Fair Haven

After Sheriff Barry Virts and other leaders from Wayne County declared a state of emergency along the Lake Ontario shoreline; Sheriff Brian Schenck and leaders from Cayuga County did the same for shoreline in the ... more

Citing rising water levels on the southern shoreline of Lake Ontario, Senator Helming once again called on the International Joint Commission to abolish Plan 2014 and assist local communities. Many areas are already bracing for ... more

How is Fair Haven preparing for possible flooding as Lake Ontario continues to rise? Mayor James Basile said the water level is up 14 inches from 10 days ago and on the cusp of hitting ... more

Governor Andrew Cuomo is warning communities along Lake Ontario to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. In a press briefing Monday, he said that we just have to "accept a new reality ... more

Flooding is a recurring problem for neighbors in Fair Haven who live along the lake. In May of 2017 sandbags lined properties there. Docks even beginning to disappear. For the people of Fair Haven it ... more

With the incoming rain this weekend and water levels creeping up, some communities along the lake have started to sandbag. In Fair Haven, that process hasn’t begun, but they are ready. The International Joint Commission, ... more

A $100,000 construction project will temporarily fix the broken break wall in Fair Haven. It’s a step forward for the tourism-dependent village that is fighting its way back to normalcy after disastrous flooding in 2017 ... more

A popular summer spot, Little Sodus Bay in Cayuga County, will be seeing changes this summer. After the piers that protect the bay from Lake Ontario started showing signs of damage, the Army Corps of ... more

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is blaming weather events, especially a "significant" storm in late February, for bolt failures and sheet pile damage at the West Barrier Bar Pier in the village of Fair ... more

Kyle Meddaugh, a Fair Haven native tells CNY Central that "the ball is rolling" when it comes to the break wall along the Lake Ontario. I don't know. I mean the channel is critical to ... more

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed an initial damage assessment and is determining options for repairing the West Barrier Bar Pier in Fair Haven. A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers' Buffalo district ... more

"I stumbled on this damage, you know for the first time in the middle of February in the middle of winter when no one else is down here," said Kyle Medaugh. Medaugh has been capturing ... more

Senator Pam Helming announced that she was joined by Senator Robert Ortt and 10 of their fellow New York State legislators in calling for the U.S. Senate to confirm President Trump’s three U.S. nominees to ... more

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer are joining a list of lawmakers calling on the International Joint Commission to assess rising water levels on Lake Ontario and take action to prevent the risk of flooding ... more

Deputies report the arrest of a Fair Haven man following an investigation into a domestic incident. Dylan C. Williamson, 25, of Fair Haven was charged with second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief after allegedly breaking ... more

It was a choppy day on Lake Ontario in Fair Haven on Sunday. Photo by Ray Grela ... more

The final sales tax numbers for Cayuga County's multiple municipal governments show a strong year for the city of Auburn, but a weak performance by towns and villages in the area. As a whole, sales ... more

Senator Pam Helming announced that $200,000 had been secured in Capital Assistance money to improve the entrance and parking lot area at Fair Haven Beach State Park. The funding comes at the request of officials ... more

After flipping a vehicle in a ditch several times on Monday - the driver of that car fled into the woods, resulting in an hours-long search. New York State Police Sgt. Jay Welsted, of the ... more