Sunrise starts cool in early-September (photo)
Sunrise blankets the countryside on a cool September morning in Yates county. Photo by Nancy L. Wright.
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Category: Dresden
DEC says Greenidge must install screening to protect fish
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has confirmed that the Greenidge Generating Station will be required to install screening equipment on its water intake pipe to reduce fish mortality. The Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes had raised concerns about the plant being allowed to resume electrical generation without having the screening. The plant operated from 1937 to 2005 as...
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Dan Murn wins Paddle Keuka 5K for second straight year
Despite a stiff wind and choppy waters, paddlers took part in the Finger Lakes Museum & Aquarium’s second annual Paddle Keuka 5K canoe and kayak race on Saturday, August 5th. Fairport’s Dan Murn was the overall first place winner for the second year in a row, finishing the 3.1-mile course in 30:30 minutes. The first place winner in the male...
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INSIDE THE FLX: Sheriff Spike talks career, heroin epidemic (podcast)
Sheriff Ron Spike has been working in law enforcement his entire career. Ever since he graduated from Monroe Community College immediately following high school. Even then, Sheriff Spike – then a deputy with the Yates County Sheriff’s Office – knew his career and life would be spent in law enforcement. “I grew up in the jail,” he joked before cameras...
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Late October scene along Seneca Lake
This photo was waiting to be taken as I drove by Seneca Lake Friday afternoon. The trees were still vibrant and the barn added another burst of color. Photo by Diane W. Dersch.
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Dresden woman charged with petit larceny after incident in Penn Yan
A 38-year-old Dresden woman was arrested after an incident in the Village of Penn Yan on Tuesday. According to the Penn Yan Police Department Amy Christensen, 38, of Dresden was arrested for petit larceny. The charge stemmed from an incident where she allegedly took an item from the counter at Two Can Dans on Benham Street in Penn Yan. Officers...
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WAY BACK WHEN: Capable surveyor just got it wrong
The line defining the eastern boundary of the vast Genesee Tract (6 million acres, give or take) was drawn during the summer of 1788.
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DEC: Greenidge lawsuit ‘moot’
With the pipeline that will carry natural gas from Milo to the Greenidge power plant basically completed, a lawyer for the state argued Tuesday that a lawsuit against the plant is “moot.” Nicholas Buttino of the state Attorney General’s Office, representing the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said during arguments in Yates County State Supreme Court: “It’s too late. The...
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Snowy view of Keuka Lake (photo)
This snowy view of Keuka Lake was captured by Brooke Gordon, of the Keuka Lake App. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for photos, events, local listings and much more. The Keuka Lake App is available on Android and iOS devices.
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Sun after the storm on Keuka Lake (photo)
The sun came out after the winter storm passed at Keuka Lake. Photo by Susan Eisenhart
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INSIDE THE FLX: Founder of the Keuka Lake App talks tech, educating users and more (podcast)
On a special Friday edition of the Inside the FLX podcast, Josh Durso was joined by Brooke Gordon, founder of the Keuka Lake App. The Keuka Lake App was founded in January 2016 and has garnered more than 5,500 downloads so far. It serves as a one-stop-shop for those looking to find out what’s going on around Keuka Lake. Their...
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Police: Dresden woman was on the run, now faces drug charge
A three week investigation into drugs resulted in an arrest on Wednesday around 9:30 pm in Penn Yan, according to local law enforcement. Officers say Ashley A. Rivas, 26, of Dresden was arrested after a three week drug investigation stemming from a traffic stop on Keuka St. on March 24th. On March 24th officers had stopped a vehicle owned by...
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Latest from FLX as water levels continue to rise (full-coverage)
It’s a bad situation. As a whole, the region is several inches over “normal” rainfall amounts for the last two months. While the Finger Lakes didn’t see the snowmelt that sometimes contributes to springtime flooding — we have seen plenty of spring rains. On Thursday a road washed out in Geneva. Coastal communities along Lake Ontario have been on edge...
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Running coach dies during Sunday’s Seneca7 race
It’s the last thing officials or enthusiasts in Geneva expected to have happen during the Seneca7 race. A Syracuse-area running coach died during the race, according to officials. Brendan Jackson, a triathlon trainer at Fleet Feet Sports Syracuse, suffered a serious medical emergency and died during the race. He had 30 years of coaching experience, and coached a wide-range of...
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Yates County DA reports her own campaign amid forgery investigation
New York State Police are investigating after learning that signatures may have been forged on petitions, according to the Committee to Elect Valerie Gardner. They say Yates County District Attorney Valerie Garner, who is currently running for Yates County Judge, alerted investigators Monday morning after learning that there might have been forgery committed by a campaign volunteer. The possibl… Read...
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Sun Fish in Keuka Lake
Another cool underwater photo from Bob Kurz showing a sun fish beneath the water of the north end of Keuka Lake on Monday afternoon. Photo by Bob Kurz.
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Dresden man charged with reckless driving, nearly struck patrol car head on
On August 3, at approximately 4:45 pm a Dresden man was arrested for passing a vehicle on a blind curve driving 80 mph — nearly striking a patrol car head on. Deputies from Seneca County say that Matthew Easling, 30, of Dresden nearly caused a head on crash with officers on Whiskey Hill Road after attempting to pass a vehicle...
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Dresden awarded NYS water infrastructure improvement grant
State Senator Tom O’Mara, Chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, today said that the village of Dresden in Yates County is one of four Finger Lakes region municipalities selected to share $6.7 million as part of the second round of funding being awarded under the state’s Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015. Grant awards for the city of Hornell...
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