1st at approximately 6:50 pm two Geneva men were arrested for possessing various drugs following a traffic stop on Melvin Hill Road, in Phelps. Deputies say Kayvon Irvin, 19, of Geneva and Ijahaveck R. Robinson, 20, of Geneva were both arrested for fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana and seventh-degree criminal possession...
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