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Torrey Memorial Day program set for Monday
The Town of Torrey’s annual Memorial Day Service will take place Monday, May 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Gazebo on the corner of Main Street and Cornelia Street in Dresden. Yates County Supreme Court ... more
Lyons, Torrey, and Waterloo projects among five vying for federal support
Five community projects in the Finger Lakes are now in line for major federal support after Rep. Claudia Tenney submitted them to the House Appropriations Committee for the 2026 Community Project Funding process, according to ... more
Two injured in Route 14 crash near Torrey-Milo line
Two people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Route 14 in the Town of Torrey, according to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Grace Pelino of Watkins Glen was traveling southbound ... more
Penn Yan man arrested on child endangerment and domestic charges in Torrey
Yates County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Penn Yan man on Thursday following a domestic incident involving a juvenile in the Town of Torrey. Thomas L. McCann, 35, faces charges of Endangering the Welfare of a ... more
Train collision injures driver in Torrey
A car collided with a Norfolk Southern train on Seneca Street on July 18, around 10:35 a.m. Lyndda Bush, 77, of Englewood, Colorado, was driving east when she failed to yield to the northbound train ... more
Rep. Tenney pushes for millions in funding across Finger Lakes: Projects in Lyons, Waterloo, Phelps, and Torrey all on the list
Municipalities in Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties could get millions in federal funds if Congress approves the proposal, Rep. Claudia Tenney announced Tuesday. Tenney, R-24 of Oswego County has selected five local projects for ... more
Deputies: Driver airlifted after serious one-car rollover crash in Yates County
An investigation is underway after one person was airlifted from the scene of a serious crash in Yates County a little before 6 p.m. in the town of Torrey. The crash happened on Leach Road, ... more
Crash temporarily shuts down Rt. 14 in Torrey
A two-vehicle collision caused a temporary shutdown of a section of Route 14 between Nutt and Travis Road in the town of Torrey. The incident, which occurred at the Anthony Road intersection, led to serious ... more
Major $2.4M water project underway in Torrey
On Tuesday, local officials and the state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of a $2.4 million water project in the town of Torrey in Yates ... more
DEC says its ‘investigating’ as Greenidge appears to create staging area for major, new construction project after permit denial
A day after the state Department of Environmental Conservation denied Greenidge Generation an air permit for its power plant in Dresden, contractors for the company appear to be using a DEC boat launch as a ... more
Greenidge’s bitcoin operation on Seneca Lake loses bid for new air permit, jeopardizing its future
The state Department of Environmental Conservation today denied Greenidge Generation LLC’s application to renew its Title V air permit, jeopardizing the future operation of the plant’s controversial Bitcoin mining operation. “The gas-fired facility’s continued operations ... more
NYS Supreme Court justice rules in favor of Greenidge Generation
A State Supreme Court judge in Yates County has dismissed a motion to halt Greenidge Generation's cryptocurrency mining operation expansion near Seneca Lake. On Thursday, April 7, Judge Daniel Doyle dismissed a motion to bring ... more
Stanley man arrested for DWI
Police report the arrest of a Stanley man after a motor vehicle crash. According to a news release, State Police in Montour Falls arrested Adam Mahan, 28 for driving while intoxicated in the town of ... more
Greenidge says it has doubled employment at Dresden Bitcoin facility since start of COVID-19 pandemic
Greenidge Generation says it has doubled employment at its Bitcoin mining facility in the village of Dresden since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news release, the company said full time employment has ... more
Judge hears arguments in case against Greenidge Bitcoin mining expansion
Yates County Supreme Court Judge Daniel Doyle heard arguments Tuesday in an Article 78 action brought by those opposed to the Greenidge LLC crypto currency mining operation on Seneca Lake in the town of Torrey ... more
State tentatively agrees to extend and modify ash landfill permit in Torrey
The state has decided tentatively to renew and modify the discharge permit for an ash disposal landfill near the Greenidge Generation plant on Seneca Lake in the Yates County town of Torrey. The Finger Lakes ... more
Environmental groups request injunction against Greenidge
A request for a preliminary injunction has been filed against Greenidge Generation in an effort to halt the planned expansion of their Dresden power plant for cryptocurrency mining. A release from Seneca Lake Guardian and ... more
Motorcyclist seriously hurt after being ejected in Yates crash
First responders say one person was airlifted from a serious motorcycle crash that happened in the town of Torrey on Sunday. Seth Oser, 62, was riding with a group of motorcyclists on Rt. 14 when ... more
Greenidge says bitcoin mining along Seneca Lake will be carbon neutral by June
Greenidge Generation says its bitcoin mining operation is going to be carbon neutral beginning this year. Effective June 1, the company says it will operate an entirely carbon neutral bitcoin mining operation at its facility ... more
