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CANANDAIGUA — The issue was not on Thursday’s agenda for the Ontario County Board of Supervisors — and may never be — but one supervisor urged his colleagues to support Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to ban students from having smartphones…

CLEVELAND — Congresswoman Claudia Tenney was cruising to victory Tuesday night in the 24th Congressional District Republican primary over challenger Mario Fratto.

SENECA FALLS — The Seneca County Health Department lifted a boil-water advisory Monday afternoon, a measure that had been instituted Friday for part of the Town of Seneca Falls to last 3-4 days.

SODUS — Reliant Credit Union is launching a teen account, designed to empower teens ages 11-17 to manage their money using their own debit card. This new account features online and mobile banking access and educational resources so teens can…

NEWARK — As of Tuesday afternoon, the Wayne County sheriff’s office had not identified the teenager whose body was pulled from the Erie Canal Monday night, the victim of an apparent drowning.

Accolades

CANANDAIGUA — Two Finger Lakes Community College leaders were among 35 recognized for completion of the New York State Community College Leadership Academy at an event at FLCC on June 13.

NEWARK — Mason Jorgensen knew, from the time he was in elementary school, that he wanted to be a welder.

CANANDAIGUA — City Manager John Goodwin has been appointed to a one-year term on the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials Executive Committee.

SENECA FALLS — A special committee has been formed to evaluate the current and projected facilities needed for storage of equipment owned by the Bridgeport Fire District, which serves the Town of Seneca Falls.

PENN YAN — Three Penn Yan Academy seniors received $1,000 college scholarships from Johnson-Costello Post 355 of the American Legion during the post’s June 12 meeting.

PENN YAN — The Penn Yan Lions Club Foundation presented three scholarships recently at the annual awards ceremony for students at Penn Yan Academy.

GENEVA — A Rochester vice principal will join West Street School as the new assistant principal there, the district announced.

Land of Legends Raceway and Outlaw Speedway each rained out this past weekend.

GENEVA — Ontario County officials are hosting an open house to discuss a development plan for the freight rail corridor in Geneva and Phelps.

CANANDAIGUA — On Wednesday, June 5, Laura Janus, president of Ontario County Retired Teachers, presented the Barrie Fleegel Memorial Award to Jessica Mattiola during a Spanish class at Canandaigua Academy.

PENN YAN — A Yates County government department head has been honored by a statewide organization.

NEWARK — As of Monday afternoon, village police continue to investigate a shooting incident Saturday afternoon that resulted in no injuries.

WATKINS GLEN — A six hour endurance race naturally leaves itself open to more drama and unpredictability between the green and checkered flags, but the drivers, crews and even television crews would have preferred less drama at Sahlen’s Six Hours…

GENEVA — Hobart head football coach Kevin DeWall has hired Colin Schaeffer to serve as linebackers coach for the 2024 season. Schaeffer’s coaching resume includes stops at all three divisions of NCAA football, including the past three seasons at Division…

PENN YAN — With “The Wall That Heals” coming to this Yates County community in August, local officials said Vietnam War veterans who died after returning home are eligible to be honored as part of the wall’s “In Memory Honor…

ROCHESTER — Monroe County Family Court Judge and Acting state Supreme Court Judge Stacey Romeo has announced her candidacy for New York State Supreme Court in the Seventh Judicial District, which covers Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and…

CANANDAIGUA — The Town Board will conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday on a proposed local law that would increase the salaries of Highway and Water Superintendent James Fletcher by a total of $45,000.

WATKINS GLEN — The beginning of The Esses 120 at The Glen in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge provided a slew of obstacles. On a stifling afternoon, cars collided, ran out of gas and broke down. But in the second…

SENECA FALLS — The Seneca County Health Department is expecting a boil-water advisory instituted Friday for part of the Town of Seneca Falls to last 3-4 days.

FARMINGTON — On Monday, live thoroughbred racing card at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR) will be highlighted by two events for 3-year-old New York-breds. The $50,000 Niagara Stakes will be run as the third race. The $50,000 Ontario County…

With Bloomfield softball going independent, the path to the league crown was wide open for Dundee/Bradford.

WATKINS GLEN — All of a sudden, it’s nearly July.

SHORTSVILLE — A special mascot committee has made a recommendation for a new nickname for Red Jacket school athletic teams.

ROCHESTER — A $462 million settlement between the Attorney General’s Office and vaping company JUUL Labs will bring $7.4 million to support programs that help reduce and prevent underage vaping in Finger Lakes region counties and Board of Cooperative Educational…

LYONS — The county’s treasurer is suing Dollar General Corp. on behalf of the estate of a Wayne County woman who died in January 2022 after slipping and falling on a sidewalk at the Route 414 store in Rose.

SENECA FALLS — The Fourth Judicial Department of state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has reversed a 2023 ruling from Acting State Supreme Court Justice Barry Porsch that denied the Cayuga Nation the ability to file a late claim for money…

LYONS — A Sodus woman has been sentenced to a decade behind bars for her role in two Wayne County robberies last year.

Sunday Editor Louise Hoffman Broach originally intended to have a conversation with Jason Conrad about his new role as food service director for the Geneva City School District after coming from the restaurant world. Gerry Barker, who is retiring from…

WATKINS GLEN — What a difference a year makes, but that’s how competitive the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series has become.

WATKINS GLEN — The competitiveness of the Grand Sport (GS) class in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge has again led to its unpredictability, with four different winners in as many races this season.

The Empire 8 Conference and Liberty League have announced a crossover football scheduling agreement for the 2025 and 2026 seasons with the potential of renewal in future seasons.

ONTARIO — A Wayne County optics machinery manufacturer once again is adding jobs with another building expansion, Empire State Development announced last week.

It’s a rematch — and maybe a grudge match.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The 32nd annual Community Yard Sale of the West Bloomfield Historical Society is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 14 at the Society, 8966 Routes 5&20.

GENEVA — The joint town-city venture to create a center for retail, repair and training has an official name: Geneva ReUse Systems Inc.

WATERLOO — Old school buildings never seem to die. More and more often, they get converted into housing.

FAIRPORT — Seneca Foods Corporation has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and 12 months ended March 31, 2024.

GENEVA — Case A. Marshall assumed the role of board chair for the Lyons National Bank and Lyons Bancorp, Inc., the financial holding company and the parent of LNB at the conclusion of Lyons Bancorp’s annual meeting held on June…

WILLIAMSVILLE — Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is beginning its annual campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The campaign is officially underway at all participating Tops Friendly Markets locations and…

BROCKPORT — Last time, it was “Shreddie” van Halen.

FARMINGTON — FleetOwner, a leading news source for the trucking and freight transportation industries, has released its annual FleetOwner 500, a list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America. Leonard’s Express ranked seventh among the top refrigerated carriers in…

RICHMOND — State police are looking into the death of an 80-year-old woman found Wednesday in Honeoye Lake.

What a year for the Finger Lakes East softball league. What started with a southern spring break swing ended on the final day of the regular season with a game of Midlakes vs. Penn Yan Academy to decide the league…

WATKINS GLEN — Dawn Burlew knew well what she was getting into when she became president at Watkins Glen International. She was raised and has worked in the area her entire life.