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Foodlink’s Community Farm in Rochester celebrates first full year with annual festival
Foodlink hosted its fifth annual Fall Festival Saturday afternoon at its community farm on Lexington Avenue, offering free food, giveaways and a chance for visitors to learn more about the farm.
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Epi training helps Wickham Farms staff save guest’s life
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Walk with Me: Inside Ibero’s push to expand affordable housing in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For more than three decades, the Ibero-American Development Corporation has worked to expand affordable housing in Rochester, transforming both new and historic properties into places families can call home. This week on “Walk With Me,” News 8’s Theresa Marsenburg gets an inside look at IADC’s growing housing portfolio and how the […]
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Finger Lakes winery opens in 15th century barn shipped from France
An impressive 15th century barn that recently stood in Champagne, France, is now home to a new Finger Lakes winery. The 1487 Heritage tasting room is up and running overlooking Seneca Lake in Hector. Céline and Sébastien LeSeurre, both natives of France, are owners. The couple also owns Domaine LeSeurre Winery, which has been operating in Hammondsport on Keuka Lake since 2013. 15th century French barn finds new home in Finger Lakes Sébastien LeSeurre, who grew up in the Champagne region of France, is the sixth generation of his family to make wine. He had long envisioned the couple having an old French structure in the Finger Lakes. "The idea was to bring the old character of us in the New World," he said. But it would take years for the right land and the right building to come together. In 2025, he was in France when he spotted an online ad that said "beams for sale." When he answered the ad, he found an abandoned barn in disrepair; the farmer said he was close to knocking down the building. “The thing was beautiful," he said. "I don’t think anybody realized how beautiful it was.” He appealed to the owner
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Macedon Corn maze celebrates its 29th year
Long Acres in Macedon has changed quite a bit over the years. The family farm looks much different than it did decades ago, and continues to change year to year thanks to the fourth generation now operating the sprawling property. Home to a large market, ice cream shop and acres...
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30 acres, 30-plus apple varieties: Owen Orchards opens daily for apple picking near Auburn
AUBURN, N.Y. — Apple picking season is here and if you are looking for an old-fashioned family-owned and operated apple orchard and farm stand, Owens Orchards is the place to go. Located just outside of Auburn on Route 5, Owen Orchards has been growing apples since the late 1920s...
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Harvest Season in the Finger Lakes: A look at how winemakers begin the months-long process
DUNDEE, N.Y. (WENY) — It’s harvest season in the Finger Lakes, which means one of the region’s biggest industries is about to start a months-long winemaking process. On Monday morning, people at Glenora Wine Cellars were hard at work starting to make Moscato wine out of Valvin-Muscat hybrid grapes.
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Western Regional OTB proposes closing 6 branches
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation is considering closing six of its eight branch locations across Western and Central New York as traditional betting locations continue to lose money. WROTBC’s Board of Directors has indicated it intends to move forward with a consolidation plan that would leave only two branches open: the […]
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Foodlink hosts 5th annual Fall Festival
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Foodlink Community Farm celebrated its 5th annual Fall Festival on Saturday. Families and community members enjoyed food and beverages, pumpkins, games, giveaways, and learned more about Foodlink Community Farm. Organizers said this year’s festival will celebrate the farm’s first full year of growing since major renovations. The farm is located at […]
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Western Regional Off-Track Betting to close 6 branches
Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation says it's moving forward with a plan to consolidate certain branches. The company says the goal is to bring eight locations down to two. Those remaining locations will be the Marway location in Gates and the Wehrle location in Williamsville. The Auburn, Clinton (Cheektowaga), Empire...
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‘We’re not closing:’ Owners of Maria’s in Webster hope to continue family business
WEBSTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A beloved family-owned business is now working on a ‘Plan B.’ Although it was never actually part of the plan. Maria’s Mexican Restaurant has served Webster customers for nearly 50 years. Now, the owners are forced to find a new home. Owner Gloria Duarte runs the West Main Street restaurant with […]
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Mall officials: Bass Pro Shops ‘on track’ to open before end of 2026
VICTOR, N.Y. (WROC) – Construction is moving ahead on the new Bass Pro Shops store at Eastview Mall. The 90,000 sq. ft. store is taking over the former Lord and Taylor space. Earlier this month, the company held a job fair hopeful to fill approximately 150 full-time and part-time positions. Right now, there’s no official […]