The Ontario County Youth Court, a program of the Partnership for Ontario County, announces our next informational meeting for prospective volunteers and their parents/guardians.
The purpose of the informational meeting is for interested students and their parents to learn more about Ontario County Youth Court and how they can get involved. Th [...]
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Youth Court Informational Meeting Thu...
The Ontario County Youth Court, a program of the Partnership for Ontario County, announces our next informational meeting for prospective volunteers and their parents/guardians.
The purpose of the informational meeting is for interested students and their parents to learn more about Ontario County Youth Court and how they can get involved. Th [...]
Supervising Judge Appointments In 7th...
New York State Supreme Court Justice Craig. J Doran,
New York State Supreme Court Justice Craig. J Doran, recently re-appointed as Administrative Judge for the Seventh Judicial District, is pleased to announce the following Supervising Judge appointment for 2018. These Judges and Justices supervise courts located throughout the 7th Judicial D [...]
Want 15 Seconds Of Fame?
WROC News Channel 8 will be filming various locations around Yates County this Wednesday and Friday! Stop into any of these local businesses and maybe YOU can be part of this epic film production! (If you don’t see the WROC van, check out the establishments just before and after on the list–because [...]
New Scholarships Include Award For As...
Canandaigua – Finger Lakes Community College recognized dozens of student scholarship recipients and their benefactors during the 33nd Annual Constellation Brands Honors Dinner in September.
More than 100 students received nearly $152,000 in private scholarships and other financial support this year through the FLCC Foundation, a pri [...]
Scam Phone Calls Posing as FBI Agent
Yates County Sheriff’s Office has received dozens of complaints by Yates County residents this afternoon who received telephone calls from a scammer who is posing as an FBI agent, demanding victims make monetary payments, or be subjected to a federal arrest warrant.
The caller has an 888 number and will claim to be an FBI special agent [...]
‘State of Play’ Report on Youth Sport...
More than 1,000 local voices informed Aspen Institute analysis, which reveals the bright spots, gaps and opportunities to get more kids in the game
Rochester- The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and Rochester Area Community Foundation released State of Play, an independent assessment conducted by the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Pr [...]
Finger Lakes Salutes Nozzolio
A long list of individuals and organizations are joining together in a “Finger Lakes Salute” to honor outgoing New York State Senator Mike Nozzolio. On Wednesday, October 26th, the Smith Center for the Arts in downtown Geneva will host the event honoring Senator Nozzolio as he retires after 34 years of dedicated service to the people of our [...]
FLCC Gemini Scholarship Recipients
Canandaigua – Twelve recent high school graduates are now attending Finger Lakes Community College on Gemini Student Scholarships, which cover half of one year’s tuition.
The Gemini Student Scholarship, with a value of $2,184, is available to high school seniors who plan to enroll at FLCC, and have completed at least nine FLCC credit h [...]
College Financial Aid Workshop
Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, will host a workshop on Saturday, Oct. 15, to explain the changes the federal government has made to the process for filing for college financial aid.
High school seniors and their parents are encouraged to attend the SUNY Financial Aid Day workshop, regardless of the college they plan to attend. [...]
October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Mo...
Column from Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua)
Each year, we recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month to highlight the three million women and men who are currently coping with a breast cancer diagnosis in the United States. There is no sure way to prevent cancer, but with early prevention campaigns we can fin [...]
Yates Diabetes Support Group Offered
Penn Yan — Finger Lakes Health’s Yates County Area Diabetes Support Group will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at St. Mark’s Terrace, 110 Chapel Street, Penn Yan.
Diabetics, their family members, friends and caregivers are invited to come learn about diabetes self-management and talk to others with the same concerns.
Atte [...]
New Athletic Trainer for Penn Yan Sch...
Luis Zuniga
Finger Lakes Health is proud to announce that Luis Zuniga has recently joined the health system as a Certified Athletic Trainer who will be at local school sporting events in Penn Yan. Finger Lakes Health is dedicated to providing a continuum of care to its young athletes through its network of physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, ph [...]
SBA Disaster Loans Available in New Y...
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in New York as a result of the drought that began on Aug. 16, 2016.
This disa [...]
Natural Disaster Areas Declared
According to the 2012 Ag Census, there are over 18,000 farms in these affected counties, with over 3.7 million acres farmed. (Armin Vogel, Flickr/Creative Commons)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 15 counties in New York as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought. Those coun [...]
Lyons Bancorp, Inc. Reports Second Qu...
Lyons Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of The Lyons National Bank, reported net income available to shareholders of $3.9 million or $1.24 per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 9% from the same time last year. Earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 were $2.2 million, an increase of 22% over the fir [...]
2016 Painting and Photography Juried ...
Arts Center of Yates County
Although art is subjective, critique is a major part of any artistic creation. Receiving feedback for improvement enables artists to evolve and grow. A juried show is an opportunity for regional and local artists to receive criticism from other well-known professionals.
The Arts Center of Yates County is presenting [...]
Three Nonprofits Win Community Health...
Holly Snow, Shane Fackelman, and Jim Redmond
Rochester, NY – The 2016 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Award winners include three nonprofit organizations serving Ontario, Livingston, Wayne, and Yates, counties.
The winning programs include:
1. Focus on the Children, Caledonia, Livingston County: $4,000 to purchase new cribs an [...]
Rail Safety with Police Departments
Seneca Falls, NY – Two dozen local police officers attended a rail safety workshop emphasizing the law enforcement guidelines for rail incidents. The event was held in two 6-hr sessions at Vincent Park (Rt. 318) in Seneca Falls.
Attendees included local Officers, Captains, Sheriffs, and Troopers from Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Seneca County, Liv [...]
NYSSBA Executive Director on the Stat...
Statement of NYSSBA Executive Director Timothy G. Kremer on the New York State Budget
The 2016-17 budget contains a number of positive measures for schools.
Among them are a nearly $1.5 billion state aid increase, including a substantial foundation aid increase, full funding of expense-based aids, and an end to the much-despised gap eliminati [...]
Gov. Cuomo: Finger Lakes Features App...
Geneva, – Local Union leaders from more than a dozen school districts in Wayne, Ontario, Seneca and Yates counties, will gather at 4:30p.m. on Thursday, March12 at Red Jacket Orchards, Routes 5&20 in Geneva, to prepare 1000 apples for shipping to Governor Andrew Cuomo.
“In his proposed budget, Governor Cuomo has insulted teach [...]
FLCC Announces Fall 2014 Dean’s List
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – Finger Lakes Community College announces the dean’s list for the fall 2014 semester. A total of 526 students earned this honor.
To be eligible for the FLCC fall dean’s list, full-time students must be matriculated, earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and complete 12 or more credit hours. A matriculated stu [...]
Yates Grant Application Deadline Exte...
The turmoil and devastation resulting from flash floods in mid-May have prompted the Yates Community Endowment to extend the application deadline for its 2014 grants by three weeks. The new deadline is Friday, June 20.
Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization or sponsored by a charitable, nonprofit organization and intend to use the [...]
Donor Offers Matching Grant to Yates ...
The Yates Community Endowment’s Disaster Relief Fund has received two gifts totaling $50,000 from an anonymous donor who wants to help households and businesses hit hardest by the flash floods in Penn Yan and the surrounding area in mid-May.
These gifts from a Yates County business owner will provide a dollar-for-dollar match fo [...]
