Category: Cato

A group of Cato-Meridian students is turning a community race into a platform for mental health awareness among young athletes. The school’s National Honor Society will host “Morgan’s Message,” a 5K run/walk and … more: Cato-Meridian students organizing 5K to support mental health awareness

A state audit has found significant financial management failures in the Town of Cato, including hundreds of thousands of dollars in unrecorded transactions and years of missing required financial reports. The New York … more: Audit finds major financial record failures in Cato, missing reports dating back years

A state audit found widespread financial recordkeeping failures in the Town of Cato, raising concerns about oversight, transparency, and the potential for misuse of public funds. The report from the New York State … more: State audit finds major financial reporting failures in Cato

A house fire in Cayuga County destroyed a home in the town of Cato earlier this month. Firefighters responded to Slab City Road on March 20 after reports of a working structure … more: Fundraiser underway for Cato family that lost everything in fire

Bradt Road Maple in Cato will host its annual Maple Weekend celebration across two weekends later this month. The event is scheduled for March 21–22 and March 28–29 from 8 a.m. … more: Maple festival planned in Cato

A dominant day on the track delivered a double championship for Cato-Meridian, according to The Citizen. Both the boys and girls teams captured Section III, Class D indoor track titles Saturday … more: Cato-Meridian sweeps sectional titles

A tense final round and two correctly spelled words sealed the win at Cato-Meridian’s annual Spelling Bee. Cato-Meridian Elementary School recognized 18 students for top spelling performances after a written competition in … more: Cato-Meridian crowns spelling bee champion

Village officials say Cato’s water system is improving after a water main break caused a loss of pressure last week, but residents must continue boiling water while testing continues. The original boil … more: Boil water order remains as Cato system recovers

A water main break dropped system pressure in the village of Cato, prompting a boil water order Saturday morning, according to officials. They say the loss of pressure increases the risk of harmful … more: Boil order issued in Cato

Monday opened another week of Wayne-Finger Lakes high school hoops with nine girls games on the schedule. One of the night’s most competitive contests unfolded in Seneca Falls, where Midlakes outlasted Mynderse in a … more: HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Midlakes girls outlast Mynderse; Madison Daggett helps Marcus Whitman return to win column

A judge has dismissed a criminal charge against a Cayuga County woman detained in a September ICE raid, citing unlawful evidence, according to Spectrum News 1. Argentina Juarez-Lopez was arrested at the Nutrition … more: Charge dropped after ICE raid in Cayuga County

A weekly school gathering at Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School now runs entirely by students, giving them the microphone and the message. The school shifted its long-running forum to a student-led model this … more: Students take the lead at Cato-Meridian forum

Village leaders in Cayuga are weighing a proposal that would rewrite how solar projects get approved and built in the village. The draft local law amends Section 3-6 of the Village of … more: Cayuga proposal tightens solar rules

A factory worker swept up in a Cayuga County immigration raid won release before trial after a judge blasted federal agents for violating her rights, according to The Citizen. U.S. District Judge Brenda … more: Judge frees worker after Cato ICE raid ruling

A federal judge ruled immigration agents violated constitutional rights during a factory raid in Central New York, according to Spectrum News. The decision stems from a September ICE operation at the Nutrition Bar … more: Judge tosses evidence from Cato ICE raid

Cato town leaders pushed for the arrest of Jody Snyder—now supervisor-elect—over a 2023 gravel incident involving her son, according to The Citizen. Surveillance showed Allen Holdridge taking town gravel with Snyder’s … more: Cato officials tried to have supervisor-elect arrested before election

Back-to-back bridge closures are causing major detours for Cayuga County drivers, according to WSYR. After the State Route 34 bridge shut down Dec. 1, the nearby Bonta Bridge closed Dec. 8, disrupting … more: Second bridge closure worsens travel in Cayuga County

Armed agents stormed a rural New York factory in September, arresting nearly 60 workers in the state’s largest immigration raid since Trump returned to office, according to Times Union. Most detainees are … more: REPORT: Concerns remain after ICE raid at Cato business

Friday night saw an action-packed slate of Wayne-Finger Lakes high school hoops with 21 games, including two that went to overtime. The standout performance came in Ontario, where senior Aidan Twist lit up … more: HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Aidan Twist drops 35 in Wayne’s season opener; Marcus Whitman girls win in overtime