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Over 150 people gathered in the gardens of the Seward House Wednesday evening as the the building’s porch and grounds played the role of a stage for a production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The play, put on by Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park, saw 20 actors perform...

You’re invited to attend the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association’s annual dinner that will return later this month to the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel. The August 25th event will mark the Association’s 31st year of working to preserve, protect, and promote Seneca Lake. Attendees will enjoy a presentation on the newly completed Nine Element Watershed Management Plan by the Seneca Lake Watershed Steward, Ian Smith, dinner, and wine donated by local wineries.

A milestone was reached Tuesday in Auburn for a man who began walking three years ago from Cambridge, Maryland, the birthplace of Harriet Tubman, to her home in Cayuga County. Ken Johnston talked to us about his inspiration for taking this journey. For the last five years, Johnston has followed...

Auburn’s School Board will be implementing a form allowing parents to list titles they don’t want their children to be able to check out from the school district’s libraries. One point of contention at the board’s Tuesday meeting on the matter was whether or not the form...

It was not enough to quench your thirst, but it was enough to win the Novice Division of the Wayne County Fair’s Goat Milking contest. I was competing against two of the Wayne County Fair royalty, Isabella Blood and Kaylie Murray. Ready, set, go…and we are milking! 20-seconds later...

Melissa Sherman MSN, FNP-C has joined Seneca Family Health Center, 367A East Main Street in Waterloo. She is joining the dedicated and talented team of primary care providers Sixto Medina, M.D., Eric Shives, M.D., Christina Gray, MSN, ANP, CNS, Susan Randall-Mantella, MSN, FNP-C, Elizabeth Smith, MSN, FNP-C and Jennifer Whitmore, MSN, AGPCNP-BC.

UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. – Reeling in nearly 100 pounds of bass during the Championship Round at the Fox Rent A Car Stage Six Presented by Googan Baits made Dustin Connell one of the winningest anglers in Bass Pro Tour history. The Alabama angler took an early lead and held on tight to finish with 25 bass weighing 96 pounds, 12 ounces.

The Department of Health has issued a RE-OPEN notice for Indian Pines Park in the village of Penn Yan. The beach reopened Thursday. Red Jacket Park beach in the village still remains closed as the Department of Health has not given the village the go-ahead to re-open. Both beaches and...

One Ontario County high school will have a new principal for the upcoming school year. Bryon George will become Red Jacket High School’s new principal after being appointed to the position by the Board of Education. George served previously as Assistant Principal for Greece Athena Middle School, then the...

Ten professional bass anglers will be back on Cayuga Lake today, all starting from zero, to see who can catch the most fish by weight. “The Fox Rent A Car Stage Six on Cayuga Lake Present by Googan Baits” features anglers competing with a 2-pound minimum weight requirement.

East Hill Medical Center and its practice Summit Pediatrics will offer a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children and teens on Aug. 19th and Aug. 20. East Hill Medical staff will provide the first dose of Moderna to children 6 months through age 17 at the first dose clinic, 4 to 7 pm, Friday, Aug. 19 or 8 to 11 am Saturday, Aug. 20. Parents can register their children online at www.easthillmedical.com.

GENEVA, N.Y.—Heron Society President Kerry McCullough Brown '87 has announced the 2022 recipients of three special awards for their contributions to William Smith College Athletics. In conjunction with the Heron Hall of Honor inductions Sept. 10, retired Athletic Director Deb Steward will receive the Heron Award and Terri-Lee Fiedler '94 will be presented with the Hosking Award. Additionally, Dr. Tiff Jones '99 will be given the Joan Hinton Hurd '65 Lifetime Athletic Achievement Award earlier in the week.

The Edith B. Ford Memorial Library in Ovid recognizes the importance of increasing community pride and the need to assist young adults by providing opportunities to gain real-life experience. With this in mind, the library will now offer paid internships through the Young Adult Community Engagement program (YACEP). YACEP is...

A Civil War cannon will sound off Sunday to mark the return of an Auburn Summer tradition started in 1978. After a two year hiatus due to COVID-19, Jim Hanley with the race says this year’s edition will have some changes. Hanley adds the race is truly about community.

Geneva’s Ward 6th City Councilor John Salone died yesterday after falling off a ladder at his home. Salone was the general manager of the Geneva Red Wings. Salone was a Geneva native who moved back to Geneva after living for years in Lyons. He served as Mayor of Lyons...

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) have been reported on Owasco Lake. The Cayuga County Health Department says the HABs were reported Tuesday by OWLA and the New York State DEC around the area of the Owasco Country Club. This is the first report of HABs on Owasco Lake this Summer. From...

Penn Yan first responders, along with the Branchport-Keuka Park Fire Department’s dive team, were summoned to Camp Cory on East Lake Road Monday afternoon for the report of four sailboats that had tipped over with three campers in the water. The campers were rescued and there is no word...

New York State has approved one of the final steps for a future solar farm in Seneca County, one of five companies looking to build solar and wind farms across New York. Compliance filings for Trelina Solar Energy, the company looking to build an 80-megawatt farm in the town of Waterloo have been approved by the state Public Service Commission. The compliance was needed for Trelina as the developer prepares to begin tree clearing and grading construction activities on some 250 acres of leased farmland near the Seneca-Ontario County border.

Two top employees of the Cayuga Indian Nation addressed the Seneca County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night asking the county leaders to recognize the Cayuga’s 64,000 acre reservation; recognize there is no leadership dispute as Clint Halftown is the recognized leader; and uphold the law. Missy Barringer is the...

Two new district administrators and a middle school assistant principal will join Geneva City Schools in the next few weeks. John González will join the district as assistant superintendent of teaching and learning in October. Kathryn McFarland will join Geneva as director of technology and innovation at the end of August. Nicole Campbell will join the middle school as assistant principal later this month.