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Local organizations recognized for work addressing health disparities
Rochester, N.Y. — Those who have dedicated much of their time to bridging gaps in health care were honored Tuesday at the Ronald McDonald House. Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield recognized various organizations for their continued work addressing health care disparities. Ronald McDonald House Charities. Geneseo Parish Outreach Center.
Baseball Recap: Honeoye picks up fourth straight win on the road
Honeoye waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Finney Falcons out 3-1. For Honeoye, this counts as revenge for the 8-5 loss Finney walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2022.
Man sentenced to 25 years to life for Canandaigua crash
CANANDAIGUA, NY — A Farmington man who in 2021 led police on a chase in a stolen pickup truck with an attached cattle trailer that started in Livingston County and ended with a crash that nearly killed a woman in the city of Canandaigua has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Jeffrey J. Dibble, 48, was found guilty in March of first-degree assault, second-degree criminal possession of stolen property, second-degree grand larceny, second-degree unlawful...
Field Center’s third mural unveiling shows frogs in business
The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship revealed the winner of its third annual “Essence of Entrepreneurship” mural design competition on May 7. The event marked the end of the design competition, launched in January, which aimed to capture what entrepreneurship means to Baruch College students. With submissions open throughout the year, the winner’s design is displayed at the Field Center for a year until another design replaces it.
York in American History: York and the world becomes ‘bicycle mad’
Note: The ‘modern’ safety bicycle with its smaller pneumatic tires which replaced the high wheeler, loved by daredevil males, became quite popular in York just as it was becoming so around the country in the 1890s. James Kences traces this madness for bicycles through the pages of the York Courant, showing how trendy and ubiquitous they had become.
Thruway workers killed, injured in crash identified
New York State Police identified the Thruway Authority worker killed when he was struck by a tractor-trailer while inside a work zone Thursday afternoon. Vincent J. Giammarva, 62, of Le Roy, Genesee County, was killed and his coworker Mark Vara, 58, of Scottsville was seriously injured when an eastbound tractor-trailer driven by a 64-year-old man from Oswego County struck the two men as they were working just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, said Trooper Lynnea Crane. The one-vehicle...
Baseball Game Recap: Hornell Comes Up Short
Hornell was the 16-3 winner over Le Roy when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hornell Red Raiders lost 14-4 to the Le Roy Oatkan Knights on Monday. Hornell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. For...
Softball Recap: Caledonia-Mumford extends home winning streak to four
Caledonia-Mumford had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-7 margin over the Byron-Bergen Bees. Considering Caledonia-Mumford has won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Baseball Recap: Naples comes up short despite Rowan Biggs' strong performance
It was a good run, but Naples unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Honeoye Bulldogs by a score of 5-4. Naples has struggled against Honeoye recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup. Rowan Biggs...
What Is The CCAA? Here's What To Know
The Division II offering is growing this fall on FloSports with the addition of the CCAA!. The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) has been one of the nation's most successful Division II intercollegiate athletic conferences since its establishment in December 1938. What Is Independent Baseball?. The 12-member league includes programs...
Talent and connection at Encounters and WBMB open mic
WBMB and Encounters Magazine held an open mic event where students displayed a wide variety of artistic talent at Baruch College on April 9. The performances included spoken word, poetry, original songs, covers, short stories and a little bit of DJing. Patricia Prado, Encounters’ media manager and a programming member at WBMB, said the event was “meant to have a space for people so they can express themselves.” The event aimed to unite artists from WBMB and Encounters, as well as from the student body. “We cultivated a space where the intention was there to have music, art and spoken word celebrated,” Prado stated.
Baseball Game Preview: Geneseo Leaves Home
Geneseo has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Livonia Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches. Last Friday, it was close, but Geneseo sidestepped Haverling...
NY weather: Prepare for dense fog in New York Saturday morning
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:22 a.m. on Saturday for dense fog until 7 a.m. for Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Erie counties. "Areas of dense fog especially in valley locations will continue this morning. Visibility may be less than one-half of a mile...
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