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SUNY Cortland tells new, returning students: Cover your face or leave
SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum released a letter to students on campus with one really clear message: Cover up, or pack up. The letter was released after student gatherings were reported without safety precautions ... more
Cornell University builds a Coronavirus testing lab on-campus
Cornell University is taking a different approach to Coronavirus testing. They will do it themselves. The university plans to have a lab on-property to test upwards of 7,000 per day. The goal will be to ... more
Cuomo says cashless tolling on track despite pandemic, system will transition by end of 2020
On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the final of 70 steel gantries had been completed ahead of the New York State Thruway's transition to cashless tolling. It will be implemented systemwide by the end of ... more
Advertising on Facebook? iOS privacy change could mean major losses in reach. What does it mean?
Facebook is warning advertisers that a serious speed bump is on the way. This week Facebook, Inc. warned advertisers about the effects of privacy and tracking changes Apple has planned for iOS 14. It's set ... more
Police: Canandaigua man charged with strangulation after disturbance on Bristol St.
The Canandaigua Police Department reports the arrest of a 30-year-old resident following a disturbance on Bristol Street. Derek Meyer, 30, of Canandaigua was charged with second-degree strangulation. He's accused of choking a person at that ... more
Police: Canandaigua man threatened child with a knife
Police say they arrested a 36-year-old Canandaigua resident after receiving a report of numerous people fighting got Jefferson Avenue. David Perez, 36, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a ... more
Seneca County contractor accused of taking $23K for job he never completed in Victor
Sheriff Kevin Henderson reports the arrest of a 37-year-old Romulus man following an investigation into events that transpired around August 1st involving a contracting job in the town of Victor. He says that investigators arrested ... more
ReConnect grant going a long way for broadband access in Yates County
Yates County was recently awarded a USDA/RUS ReConnect Grant for construction of a gigabit capable fiber optic broadband network to reach unserved/underserved premises in our County. Rural Utility Service (RUS) is an agency within the ... more
Clyde-Savannah CSD community mourning loss of 13-year-old in overnight tragedy
The Clyde Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that involved a teenager on Thursday. It happened when a bicycle operated by Ayden Atkinson, 13, was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Lock ... more
DOJ requests nursing home data from New York to determine whether investigation into COVID policies is necessary
This week the Justice Department requested COVID-19 data from the governors of states that issued orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, ... more
Cuomo says its up to individual districts to cancel fall sports
During his daily conference call on Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo responded to a call from superintendents across New York State to delay the start of sports. Earlier in the week he called several sports 'low-risk' ... more
State legislators, joined by Rep. Reed, call on NYS to make back to school guidance simpler, less costly to families
Representative Tom Reed (R-23) along with 12 New York State Legislators sent a joint-letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York State Department of Health calling them to end the confusing back-to-school guidance. The newly ... more
Parents frustrated by Auburn’s decision to keep school fully-remote through October, but administration says they have no choice
Dozens of community members and parents showed up to a meeting this week of the Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education. The turnout was prompted by the District's decision to go fully-remote for ... more
Cuomo clamps down on colleges with new guidance for remote learning, COVID outbreaks
On Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued new guidance for college campuses - outlining what would trip a closure, or remote transition. While schools had their own plans, the Governor's plan sets the bar significantly lower ... more
Deputies: Rochester woman charged with assault, resisting arrest after Eastview Mall incident
Deputies report the arrest of a 27-year-old Rochester woman at Eastview Mall on a number of charges following an incident on Wednesday. Layshawn Thomas, 27, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property after possessing ... more
Seneca County resident accused of threatening fireman while responding to fire near del Lago
The Seneca County Sheriff's Office reports that on August 8th around 11:30 p.m. deputies responded to a location on Route 318 in Seneca Falls for a smoke condition. The location of that condition was in ... more
Deputies: Ontario woman charged with stalking, driving by victims’ home several times
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of an Ontario woman on a stalking charge following an investigation. Deputies arrested Dawn M. Clevenger, 44, for criminal contempt - as a felony, as well as ... more
LATEST: Severe storms moving through the Finger Lakes (full coverage)
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch until 7 p.m. for counties in the Southern Tier. The tornado watch includes Broome, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Otsego, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, and Ulster ... more
NYSUT calls for stricter mask mandates from health officials before school resumes
Officials with NYSUT, the state's largest union representing teachers was joined by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, local educators and others — to call on the state to update Department of Health school ... more
Cuomo says COVID cases ticking upward in WNY, says rate must stay low to keep students in school
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the Coronavirus infection rate is up 2% in Western New York. That announcement was made during his presser on Thursday, which was held over a conference call. For schools to ... more
Childcare advocates say CARES Act funding needs to be released to providers ASAP
Childcare advocates are rallying to see the state release funding from the CARES Act to providers across New York. Members of the Child Care Council, the Children’s Agenda and other local groups gathered, saying that ... more
