Category: Varick

What’s the deal with Deer Haven Park? Is Saturday’s reopening of Deer Haven Park in danger? Truman Bells, the overseer of the new touring service at Deer Haven Park in Romulus spoke exclusively with FingerLakes1.com less than one day before their highly ... MORE

By Gabriel Pietrorazio What does the Cayuga Nation traditional leadership think about the land-into-trust legal suit against the U.S. Government? Sachem Chief Sam George of the Bear Clan claims that the entire community was blindsided by the lawsuit announcement made by Clint ... MORE

White Deer tours are underway once again at the Seneca Army Depot. They restart on Saturday, and will function as a self-guided tour that uses a smartphone application. The tour runs for eight miles through the former military site. Those roads haven’t ... MORE

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that they were dispatched to State Route 89 in the town of Covert for the report of a trespass. Deputies say the homeowner on Route 89 discovered an uninvited and unknown female inside her home, and ... MORE

The Seneca County Industrial Development Agency is seeking qualified buyers for the 172 acre parcel at 4887 State Route 96A in the town of Varick. It’s the site of the recently shut down Hillside Campus. An RFP is available on the Seneca ... MORE

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors hold their May meeting on Tuesday night, May 12th, at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be streamed live and available for on-demand viewing after the session’s conclusion. Watch the meeting in the player below. ... MORE

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of an Elmira resident following a traffic stop, in which the vehicle involved was found to be stolen. Deputies stopped a vehicle on State Route 96 in Varick, and upon investigation confirmed that it ... MORE

The Seneca Falls Police Department reports the arrest of a pair of Seneca County residents following an investigation into a property damage crash at Walmart. Angelina Ely, 29, of Varick, and Richard Thomas, 18, of Ovid was charged with obstruction of governmental ... MORE

United Way of Seneca County reports that they have distributed more than 1,500 homemade cloth masks and now have a network of about 75 volunteers working to produce the masks. Due to the overwhelming number of requests they are limiting masks to ... MORE

– By Josh Durso Social distancing comes with a lot of challenges. People are social creatures, so they crave interaction. During a pandemic like the one impacting most of the globe – Governor Andrew Cuomo called on mental health professionals across New ... MORE

A massive solar project could be coming to the former Seneca Army Depot in Romulus. NextEra Energy Resources, based in Florida is looking to build an 80-megawatt facility on roughly 400 acres in Waterloo under its subsidiary, Trelina — is now proposing ... MORE

The debate about sharing sales tax revenue received a shot of life at Tuesday's meeting of the Government Operations Committee in Seneca County. The supervisors have long-wrestled with the notion of sharing sales tax revenue with towns and villages. Supervisor Kyle Barnhart, ... MORE

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the committee roster that will oversee plans to create the first New York State Veterans Cemetery that will provide dignified burial options for the state’s veterans and their eligible family members. Officials in Seneca County are hopeful ... MORE

Manchester Town Supervisor Mike Gallahan says running for New York State Assembly in the 131st District first crossed his mind a couple years ago. Then-Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua, was contemplating a gubernatorial run. That was when Gallahan says he was ... MORE

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office provided their monthly snapshot for activity during the month of January. There were 1,172 total calls for service, with 64 arrests made throughout the month. There were 17 DHS fraud cases, resulting in $714 being recouped. There ... MORE