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New York Organic Farmer Sees Buckwheat Revival and Other Climate Change Adaptations
PENN YAN, N.Y. — Buckwheat has been out of favor in the Finger Lakes for decades, but one grain farmer thinks now is the time to bring it back. “Climate change has shifted us out of growing zones for some of our traditional crops, but it’s also shifted us into zones for new crops,” said Klaas Martens, who has farmed in Penn Yan for decades.
Seneca Falls man accused of sending ‘vulgar and obscene’ messages to underage family members
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – One Seneca Falls man arrested and accused of sending a series of ‘vulgar and obscene’ messages to juvenile family members, one of the messages threatening physical harm. According to police, 50-year-old Adam Christensen was arrested on May 27 and charged with three counts...
See 26 new businesses formed in Central NY
County Clerk offices in Onondaga, Cayuga and Madison counties registered 26 new businesses during the week of May 27 through 31. That’s a decrease from the numbers seen filed over the previous several weeks (40+), but May 27 was Memorial Day. The businesses filed included beauty services, agriculture and...
Social media campaign targets harmful algal blooms in Canandaigua Lake
CANANDAIGUA, NY — The Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association and Ontario County Public Health are teaming up on social media to bring awareness of the harmful algal blooms that threaten the tourism economy and safety of people and pets that may encounter them. By starting the #WaterWednesdays campaign this early in the summer lake season, the hope is that people become more aware of the problem before the blooms strike, which typically happens in the August and September...
First Alert Weather In-Depth: Lake Ontario is just one big hot tub
First Alert Weather In-Depth: Why does water take longer to heat up than air?. Here is the question. Whether it is one of the Finger Lakes or Lake Ontario, why does it take so long for the water temperature to begin to warm up? We are already into the month of June, and the latest temperature across these big bodies of water — including Lake Ontario, Seneca Lake, Canandaigua Lake and Keuka Lake — are within a few degrees of 60. The one outlier is Conesus Lake with a slightly warmer water temperature now at 66 degrees. Personally, it does not matter to me because that is too cold — especially as I get older and older.
CNY girls lacrosse coach, who led program to first and only sectional title, steps down
Syracuse, N.Y. — Bill Dean, who in 2021 helped the Auburn girls lacrosse team earn the school’s only Section III girls lacrosse title, has resigned as head coach of the team. Dean said he made to decision to leave early in the spring and told the team of...
Seneca County real estate: six most expensive homes sold, May 11-31
A house in Fayette that sold for $435,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Seneca County between May 11 and May 31. In total, six residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past three weeks, with an average price of $234,738. The average price per square foot was $138.
Man charged after horses found dead in Ontario County
The remains of three horses were found inside a barn in Hopewell, Ontario County, last week following an investigation by the Ontario County Sheriff's Office. On May 26, deputies went to a property on Stoddard Road in Hopewell and found five horses that were standing in manure “so high that the horses could not exit the barn,” deputies said. It was clear that the horses had not been properly cared for in years, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Old school bell finds a new home on school campus
CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY — When it was brand spanking new, the school bell in the tower of the Old Red Brick Schoolhouse building rang high over Teft Avenue, its peals wafting throughout the Clifton Springs of 1871 letting children know it was time for reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic. This was a time of American history when the notorious robber Jesse James roamed the West, the “who’s buried in Grant’s tomb?” was not a riddle yet because Ulysses...
One in custody, another airlifted after shooting outside Tops in Waterloo
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Seneca Falls Police say one suspect is in custody following a shooting at the Tops location in Waterloo. 35-year-old Jose Garcia-Vellen was arrested and charged with one count of Assault in the first degree. According to police, when officers arrived, they found one man in...
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