Registration opens for 29th annual Montezuma Muckrace
Birders can now register for the 29th annual Montezuma Muckrace, a 24-hour competition running from 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, through 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, across the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. The event benefits the ... more
Public invited to Catharine Valley Trail ribbon-cutting Friday in Montour Falls
The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Aug. 21, at the Cook Street Trailhead in Montour Falls to mark the completion of a two-year Catharine Valley Trail improvement project. The 9 to 10 ... more
Hornell-area musician plans fentanyl tribute
Hornell Alstom employee and Rushford native Nickalus Linza will release a fentanyl awareness song this week. The song, "Backwoods for Days," was inspired by Jayden Dillenbeck, a Rochester-area woman who died of fentanyl poisoning at ... more
Ithaca police recruitment event to help candidates register for officer exam
The Ithaca Police Department will hold a recruitment event Tuesday, Aug. 25, to answer questions and help prospective police officer candidates register for the city's civil service exam. The session is scheduled from noon to ... more
Ithaca police host Aug. 25 recruiting event ahead of officer exam
The Ithaca Police Department will hold a recruiting meet-and-greet Tuesday, Aug. 25, for people interested in taking the city's police officer civil service exam. The department's recruitment team will answer questions and help candidates register ... more
Seneca River boat launch to close Sept. 2-5 for tree removal
The Seneca River boat launch in the town of Tyre will close from Sept. 2-5 while crews remove trees near the launch, docks and parking area, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said. The launch ... more
Award-winning authors to headline Ithaca Is Books Festival in September
The Ithaca Is Books Festival will return to downtown Ithaca from Sept. 10-13 with four days of author panels, readings, open mics and other literary programs. The sixth annual festival is organized by Tompkins County ... more
Onondaga Lake kayaking tour will highlight restored wildlife habitat
The Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps will host a guided kayaking adventure Monday, Aug. 24, giving participants a closer look at restored habitat along Ninemile Creek and Onondaga Lake. The two-mile outing will run from 5:30 ... more
Cornell Cinema sets fall lineup
Cornell Cinema will begin its fall screening season August 27 at Willard Straight Theatre in Ithaca. The lineup is open to the public and includes classics, international films, documentaries, silent movies and campus collaborations ... more
Wineries Without Walls festival set for Aug. 29 at Atwater Vineyards
Eleven independent Finger Lakes beverage producers will gather at Atwater Vineyards on Aug. 29 for the inaugural Wineries Without Walls Wine Festival. The tasting event will run from 1 to 5 p.m. and feature small-production ... more
Ithaca YMCA offers swim lessons
The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County is offering free group swim lessons for children through 2027. Registration opens August 25 for YMCA Family Members, August 28 for Youth Members and September 1 for non-members ... more
Latino Health Coalition to host free Rochester resource event Aug. 21
The Latino Health Coalition will bring free health screenings and essential community resources to International Plaza in Rochester during a public event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21. Unidos Por La Salud, ... more
TEDx Watkins Glen community event to feature 16 speakers at Watkins Glen International
Sixteen speakers from the Finger Lakes, across New York and around the country will take the stage Aug. 19 at Watkins Glen International for a full day of TEDx talks on leadership, inclusion, resilience, science ... more
Seneca Falls museum plans free outdoor art festival Sept. 26
The Seneca Falls Museum and Tourism Center will hold its second annual Outdoor Art Festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 along the canal behind the museum at 89 Fall Street. The free ... more
Helming, Blakeman to call for PROTECT Act at Gates news conference
State Sen. Pam Helming and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman are scheduled to join law enforcement leaders Monday in Gates to call for passage of the PROTECT Act and broader action on public safety in ... more
United Way of Cayuga County to launch campaign with Auburn event
United Way of Cayuga County will launch its 2026 fundraising campaign with a week of radio interviews beginning Monday and a free community event Aug. 25 in Auburn. The campaign will run through Nov. 15, ... more
Animal adoption events set at Tractor Supply stores in Ontario, Montour Falls
Animal shelters and rescue groups will hold pet adoption events Saturday, Aug. 15, at Tractor Supply stores in Ontario, Wayne County, and Montour Falls, Schuyler County, as part of the retailer's Animal Days promotion. Logan's ... more
Seneca Falls Library book sale set for Sept. 16-19
The Friends of the Seneca Falls Library will hold a four-day used book sale Sept. 16-19 at the library, with all books priced at $2 or less. The sale will feature fiction, nonfiction and children's ... more
Data center regulation tour plans Geneva, Lansing events
A statewide campaign urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation regulating large data centers will stop in Geneva and Lansing this month, bringing public rallies to communities near the Greenidge Generation and TeraWulf operations. State ... more
