Local officials say closing any state prison in Finger Lakes would be economically devastating

Published: 02/20/2019 @ 05:18 pm

It would be devastating. That’s the message from elected officials in Seneca and Cayuga counties, who note that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to close three state facilities – would hurt the Finger Lakes – if any of those three were local. Five Points Correctional Facility, Auburn Correctional Facility, and Willard Drug Treatment Campus are three of the largest employers in... more

TWO YEARS OF PROGRESS: A closer look at efforts to combat substance use disorders & mental health awareness (series)

Published: 02/20/2019 @ 07:38 am | Updated: 02/20/2019 @ 07:40 am

TWO YEARS OF PROGRESS: Seneca continues addiction, mental health efforts

Part I: Identifying the problem, weighing current challenges When it comes to creating awareness around mental health issues and substance use disorders – officials believe positive ground has been made up in the last few years. Margaret Morse, Director of Community Services for Seneca County agrees. Morse celebrated her two-year anniversary leading community service efforts in Seneca on Jan. 31,... more

Crash on Rt. 96A leads to DWI charge for Romulus man

Published: 02/20/2019 @ 03:03 pm

Police say a Romulus man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash along State Route 96A in Fayette. According to State Police, Eric S. Ransear, 35, of Romulus was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with a BAC over 0.08 percent, and following too closely after the incident. Troopers responded to a crash on State... more

W-FL THURSDAY: Newark hands Wayne first league loss on final night; Whitman makes clean sweep of West

Published: 02/15/2019 @ 12:47 am | Updated: 02/15/2019 @ 01:48 pm

W-FL: Newark hands Wayne first league loss on final night; Whitman makes clean sweep of West

On the final night of the regular season for Section V boys basketball teams, several Wayne-Finger Lakes squads were in action. Although all three W-FL league titles had been decided, there were several games of importance heading into postseason play next week. The biggest game had Wayne visiting Newark in a rematch of a close contest in Ontario that the... more

W-FL WEDNESDAY: Newark tops Geneva on senior night; Girls close out regular season

Published: 02/14/2019 @ 12:25 am | Updated: 02/14/2019 @ 11:10 am

It was a busy night for Wayne-Finger Lakes teams after Tuesday’s snow day forced several games to be reschedule to Wednesday night. It was the final night of the regular season for Wayne-Finger Lakes girls teams as Sectional brackets are set. For the boys, it will be one more night of regular season play on Thursday night before the seedings... more

Supervisor write letter to lawmakers asking for passage of Finger Lakes Community Act to kill proposed incinerator

Published: 02/13/2019 @ 09:59 am

Romulus Town Supervisor David Kaiser, a Republican, sent a letter to state lawmakers – requesting that the Finger Lakes Community Act of 2019 be passed and adopted. The proposed legislation comes as the Town of Romulus would host a $365 million waste incinerator, which was proposed more than a year ago by Circular enerG, LLC. Supervisor Kaiser thanked state legislators... more

WEBER THIS WEEK: Melissa Taylor, Seneca Co. Emergency Management Director (podcast)

Published: 02/11/2019 @ 05:00 am | Updated: 02/11/2019 @ 03:46 pm

Melissa Taylor resumed her position as Seneca County Director of Emergency Management in November after the Seneca County Board of Supervisors voted 13-0 to honor her request to withdraw her resignation letter from early in the year. On Monday, she is in-studio with Harold “Web Dog” Weber as a guest on Weber This Week to talk about her department, what... more

Major violations uncovered as DEC imposes sewer moratorium in Ovid, Lodi, Romulus, and Willard

Published: 02/10/2019 @ 07:37 am | Updated: 02/10/2019 @ 07:39 am

Former Seneca County Sewer and Water Administrator Mary Anne Kowalski said this latest set of reports should move the board to rethink the “expensive, unnecessary and misguided proposal to ‘centralize’ the two County Sewer Districts in Southern Seneca County.” It’s a project that would cost at least $24 million. That doesn’t mean the direction the County is mandated to go... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Newark spoils senior night in Waterloo; Midlakes girls clinch East title

Published: 02/09/2019 @ 10:33 am | Updated: 02/09/2019 @ 10:40 am

After a Senior Night ceremony in Waterloo in which legendary Newark coach Ron Ceravolo was honored pregame, the Newark Reds came up with a big 66-58 road win against the Indians. Jayden Peters exploded out of the gate with 15 first quarter points and the Reds built a 16 point lead in the third quarter before Waterloo came storming back... more

INSIDE THE FLX: Discussing mental health, substance use disorders, and progress (podcast)

Published: 02/08/2019 @ 12:27 am | Updated: 02/08/2019 @ 09:07 am

In 2018, the CDC produced new, shocking data that showed a 30 percent increase in suicide rates over the last two decades. That increase prompted a lot of discussion, dialogue, and ideas about what could be done differently to improve mental health treatment, services available, and remove stigma. Those efforts are now being realized in a number of unique, exciting... more

W-FL THURSDAY: Gananda, Marion girls post wins in Wayne County; South Seneca 1 win away from West title

Published: 02/07/2019 @ 11:29 pm | Updated: 02/07/2019 @ 11:30 pm

The Gananda Lady Blue Panthers and the Marion Lady Black Knights are seperated by just one-half game at the top of the Wayne County girls basketball standings. Both teams posted victories on Thursday night, Gananda’s coming on Senior Night over Red Creek. In the West, the South Seneca Lady Falcons rolled past Honeoye for their 16th straight win. With the... more

W-FL WEDNESDAY: DeVaney scores 1,000th in Geneva win; Bloomfield tops Naples on Senior night

Published: 02/06/2019 @ 11:51 pm | Updated: 02/07/2019 @ 04:57 pm

W-FL WEDNESDAY: DeVaney scored 1,000th in Geneva win; Bloomfield tops Naples on Senior night

Waterloo girls varsity head coach Michael Bree said Wednesday night’s Finger Lakes East match-up with visiting Geneva was a “great battle”. His Lady Indians trailed 28-27 at halftime but pulled even at 47-47 with just 1:30 left in the game. Then, Geneva freshman Aniya Rowe hit a three pointer to give Geneva the lead for good as the Panthers won... more

W-FL TUESDAY: Kyle Slywka buzzer beater stuns Geneva; Blankenberg sets Wayne’s all-time scoring mark

Published: 02/06/2019 @ 12:13 am | Updated: 02/06/2019 @ 12:14 am

Waterloo trailed hosts Geneva by two with just 0.8 seconds to play in the 4th quarter of Tuesday night’s Finger Lakes East battle. Sophomore Kyle Slywka caught an inbounds pass right in front of his own bench and let a turn-around, fade-away shot from behind the arc go over a Geneva defender that found the bottom of the net to... more

Seneca County IDA votes on tax abatement for Deer Haven Park

Published: 02/06/2019 @ 01:22 pm | Updated: 02/06/2019 @ 01:24 pm

The new year is off to a busy start for the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors. The board will consider giving final approval to a PILOT agreement with Deer Haven Park and owner Earl Martin. The payment-in-lieu-of-taxes pact would allow Martin to pay $20,000 a year in lieu of regular property taxes for three years. After that,... more

Town of Romulus taking steps to update Comp Plan

Published: 02/06/2019 @ 01:08 pm

The Town of Romulus Planning Board has started taking steps to update its Comprehensive Plan. At a public information session last Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the town hall in Willard, Subcommittee Chair Tom Bouchard explained, “The town’s plan was last done in 2001. A lot of things have changed since then.” He and Planning Board members Mary Joslyn and... more

W-FL MONDAY: Mynderse snaps Whitman win streak; Gananda’s Castrechini joins 1,000 point club

Published: 02/05/2019 @ 12:21 am | Updated: 02/05/2019 @ 10:07 am

The Marcus Whitman Wildcats brought their 12 game winning streak to Seneca Falls on Monday night and had that streak snapped as the Blue Devils rode a big second half from Darren Miller to a 64-44 win. Miller scored 18 of his game-high 24 points in the second half as Mynderse turned a 26-18 halftime lead into a 20-point victory... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Pal-Mac girls hand Midlakes first league loss in 2 year; Waterloo sweeps doubleheader at Mynderse

Published: 02/02/2019 @ 11:15 am | Updated: 02/02/2019 @ 01:40 pm

The Midlakes girls varsity basketball team has been a juggernaut in the Finger Lakes East over the past 2 seasons going undefeated in league play last year and carrying a 9-0 league mark into their home game against Pal-Mac on Friday night. The Lady Red Raiders put an end to the two-year league winning streak in convincing fashion with a... more

THE LOVING CUP: Mackenzie Green & Rick Newman from the Seneca Chamber (podcast)

Published: 02/01/2019 @ 03:15 pm | Updated: 02/01/2019 @ 10:49 pm

THE LOVING CUP: Jeff Shipley & Rick Newman from the Seneca Chamber (podcast)

On this edition of the Loving Cup Podcast Seneca County Chamber of Commerce membership development director Mackenzie Green and destination marketing manager Rick Newman are in-studio with Katie MacIntyre to talk about their organization, the Finger Lakes region and gratitude. . more

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