Category: Ontario County

Canandaigua City Council approved design work Monday for two projects with longer-term implications for the city. Flood protection along Sucker Brook and a potential 5.5-acre addition to Lagoon Park. Council also set an … more: Canandaigua advances Sucker Brook flood work and Lagoon Park expansion plan

Rain will spread across the Finger Lakes and Central New York through Friday morning before tapering from west to east during the afternoon. The cold front bringing the rain will also end the … more: FL1 FORECAST: Friday rain clears for a sunny, cooler weekend

Hobart and William Smith Colleges graduate Brendan Csaposs has received City Year Baton Rouge's 2026 Alumni Shining Star Award for his continued work in education and community service. The Geneva alumnus began his … more: HWS graduate honored for education service in Baton Rouge

Check out all the scores and stats from Thursday’s Wayne-Finger Lakes high school fall sports scoreboard. BOYS SOCCER Penn Yan (8-2-2) 3Midlakes/Red Jacket (0-9-1) 0 PY: Valerio Burgos-Farnan (1g); Wilson Oliva (1g); … more: Wayne-Finger Lakes high school sports: October 1 scoreboard

Hobart and William Smith Colleges will hold its Day of Donors on Oct. 6-7, a 24-hour giving campaign to support scholarships, study abroad, internships, research and student life. The Geneva college … more: HWS sets Oct. 6-7 Day of Donors with $25,000 challenge

Drivers on state Route 488 will encounter a new four-way stop at Freshour Road in Hopewell beginning Wednesday, Oct. 7. The state plans to install stop signs in both directions of Route … more: Four-way stop coming to Route 488 and Freshour Road in Hopewell

Marisa Enzinna will become president and CEO of the Ontario County Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 5, moving into the top role after more than two years leading its member communications and … more: Ontario County Chamber names Marisa Enzinna president and CEO

The local connection emerged as the case entered a new phase. Tompkins County prosecutors have reopened their criminal investigation, Cornell has agreed to an independent review of its response, and students are … more: Canandaigua man named in Cornell lawsuit as university agrees to independent review

The Village of Bloomfield is exploring outside funding to replace an aging East Main Street water main after three breaks occurred within a two-week period in August. Preliminary estimates put the cost … more: Bloomfield seeks funding after three water main breaks on East Main Street

A 20-year-old Irondequoit woman was arrested after deputies said they found debit cards, credit cards and New York state IDs stolen from victims on Ackerman Way in Farmington. Samara Rosa was charged Wednesday … more: Woman charged with possessing stolen cards in Farmington burglary investigation

A free performance in Farmington on Oct. 24 will bring dancers, musicians, visual artists and community members together in a work shaped partly by art made at public workshops. Choreographer Sarah … more: Farmington performance brings dance, Tai Chi and community art together Oct. 24

Fall color has advanced quickly across parts of the Finger Lakes, with Cortland and Marathon at about 45% change and the Corning area at 40% heading into the first weekend of October. Many … more: Fall color accelerates in Finger Lakes, led by Cortland and Corning areas

The F.F. Thompson Foundation hosted its “Twilight in the Trees” gala Sept. 3 at Hotel Canandaigua, drawing about 300 people. The money will support six projects ranging from expanded memory care and … more: Thompson Health gala raises more than $300,000 for major expansion projects

Eight people were hospitalized, including one person in critical condition, following a four-vehicle crash Tuesday night on the New York State Thruway in Ontario County. Michael Weiss, 30, of Lakewood, New Jersey, was … more: Eight hospitalized after chain-reaction crash on Thruway in Ontario County

City Council gave itself the option to exceed New York’s property tax cap in its 2027 budget Monday, while approving a two-year fire protection contract that will bring the city $3.1 … more: Canandaigua council clears way for tax cap override, approves $3.1 million fire contract

State Route 488 at Freshour Road in the town of Hopewell will be reduced to one lane Thursday, Oct. 1, for shoulder work, according to a New York State Department of Transportation … more: Route 488 lane reductions planned Thursday in Hopewell

Check out all the scores and stats from Wednesday’s Wayne-Finger Lakes high school fall sports scoreboard. GIRLS SOCCER South Seneca/Romulus (0-8) 0Bloomfield (9-3-2) 8 Dundee/Hammondsport (1-7-1) 0Red Jacket (2-6-2) 6 Canisteo-Greenwood (6-3-1) 5Marcus … more: Wayne-Finger Lakes high school sports: September 30 scoreboard

Scattered light showers will cross the Finger Lakes and Central New York this morning before precipitation becomes more isolated and much of the region turns mainly dry this afternoon. Clouds will … more: FL1 FORECAST: Morning showers give way to a mild Thursday before widespread Friday rain

A Waterloo man was charged with petit larceny Wednesday after an investigation into unpaid merchandise at the Walmart in the town of Hopewell, the Ontario County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies said Joel … more: Waterloo man charged with shoplifting at Hopewell Walmart