Finger Lakes Times | FLTimes.com | Local News | Geneva, NY (2024)

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 who was 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.

LYONS — The Lyons Farmers’ Market has launched its 50th year of bringing locally grown vegetables, fruits, meats, baked goods, and crafts/ home produced items to the community.

WATKINS GLEN — Assemblyman Phil Palmesano, R-132 of Corning, is reminding the community about the military and veterans appreciation event at Watkins Glen International in conjunction with Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on June 23.

CANANDAIGUA — Before the rise of air travel, passenger trains were the primary people movers for long-distance ventures.

PENN YAN — Two events this weekend will help support the Keuka Outlet Trail and kick off the official start of summer.

FAYETTE — The 11 Finger Lakes have been plagued by harmful algal blooms for more than a decade. And now, there is growing concern about PFAS, widely known as forever chemicals, getting into the lakes, the source of drinking water…

LYONS — A corrections officer at the Wayne County Jail resigned earlier this month following his arrest for assault and a subsequent internal investigation.

GENEVA — The local girl reported missing earlier this week has been found.

CANANDAIGUA — The north courtroom of the Ontario County Courthouse is where New York State Supreme Court Justice Craig Doran conducts much of his business on a daily basis, and he admits sometimes forgetting the history made there more than…

SENECA FALLS — More than 170 public television stations nationwide have begun airing a 6-minute, 15-second video on the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

The 2024 high school baseball season in the Finger Lakes West featured the domination of Honeoye and also the return of a Marcus Whitman program. The league also lost a couple of teams at the start of the season.

GENEVA — They learned about updates and trends in agricultural labor laws, housing standards, strategies for outreach, and addressing burnout among outreach workers. And, in addition to group discussion, the event offered opportunities to connect and make/receive referrals to agencies…

AURORA — Damage to a beloved statue as the college was attempting to move it has alarmed a group formed recently to preserve items of historical significance and the legacy of Wells College itself.

CANANDAIGUA — The popular, fast-growing game of pickleball involves a plastic ball with holes, volleyed back and forth by hard, wooden paddles — producing a sharp, clicking noise.

LYONS — Anna Camnitz has been named valedictorian and Evie Groom the salutatorian for the class of 2024 at Lyons High School.

GENEVA — The city school district has announced its participation in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals are provided to all children under the age of 18 free of charge.

BROCKPORT — Four Seneca County juniors have been selected to attend the prestigious American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Empire Girls State at SUNY Brockport, from June 30 to July 6. They will study county and state government processes during this week-long…

WATERLOO — The Waterloo Central School District has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Class of 2024.