GENESEO – After announcing earlier this month that it had been awarded an $11.3 million grant to expand broadband infrastructure, Livingston County is taking another major step toward its goal of ensuring every address in the county has access to high-speed internet. READ MORE
Firefighters from Livingston and Wyoming counties will be honored Saturday during the Western New York Volunteer Firemen’s Association convention in Dansville.
New Yorkers should provide input in upcoming preliminary hearings, lawmakers said, as commissioners begin to draft the state’s new elective district maps after a round of listening sessions that will continue Thursday.
The seven-day rolling average of positive cases in the four GLOW region counties remain below the average for the entire Finger Lakes region and New York State, but did pass 1 percent in Wyoming County on Thursday.
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GENESEO - A Teresa House resident enjoyed a surprise musical performance while surrounded by house staff, friends and family late last month.
HEMLOCK – A golf tournament to raise money for the Little Lakes Community Center in Hemlock is planned next month at the Old Hickory Golf Course, 6653 Big Tree Rd., Livonia.
DANSVILLE – The Dansville Fish and Game Club opened its grounds to the public last month for its second annual Children’s Fishing Derby.
ALBANY — New Yorkers will be able to play the popular Take 5 game twice daily starting Monday.
BATAVIA — Developers of a proposed Quicklee’s convenience store and gas station have the city Planning & Development Committee’s approval to proceed, following approval of a site plan and special use permit.
PERRY — Brian True and Stacia True have protected 770 acres of the True Farm using three conservation easements that will keep the land open as farmland, forever, according to Genesee Valley Conservancy officials.
GENESEO – A new RE/MAX Plus office will open it’s doors July 22 next to the Wedding and Tuxedo Shop at 2 East South St..
ATTICA — A “Kitty Nursery” will soon be installed at the Wyoming County SPCA, thanks to a $5,000 Golisano Foundation grant through Bailey and Friends, a division of the Golisano Foundation.
LIVONIA - The coronavirus pandemic kicked off a surge in gardening last spring with millions of Americans starting at-home vegetable gardens for the first time.
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CALEDONIA – Gary Cicoria was a Rochester police officer who in his spare time was active in the rodeo.
HEMLOCK – There was big excitement in the air at the Hemlock “Little World’s” Fair, as harness racing was one of the highlights of Tuesday’s opening day.
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The Pembroke service area on the Thruway is slated to close for renovations on July 29.
UPDATE, 8:30 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning that includes northeastern Livingston County.
An air quality health advisory has been issued for all of New York State, including the four-county GLOW region.
Deputy Michael Phillips was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office STOP DWI Unit when he conducted a traffic stop about 4:35 p.m. July 15 on West Lake Road in the town for an alleged violation of the state Vehicle and Traffic Law.
LIVONIA – A car reported stolen in Nebraska was recovered in Livonia and the driver is facing charges, reports the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.
GENESEO – At Christ Community Church, 26 Center St., the recent activity wasn’t for a religious service, but a fundraiser to help high school youth attend summer camp.
WARSAW — Property owners in Wyoming County may be eligible for help with damaged caused from the weekend’s heavy rains and flash flooding.
ALBANY — A series of bills became law as the weekend began to make casting a ballot in state or local elections easier and more accessible for all New Yorkers.
(TNS) – Mortgage rates plumbed new depths in December and January, setting all-time lows south of 3 percent. Rates have mostly climbed since then, and their trajectory for the rest of 2021 depends on a factor that hasn’t played a prominent role in the mortgage market for decades — inflation.
Construction is underway at Noyes Memorial Hospital on a $1.1 million project that will completely renovate the medical/surgical floor of the facility.
Congressman Lee Zeldin, the presumptive Republican nominee to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo for New York governor, is scheduled to make an appearance in Livingston County on July 23.
A Pittsford teen has been charged with a half-dozen felonies in connection with cocaine sales in the village of Avon, reports the Livingston County Drug Task Force.
Wyoming County Sheriff Gregory Rudolph has issued a boating advisory for Silver Lake that includes a 5 mph “No wake zone” for the entire lake.
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The first payments of the federal Child Tax Credit program hit bank accounts Thursday, but some parents have contacted the Internal Revenue Service to opt out of future monthly payments.
Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin’s campaign for governor received $1.7 million more than Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the first half of 2021, but top state Democrats on Friday remain confident the three-term governor is poised to lead in fundraising and votes in a state with a strong Democratic majority.
Nearly two years have passed since the state’s Upstate Cellular Coverage Task Force met to improve lacking cell phone service in rural and sparsely populated communities, but officials cast doubt Thursday the group will reconvene.
Heavy rain has caused two sewage discharges in the village of Perry, including one estimated at 12,000 gallons, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation at NY-Alert.
Flood warnings and watches have expired or been canceled in the GLOW region as earlier flood waters have receded on a day the saw a record rainfall in Rochester.
GREATER WESTERN NEW YORK — Those who attended a Greater Western New York (Virtual) Town Hall Meeting held Thursday, were asked, “What will an independent Greater Western New York Region look like to you?”
CLARENCE — Congressman Chris Jacobs, R-Orchard Park, has voted to advance the bipartisan Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act out of the House Agriculture Committee.
ALBANY — The state Department of Motor Vehicles is warning vehicle owners of a rise in thefts in New York City and statewide.
BATAVIA — The numbers may be lower but COVID-19 is still an issue locally, according to area health departments.
BATAVIA — A flash flood watch has been issued for Western New York.
GENESEO – After drinking a tall cup of coffee volunteer Paul Schill was ready to walk the trails of the Indian Fort Nature Preserve with Land Steward Lina Clifford to help clean up and pick up debris in the area.
LIVINGSTON — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature is the last thing officials need to create a state tax credit to help property owners restore thousands of historic barns throughout rural and upstate New York.
WARSAW — The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office is advising people to be wary of vehicle-related thefts.
ROCHESTER — Officials announced a milestone in the restoration of the Genesee River following the collection of a spawning female lake sturgeon in the lower Genesee for the first time in more than 50 years.
NUNDA – A Nunda man has been charged in connection with the sale of crystal methamphetamine in the village reports the Livingston County Drug Task Force.
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WASHINGTON — Missouri is the spot on the map raising alarms for federal officials as the COVID-19 delta variant surges in the Midwest and South.
FORT DRUM — “I just hope that I made you proud, and if I don’t come home for any reason I just want you to know I’ll always be with you.”
BATAVIA — Although overall numbers remain low, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties continues to increase.
