Deputies arrested Samuel J Eckert, 31, of Waterloo on 11 charges related to domestic incidents in Seneca Falls and Waterloo
The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on May 24, 2020 at 12:30 AM, Deputies arrested Samuel J Eckert, 31, of 941 Waterloo-Geneva Rd Lot 32 in the Town of Waterloo on Numerous charges after an investiga [...]
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Man Faces 11 Charges in Domestic Inci...
Deputies arrested Samuel J Eckert, 31, of Waterloo on 11 charges related to domestic incidents in Seneca Falls and Waterloo
The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on May 24, 2020 at 12:30 AM, Deputies arrested Samuel J Eckert, 31, of 941 Waterloo-Geneva Rd Lot 32 in the Town of Waterloo on Numerous charges after an investiga [...]
Covid Cases Tick Up in Seneca County
While Seneca County remains one of the least impacted by the coronavirus that has killed nearly 30,000 New Yorkers, the number of residents who have tested positive ticked up over the past few weeks from 36 on May 4 to 43 yesterday. Increased testing is certainly part of the reason. On May 4, 623 test results had been received, but by ye [...]
Electrical Fire in Elm Street Home Co...
Firefighters contained an attic fire Thursday night at a residence on Elm Street in Seneca Falls after occupants reported smelling smoke.
On Thursday, May 28th, 2020, at 10:45 pm, the Seneca County 911 Center received a call reporting the smell of smoke inside the residence at 20 Elm Street in the Town of Seneca Falls. The Town of Sen [...]
Health Officials: Social Distancing/F...
Social Distancing and wearing of personal masks are still mandatory in New York State and Seneca County.“As the region begins to reopen, we must approach each new phase with caution and remain vigilant to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in our communities,” said Vickie Swinehart, Seneca County Public Health Director. According to the CDC [...]
Geneva Music Festival Announces Virtu...
Geneva Music Festival Announces Virtual Season: “A Musical Offering”
Events take place from June 5 – June 26, 2020
The Geneva Music Festival has developed a robust, online program to provide audiences with interactions with world-class musicians and music. Events take place from June 5 through June 26, overlapping the time the fest [...]
SFPD Charges Two in Separate Failure ...
Town of Seneca Falls Police charged a Geneva man and Seneca Falls women with Failing to appear in court on previous charges in separate cases.
Seneca Falls Police
First FTA Arrest
On Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 6:17 pm the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Sergio L. Lebron, age 43, of Geneva, New York. The arrest stems [...]
Motorcyclist Airlifted after Rt. 89 C...
Kenneth Scharett Sr., 56, of Seneca Falls sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted by Mercy Flight following a motorcycle accident on Rt. 89.
Scharett was traveling north bound on State Route 89, on his 1998 Yamaha Motorcycle, when he lost control and drove off the roadway. Seneca Falls Police Department along with th [...]
Town of Seneca Falls Police Reports
The following reports of recent arrests and investigations were provided by the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department.
DWI with Two Children in Car
On Sunday, May 17, 2020, at 5:16 pm the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Deborah L. Robinette, age 40, of Seneca Falls, New York. The arrest stems from a civilian compla [...]
Dennis E. Bochert – Obituary
Dennis Bochert
Dennis E. Bochert, 78, of Porter St., Seneca falls, NY, passed away on Saturday (May 16, 2020) at Geneva General Hospital, Geneva, NY.
Funeral services and burial will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no prior calling hours. If desired, contributions may be made in Dennis’s honor to the Lt. [...]
JoAnn Sackel – Obituary
Auburn/Waterloo – JoAnn Sackel, 64, of Munro Ave. Auburn, NY, passed away on Friday (May 15, 2020) at her residence.
Due to recommendations concerning COVID-19, funeral services and burial will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no prior calling hours. If desired, contributions may be made to: Hospice of the Finger Lak [...]
Three Face Multiple Felony Charges in...
Three persons from outside Seneca County face multiple felony charges after crashing their car attempting to flee the scene of an Ovid burglary. A quantity of drugs and the stolen property were found in the vehicle. Two were ROR’d while the third person was jailed due to a previous felony.
On May 13, 2020 at about 10:00am, Senec [...]
Covid-19 Fraud Alert
Please be advised that several fraud alerts specific to COVID-19 have been issued.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued an alert that scammers are offering fake COVID-19 tests to Medicare recipients in exchange for their personal information. From there, these scammers use this personal in [...]
Extension Offers Sanitizer and Masks ...
Register at: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/CCESenecaSanitizer_245
If you are unable to access the internet, please call 315-539-9251 ext. 109 for a return call to register. Questions can also be emailed to seneca@cornell.edu.
New York State Clean hand sanitizer and cloth face masks are being provided free of charge to farms by N [...]
FL Works offers free online courses d...
To provide Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates County residents an opportunity to upgrade their skills during this unprecedented time Finger Lakes Works is once again providing residents free access to the Metrix E- Learning System through its “Skill Up Finger Lakes” initiative..
“As COVID-19 precautionary measures include strong [...]
Chamber Offers Medicare Enrollment As...
If you are turning 65 during the next quarter and need assistance enrolling in Medicare; help is available.
The Seneca County Chamber of Commerce can help you arrange for virtual meetings by phone or computer with a Medicare Specialist to help you understand the Medicare program and review the companies and plans that can best meet yo [...]
Covid-19 Shared Memory Project at the...
Ford Memorial Library
The Ford Memorial Library in Ovid is collecting local, personal accounts of the pandemic. As we are living through an historic event, Library Archivist Monica Kelly is seeking to document the present for the future. Library Director, Shannon O’Connor, “After seeing the Geneva Historical Society ‘We Stayed at Home’ pr [...]
Seneca County Sheriff Crime Report
The Seneca County Sheriff’s Department released the following reports of recent arrests and investigations.
Criminal Trespass Arrest Town of Waterloo
The Seneca County Sheriffs Office reports on May 10th 2020 at approximately 4:46PM, Deputies responded to a Waterloo business for a report of a trespass. Upon arrival Deputies [...]
Town of Seneca Falls Police Report
The Town of Seneca Falls Police Department reported the following information involving recent arrests and investigations.
Obstruction of Governmental Administration, Falsely Reporting an Incident, and Conspiracy
On 05/07/2020 at 03:47 The Town of Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Angelina M. Ely (29) of 1470 Route 336 in Var [...]
Generations Bank Plans Stock Conversi...
Seneca-Cayuga Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Pink: SCAY) (the “Company”), the holding company for Generations Bank (the “Bank”), together with the boards of directors (the “boards”) of The Seneca Falls Savings Bank, MHC (the “MHC”), the mutual holding company of the Bank and the 60.0% majority shareholder of the Company, and of the Bank, jointly ann [...]
Town of Seneca Falls Police Report
The Town of Seneca Falls released the following reports of recent arrests and investigations.
Large Quantity of Marijuana Found in Seneca Falls Home
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 9:05 am the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Samantha L. Spruill, age 19, and Rodrigo Morales, age 28, of Seneca Falls, New York. Both were a [...]
GTG to Present Virtual Playwright Pla...
Dozens of local actors including four union-affiliated actors will be participating in a series of Wednesday night play-readings held virtually using Facebook Live.
Geneva Theatre Guild
Tonight (Wednesday, May 6) at 7:10pm the nine directors (Steve Duprey, Larry Ann Evans, Sean Britton-Milligan, Steve Mitchell, Daniel Godwin, Lucas Rei [...]
Workforce Investment Group to Hold Pu...
The Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (FLWIB) will meet on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. via a Zoom Videoconference. This meeting is open to the public, and individuals interested in attending should email flwib@fingerlakesworks.com for more information.
Meeting minutes will be posted online at www.fingerlakeswor [...]
High Water Advisory on Seneca & ...
Seneca County Sheriff W. Timothy Luce has issued a high water advisory for Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake. The high water advisory includes a “no wake zone” within 500 feet of shore when traveling on the lake.
Also the Seneca County Sheriff Luce advises to be aware of floating debris in the water. The high water advisory [...]
Geneva Traffic Stop Leads to Felony N...
A traffic stop in Geneva led to the arrest of two local men on felony charges for narcotics possession after a large amount of drugs were found in the vehicle.
On Tuesday, May 5th the Geneva Police Department Uniformed Division arrested Freddy L. Sapp, and Larry Walker Jr., both of Geneva, for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Subst [...]
Vincent J. DiPasquale – Obitua...
Vincent DiPasquale
Seneca Falls – Vincent J. DiPasquale, 89, of Sackett St., Seneca Falls, NY passed away on Tuesday (May 5) at Rochester General Hospital.
Due to recommendations concerning COVID-19, funeral services and burial in St. Columbkille Cemetery (Seneca Falls) will be held at the convenience of the family. There [...]
Judge Dismisses SMI Lawsuit Challengi...
by Peter Mantius
SENECA FALLS, May 4, 2020 — A Seneca County judge has dismissed Seneca Meadows Inc.’s three-year-old legal challenge to a local law that requires it to close by December 2025.
In an order dated April 28 and emailed to lawyers today, Supreme County Judge Daniel J. Doyle wrote that three of four main claims [...]
COVID-19 Update for May 4
There have now been 623 Seneca County residents for whom test results have been received, (versus 400 tested as of March 23) but the number of confirmed cases increased by only 3 to 36. Meanwhile the numbers of those under quarantine decreased from 55 on March 23 to 21 Monday May 4.
A dozen more residents were determined to have recovered [...]
Edward E. Chase – Obituary
Edward E. Chase died at home on May 2, 2020. A celebration of his life will occur at a later date. Burial will be private.
Born in Corning, Iowa on February 25, 1923 to Everett R. Chase and Verna H. Lewis he was the devoted husband of Bobbi Chase for 71 years. Edward’s life was indelibly shaped by his birth on a family farm in Corning [...]
Arrests Made In South Seneca Schools ...
Three Adults and two minors face charges in a Vandalism incident that took place Wednesday. Charges include one felony charge of Hate Crime.
The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports, on April 29, 2020, members of the Road Patrol Division and Criminal Investigation Division responded to the campus of the South Seneca Junior/Senior Hi [...]
Local Girl Scout Leaders Honored
Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways Honors Adult Volunteers
The Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) Council (serving 24 counties in New York and two in Northern Pennsylvania) is recognizing its more than 6,000 adult volunteers in celebration of National Volunteer Month in April. The council is posting online recognition [...]
