CANANDAIGUA, N.Y.– Finger Lakes Community College will offer community education classes in drone regulations, photography, managing millennials, and computer applications such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint over the coming weeks.
Locations, times and costs vary. Full details are online at flcc.edu/pdce.
Introduction to Drones: Preparing to [...]
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FLCC Community Education Classes
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y.– Finger Lakes Community College will offer community education classes in drone regulations, photography, managing millennials, and computer applications such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint over the coming weeks.
Locations, times and costs vary. Full details are online at flcc.edu/pdce.
Introduction to Drones: Preparing to [...]
Honor Students offer Seniors Help wit...
National Honor Society Students from Mynderse Academy will be at the Office for the Aging to assist individuals with navigating any electronic devices (cell phones, tablets, e-readers, laptops etc.)
When: Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Where: Office for the Aging, 2465 Bonadent Drive, Suite 4 Waterloo, NY 13165
What time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. [...]
Digital Rochester Talk On Apps and Sm...
Rochester, NY – On Friday, January 19th at 8:00 a.m., Digital Rochester’s Digital Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) will host “Utilizing Digital to Hyperpersonalize Your Customer’s Experience” at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. App Developers, Digital Marketers, UX professionals, Market Resear [...]
Career, Tech Classes Help Tompkins Co...
: CTE Welding students Mason Arnold, Garrett Rushlow and Darren Wojtanik standing with the Tompkins County Sheriff’s vehicle they worked on
Welding and Auto Body classes at TST BOCES worked together to complete a project for the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office.
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office contacted TST BOCES Career and Techni [...]
Technology Vs. Grape Rootworm
Scott Ebert, LERGP technician, places catching frame under vines prior to shaking the top wire to dislodge grape rootworm adults during a weekly scouting trip. (Courtesy Photo)
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Historically (early 1900s) grape rootworm (GRW) was the major insect pest of grapes growing in New York and surrounding states. Adults do some m [...]
‘Fake News’ Talk To Air On Finger Lak...
CANANDAIGUA – Finger Lakes TV will broadcast a Wood Library presentation titled “Fake News: Truth vs. Lies†as part of the “On the Road with Finger Lakes TV†show, which airs at 9 a.m. on Fridays and 6 p.m. on Saturdays. The station is Channel 12 or digital 5.12 on the Spectrum cable system.
“Fake News†will run Nov. 17 a [...]
Finger Lakes TV Launches ‘On the Job’...
CANANDAIGUA – Finger Lakes TV has launched a new show, called “On the Job with Finger Lakes Television,†to help young people learn more about careers with employers in the Finger Lakes region.
The first episode features two women who work at Optimax Systems in Ontario, Wayne County, Jaeden Powers and Genny Kingsley. They talk ab [...]
Seneca Falls Library Geek Squad
Have you ever found yourself needing some extra help with your new smart phone? Perhaps that e-book download onto your Kindle isn’t going so smooth. You need help. Where can you go to find assistance?
Every Thursday afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, you can go to the Seneca Falls Library with your technology questions! The libr [...]
Challenges Local Girls...
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Rochester – On Saturday October 28, more than 80 girls as young as eight years old will bring their laptops, imagination, and teamwork to the first all-girl youth hackathon in the greater Rochester region – known as <ROCGirlHacks> Powered by AT&T. The hackathon will take place at RIT in the B. Thomas Golisano College [...]
NYFVI RFP: Farmer Relevant Projects W...
“There are so many new technologies being marketed to farmers. I think we would all benefit from projects that evaluate which approaches are most useful and cost effective.†said Mike Jordan chair of NYFVI’s Board of Directors. (ackab1, Flickr/Creative Commons)
ALBANY — Mechanical harvesters in apple orchards, solar powered weeders, d [...]
Cornell’s Ag-Analytics ahead of...
ITHACA, N.Y. — Once again, Cornell is ahead of the curve in digital agriculture.
Ag-Analytics, a cloud-based application that provides digital agriculture analytics, has integrated its technology with the John Deere Operations Center, the manufacturer’s online platform.
Cornell is the first university to integrate with the John Deere Oper [...]
“Meet Your Farmer” Video ...
Jim McCormick from “Meet Your Farmer” McCormick Farms Inc. of Bliss NY Episode 3. (NYFB Foundation for Agricultural Education Inc., YouTube)
ALBANY — The New York Farm Bureau Foundation is excited to announce a new project that will bring consumers closer to the farmers who produce their food. It is launching a new video series en [...]
In Rochester/Finger Lakes, 36% Teens ...
ROCHESTER, NY – As middle and high school students spend more time online, a survey of Rochester/Finger Lakes area teenagers and parents finds cyberbullying is a prevalent issue that touches a majority of area children. Twenty-six percent of teens surveyed across Upstate New York have been cyberbullied according to a study releas [...]
Aria Energy Completes Expansion of RN...
NOVI, Mich.– Aria Energy announced the completed expansion of its renewable natural gas facility (RNG) at the Seneca Meadows Landfill. The expansion doubles the processing capacity of the facility to 6,000 scfm, the equivalent of 50,000 gallons of vehicle fuel per day. At full capacity, the RNG facility directly reduces methane emission [...]
Drones Take Off In Plant Research
WASHINGTON — Long-term, broad-scale ecological data are critical to plant research, but often impossible to collect on foot. Traditional data-collection methods can be time consuming or dangerous, and can compromise habitats that are sensitive to human impact. Micro-unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, eliminate these data-collection pitfalls [...]
RTS Introduces New Text Message and E...
Rochester, NY: To make it easier for customers in Seneca County to get the most up-to-date inform ation about RTS news, events, routes, and service and schedule changes, RTS announced that customers can now sign up to receive this information via text message and email alerts, and our email newsletter.
“The introduction of these text m [...]
State Office of Information Technolog...
ITS Honored with Three Best of NY Awards during Annual NYS Digital Government Summit
The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) announced today that they are among the winners of the 2016 Best of New York Awards. ITS received awards in three areas, Best Mobile Project, Best Data Analytics/Business Intelligence [...]
Deputy Commissioner of Dept of Taxati...
Nonie Manion Recognized for Innovative Use of Technology to Advance the Tax and Finance Department
The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) announced today that Nonie Manion, Executive Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, received the 2016 Hugh L. Carey Leadership Awa [...]
Rochester Venture Adventure powered b...
Rochester, NY – How well do you know the innovation and technology history of greater Rochester? What local companies and inventors from the Flower City changed the world by contributing to the technological advancements of the planet? Test your knowledge of the past and experience the future of the city firsthand while competing in the Roche [...]
Back To School in Waterloo, Seneca Fa...
Summer is officially over as students throughout the county get set to settle in for school year 2016-17.
Waterloo, Romulus and South Seneca students return to the classroom Tuesday (Sept. 6), while Mynderse and Finger Lakes Christian School starts the new school year next Wednesday (Sept. 7).
The Reveille/Between the Lakes will preview the n [...]
Cellular Sales Opens Verizon Store in...
WATERLOO, N.Y.—Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium retailer, is expanding in Central New York with its latest new store opening in Waterloo.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The address supplied by the company in their press release was incorrect. The correct address is below.
The store, which opened on Aug. 19, is located at 2454 Rt. 41 [...]
Wayne Co. Business Aids FLCC-G.W. Lis...
Don Miller, left, technical sales engineer for OptiPro Systems, and Scott Cummings, director of machining at G.W. Lisk Co., right, review the functions of the Nakamura-Tome lathe with Dave Phillips, G.W. Lisk training manager, in the G.W. Lisk Co. training shop in Clifton Springs, N.Y.
CLIFTON SPRINGS, N.Y. – OptiPro Systems, a machine tool m [...]
Seneca Chamber’s Marketing Semi...
Seneca County Chamber of Commerce will present a special Technology Training seminar:
Taking the Mystery Out of Digital Marketing Presented by: Michael Baker Director of SEO/SEM/SMO Syracuse Media Group
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THURSDAY, JULY 28th
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lunch Provided
How does your company stack up online? Marketing has changed dr [...]
Process Adds Weeks To Milk’s Shelf Li...
Purdue University food scientist Bruce Applegate developed a simple process that reduces harmful bacteria in milk. (Purdue University/Tom Campbell)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A rapid heating and cooling of milk significantly reduces the amount of harmful bacteria present, extending by several weeks the shelf life of one of the most common refrige [...]
Chamber Offers Digital Marketing Semi...
“““Seneca County Chamber of Commerce presents a special Technology Training seminar:
Taking the Mystery Out of Digital Marketing
How does your company stack up online? Marketing has changed drastically in the past few years, and continues to do so. This seminar will give you an overview of all the elements of complete d [...]
Top Five US Telephone Scams Revealed
Almost nine out of ten Americans (89%) receive unwanted calls each month according to a recent survey which has also revealed the top 5 types of scam people have fallen victim to.
The YouGov survey, commissioned by call blocking specialists CPR Call Blocker, also showed that 11% of US adults have been a victim of a telephone scam. Of those wh [...]
National Parks on the Air Event to Ma...
Seneca Falls, NY- American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and Women’s Rights National Historical Park are partnering for National Parks on the Air event to mark the National Park Service Centennial. ARRL hopes that this program will encourage ham radio operators to learn more about national parks in their area, challenge them to explore new public [...]
Student Welders: Pre-Register for Sch...
Student welder at Empire Farm Days, 2015. Photo: Brian P. Whattam
Seneca Falls, NY. Students interested in entering the New York State FFA Welding competition may pre-register by July 29. The competition will be held Thursday, August 11 at the 2016 Empire Farm Days at Rodman Lott and Son Farms, 2973 Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY. The student c [...]
Romulus Elementary Science Fair
: Hailey Emblidge and Emma Yuhas present their project on how geodes formed in egg shells.
The Romulus Elementary School celebrated science week during the week of May 16th.
All week long students were exposed to different aspects of the science field. Classrooms worked on class projects.
The Ithaca Science Center brought its Star Lab for the [...]
ROC Youth HackFest
Rochester, NY– On Saturday May 14, kids as young as eight years old will bring their laptops, imagination, and teamwork to the first youth hackathon in the greater Rochester region – known as ROC Youth HackFest Powered by AT&T. The hackathon will take place at iCanCode – a training school that promot [...]
