PHELPS — Z-AXIS, an experienced provider of electronic design and manufacturing services, recently celebrated its 35th anniversary amid a major expansion at its facility.
LYONS — The Lyons Heritage Society has scheduled its October program for Oct. 15 on the Mora Motor Car Co. of Newark.
CANANDAIGUA — New York Kitchen is bringing three-time James Beard Award winner Dan Pashman, creator and host of “The Sporkful” podcast and inventor of the viral cascatelli pasta shape, to Finger Lakes Community College.
GENEVA — Geneva Concerts welcomes RUBBERBAND Dance to the Smith Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, the second installment of its 2024-25 series.
SENECA FALLS — A Fall Fun Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Seneca County Community Garden, 108 Ovid St.
SENECA FALLS — The Seneca Meadows Education Center will host a bird walk Oct. 20 where participants will learn about birds and their fall migration.
PENN YAN — The Downtown Business Council has scheduled its big fall events, with the first coming up next week.
SENECA FALLS — Vendors are being sought for a craft show, along with items for a silent auction, to benefit the Class of 2025 at Mynderse Academy.
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GENEVA — With City Council contemplating a proposed 21.5% hike in the tax levy for 2025, some senior homeowners will be glad to know they’re getting bigger tax breaks in the future — so long as they meet income eligibility and, of course, apply.
WATERLOO — The Waterloo Library & Historical Society is running a Toy Drive to benefit the Seneca County Christmas Project. Now through Oct. 19, community members are encouraged to drop off new, unwrapped toys at the Waterloo Library during regular library hours.
CANANDAIGUA — Mercy Flight Central has announced that its fundraising event called “Night of Flight” on Sept. 28 drew a crowd of over 120 supporters and raised more than $200,000 to support the organization’s mission of providing life-saving air medical services across Upstate New York.
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OVID — The posted, official capacity of the old Papa Bear courtroom in the Three Bears Courthouse Complex is 49.
*To report Section V scores, coaches or team representatives can send scores and statistics as soon as possible after games by emailing sports@fltimes.com.
CANANDAIGUA — A Phelps man faces a sentence of 10-25 years to life in prison after being convicted of predatory sexual assault against a child, a class A-II felony.
GENEVA — The public is invited to a Finger Lakes Stamp Club Open House at 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at the United Methodist Church, 340 S. Main St. It will be held in the meeting room at the rear entrance from the parking lot, which is accessible from William Street.
LYONS — New York State Police are investigating a motorcycle accident that killed a local resident.
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GENEVA — The Geneva City Golf Championship has been contested every year since 1940. Though July has come and gone, the 84th edition of the contest will be played on Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20 with both rounds at Geneva Country Club.
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On Oct. 1, Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday, making him the longest-living former U.S. president. Polls of historians and political scientists generally rank him as being below average during his time in office, but there have been few better after they served. Carter was a true human…
GENEVA — During the final week of July, 11 craft breweries on Seneca Lake sponsored a fundraising initiative that raised $3,000 for the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association.
VARICK — The Town Board is accepting letters of interest from town residents to volunteer for vacancies on two boards and a committee.
GENEVA — Guided by the fact that domestic violence is one of the leading causes of homelessness for women and children, Details Salon at 590 Pre Emption Road, will host the 2nd Annual Night of Hope on Oct. 20 from 4-6 p.m.
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GENEVA — State environmental officials are marking the official end of the Geneva Foundry cleanup following the removal of 94,000 tons of contaminated soil from 244 properties surrounding the former Jackson Street plant.
*To report Section V scores, coaches or team representatives can send scores and statistics as soon as possible after games by emailing sports@fltimes.com.
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ROMULUS — For years, outdated ammunition was exploded and burned at a 403-acre area in the northwest corner of the former Seneca Army Depot.
ALBANY — Special Olympics New York President and CEO Stacey Hengsterman recently announced that 13 New York schools have been named new National Banner Unified Champion Schools, along with nine more, including Newark High School, renewing their status for another four-year term.
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OVID — The Seneca County Board of Supervisors makes its annual trek to the south end of the county tonight, meeting in the Papa Bear Courthouse.
GORHAM — With a new school year underway, students who attend the Midlakes Education Center program are getting comfortable in a new setting.
NEWARK — Sen. Pam Helming, R-54 of Canandaigua, and Wayne County Community Schools recently held Pathways to Prosperity, a discussion between local business owners on how Community Schools can work together to provide opportunities for students and the local economy.
ONTARIO — Registration for Wayne County Master Gardeners’ Holiday Greens Workshop is now open.
CANANDAIGUA — City Council paid tribute to retired firefighter Ronald Bement Oct. 3.
GENEVA — Enthusiasts and donors will gather at the lakeside home of Steven and Kim Naimoli at 5 p.m. Oct. 10 to celebrate and toast the birth of composer Giuseppe Verdi and Geneva Light Opera’s 2025 summer production of his comic opera “Falstaff,” which is based on Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives…
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*To report Section V scores, coaches or team representatives can send scores and statistics as soon as possible after games by emailing sports@fltimes.com.
HOPEWELL — Finger Lakes Communtity College athletics has lots to celebrate.
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GENEVA — Drivers who use Gates Avenue as a cut-through between Exchange and Genesee streets will have to find alternate routes for the foreseeable future after a truck hit the railroad bridge that goes over it near the entrance to the city’s Public Works Department.
It’s apple harvest season in New York State. To show appreciation for NYS farmers and provide local NYS apples to schools, the FarmOn! Big Apple Crunch encourages apple enthusiasts across the state to sign up for the Big Apple Crunch Challenge and register for a chance to win a $1,000 schola…
PENN YAN — Little, but mighty, where agriculture matters.
PENN YAN — Cornell Cooperative Extension is a dynamic education system that extends Cornell University’s land-grant programs to citizens across New York State. With a presence in every county and New York City, CCE puts research into practice by providing high-value educational programs and …
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CANANDAIGUA — City officials and consultants are working to put together public and private projects to include in an application for a $10 million state Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant.
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GENEVA — Now in its 20th year, HWS Votes has gained national recognition for voter engagement.
GENEVA — For only the sixth time in program history and for the first time since 2016, the Hobart College football team defeated Ithaca College.
PHELPS — It is the halfway point of the regular season, and the Newark/Marion Reds and Midlakes Screaming Eagles football teams are pleased about where they’re at by the midway point.
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NEWARK — Ultralife Corp. is acquiring a Massachusetts-based battery maker.
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WASHINGTON — A Sodus man was sentenced to prison Friday related to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, events at the U.S. Capitol.
TYRE — Revenue shared by del Lago Resort & Casino will benefit town property owners once again in 2025.
PENN YAN — In spite of intervention by the county’s Senate and Assembly representatives, the state has declined to significantly increase its payment for a shared services radio tower to improve communication on the west side of Seneca Lake.
