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ELECTION GUIDE 2017: Looking at all of the candidates, issues in Wayne County

ELECTION GUIDE 2017: Looking at all of the candidates, issues in Wayne County
A contested District Attorney’s race in Wayne County highlights an active year for local, municipal races. Sodus Point will elect a village mayor just months after historic flooding ravaged the Lake Ontario coastline. Walworth will elect a new Town Supervisor, as well. While the only Democratic Supervisor in Wayne County, Kenan Baldridge, will run unopposed. The biggest issue, by far,... more

Wayne sheriff’s association endorses Calarco

Wayne sheriff’s association endorses Calarco
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Police Officers Association-Teamsters Local 118 have endorsed Michael Calarco for district attorney. The group includes members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. FL Times: Read More more

20 years of apple touring in Wayne County

20 years of apple touring in Wayne County
The annual Wayne County Apple Tour returns for the 20th year this fall. Since 1997, apple lovers throughout western and central New York have explored Wayne County to pick fresh apples, enjoy the fall colors, and enjoy a day of family fun. Wayne County is the largest apple-producing county in New York State. The tour runs throughout the month of... more

DEC seeks permit for water chestnut herbicide

DEC seeks permit for water chestnut herbicide
About 45 acres of the Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area off Lake Ontario may be treated with a herbicide to eliminate water chestnuts, an invasive vegetation. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has applied for a freshwater wetlands permit to apply a herbicide trademarked and sold as Weedar-64. Followup treatment would be applied in subsequent years, as needed. The... more

OPINION: Lake Ontario Floodwaters

OPINION: Lake Ontario Floodwaters
Thee high water level of Lake Ontario has reached historic proportions, causing significant shoreline erosion and property damage to homes and businesses that will tally into the millions. I grew up in Sea Breeze and spent my summers as a kid hanging out with my friends on Durand Eastman beach and fishing in the lake and Irondequoit Bay. In later... more

Huron man facing variety of charges after driving drunk

Huron man facing variety of charges after driving drunk
On May 21st Troopers arrested a Huron man following a traffic stop after they say he failed to dim his headlights. Andrew T. Fusilli, 44, of Huron was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08 percent, criminal possession of a controlled substance, speeding, failure to signal properly and operating a motor... more

Executive Director of FLX Red Cross talks Lake Ontario flooding, disaster response (podcast)

Executive Director of FLX Red Cross talks Lake Ontario flooding, disaster response (podcast)
When it comes to disaster response, the Finger Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross handles hundreds of events and disasters throughout the calendar year. They also spend a significant amount of time working to prevent disasters. Even training and developing core volunteer staff to respond to various disasters throughout the Finger Lakes Chapter’s six county district takes up a... more

Michigan angler tops Spring Lake Ontario Counties Derby

Michigan angler tops Spring Lake Ontario Counties Derby
The big news in the local media lately has been the high water levels on Lake Ontario that were hampering access to the lake. Some marinas were shut down. Others adapted to the rising levels. However, if you were fishing in the Lake Ontario Counties Spring Trout and Salmon Derby May 5-14, the big news was many of the world-class... more

Huron man facing variety of charges after driving drunk

Huron man facing variety of charges after driving drunk
On May 21st Troopers arrested a Huron man following a traffic stop after they say he failed to dim his headlights. Andrew T. Fusilli, 44, of Huron was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08 percent, criminal possession of a controlled substance, speeding, failure to signal properly and operating a motor... more

Executive Director of FLX Red Cross talks Lake Ontario flooding, disaster response (podcast)

Executive Director of FLX Red Cross talks Lake Ontario flooding, disaster response (podcast)
When it comes to disaster response, the Finger Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross handles hundreds of events and disasters throughout the calendar year. They also spend a significant amount of time working to prevent disasters. Even training and developing core volunteer staff to respond to various disasters throughout the Finger Lakes Chapter’s six county district takes up a... more

Michigan angler tops Spring Lake Ontario Counties Derby

Michigan angler tops Spring Lake Ontario Counties Derby
The big news in the local media lately has been the high water levels on Lake Ontario that were hampering access to the lake. Some marinas were shut down. Others adapted to the rising levels. However, if you were fishing in the Lake Ontario Counties Spring Trout and Salmon Derby May 5-14, the big news was many of the world-class... more

New Birding Guide is offered by Wayne County Tourism

New Birding Guide is offered by Wayne County Tourism
This unique guide was compiled by author and biologist, Susan Petersen Gateley, who has extensive experience locating birds in Wayne County. Laurie Dirkx, a local conservationist photographer, has contributed her favorite bird photographs and Montezuma Audubon Center’s Director Chris Lajewski also assisted with the new Wayne County Birding Guide. Read More Life in the Finger Lakes:  Read More more

Deputies: Huron man slapped small child causing injury, charged with endangering welfare

Deputies: Huron man slapped small child causing injury, charged with endangering welfare
Deputies in Wayne County report that they arrested a Huron man following a domestic incident. Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts says that deputies arrested Martin Donald Roberts, 26, of Huron following an investigation into a domestic incident. That investigation revealed that Roberts slapped a small child causing injury. He was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Roberts was... more
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