Aurora

Supporters of the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department will have a chance to hit the course while backing local emergency services at an upcoming golf tournament fundraiser in Cayuga County. The department is hosting its annual ... more

An empty college campus is draining more than $200,000 a month to maintain, according to The Citizen, as Wells College fights legal challenges tied to its sale. The school told a judge it still spends ... more

A legal fight over a closed college just hit a turning point, with a judge allowing a $12.5 million sale to move forward, according to Spectrum News. A state Supreme Court judge rejected challenges from ... more

A small village suddenly found itself running a century-old water system after a college walked away, according to The Citizen. Aurora officially took ownership of the former Wells College water plant this week. Leaders say ... more

A key hurdle vanished in the Wells College sale after Pleasant Rowland backed off her purchase rights, according to The Citizen. Her LLC waived its “right of first refusal,” clearing the way for a $12.5 ... more

Write-ins decide Odessa board seats A quiet election with no candidates still produced winners Tuesday, as voters wrote in two familiar names, according to the report. Incumbent Kristine Gardner, who said she’d serve again, and ... more

Rare books and artwork from the former Wells College could end up in private hands, but state officials are pushing back, according to The Citizen. The New York State Education Department and Board of Regents ... more

Emergency crews in Aurora now have a new ambulance on the road after months of fundraising and planning. The Aurora Volunteer Fire Department placed the new ambulance into service at 4 p.m. Saturday. Community donations ... more

A legal fight is heating up over the future of the shuttered Wells College campus in Aurora. Attorneys for Wells College urged a state Supreme Court judge to reject an effort by the Cayuga Nation ... more

A legal fight is heating up over the $12.5 million sale of the former Wells College campus, according to Spectrum News. The Cayuga Nation and a competing bidder asked a judge Tuesday to block the ... more

A $12.5 million campus deal now faces pushback in court, according to The Citizen. The Cayuga Nation and a losing bidder want a judge to block the proposed sale of Wells College to the Hiawatha ... more

Rare books and famous artwork could soon leave Aurora as Wells College pushes to sell off valuable items, according to The Citizen. The closed college asked Cayuga County Court for permission to auction artwork, rare ... more

Seven off-campus buildings tied to a shuttered college could soon change hands as part of a court-approved wind-down, according to The Citizen. Wells College is asking Cayuga County Court to approve sales totaling about $2.8 ... more

A group of Wells College alums is urging the closed school to keep valuable historic items in the Finger Lakes instead of selling them off at auction. Recent court filings show the now-shuttered college in ... more

After nearly two years of uncertainty, the former Wells College campus has a potential buyer, according to The Citizen. The Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Knowledge won acceptance of its $12.5 million offer to purchase the ... more

Wells College has agreed to sell its Aurora campus for $12.5 million to the Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Knowledge, according to The Citizen. The deal includes campus buildings, dorm furniture, and library materials (excluding rare ... more

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill to help communities like Aurora recover after local colleges shut down, according to The Citizen. The new law allows the state to offer technical help with workforce planning, ... more

Several Finger Lakes communities are gaining national attention after a new feature highlighted 11 small towns across the region as some of the most peaceful places to live or visit in New York. The list ... more

The Aurora-Ledyard Fire District has approved a resolution to spend up to $125,000 from its capital reserve fund for a new ambulance. District officials said the purchase would replace their aging 2002 Wheeled Coach ambulance ... more