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Kirnie earns Section V honor
After nearly 30 years on the sidelines, Newark’s Diane Kirnie has claimed Section V Class A Coach of the Year, according to The Times of Wayne County. Kirnie owns more than 400 career wins, a ... more
Contamination stalls $60M Newark housing project
Toxic chemicals have slowed a $60 million housing conversion in Newark, according to the Finger Lakes Times. Officials found chlorinated volatile organic compounds in soil, vapor and groundwater at the former industrial site slated to ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Wayne, Geneva boys finish as Finger Lakes East co-champions; Lyons boys capture Wayne County title
On the second-to-last night of the high school basketball regular season, 12 Wayne-Finger Lakes games were played. The Wayne boys defeated Palmyra Macedon to extend their win streak to 13 and clinch a share of the ... more
Newark Save A Lot announces closure, community reaction pours in online
The Save A Lot grocery store in the village of Newark is closing, ending years of operation and prompting an immediate wave of concern from residents who say the loss will affect access to affordable ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Newark, Dundee/Bradford girls claim league titles; Bloomfield girls top Penn Yan in defensive battle
The final stretch of the high school basketball regular season began Monday with 14 games across the Wayne-Finger Lakes region. The Newark girls secured the Finger Lakes East title with a win over Mildkaes, finishing ... more
Traffic stop leads to arrest in Newark
A traffic stop in the Village of Newark ended with an arrest early Feb. 16, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested Timothy H. Jenkins, 18, of Chippenham Drive in the Town of ... more
Newark EMS adds body cameras
Paramedics in Newark now wear body cameras on calls, a move leaders say boosts safety and transparency, according to RochesterFirst. Newark Ambulance started testing the cameras in December. President Michael Catalano said supervisors can monitor ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Honeoye’s Landon Washburn joins 2,000-point club; Geneva boys hold off Mynderse at buzzer
On the final Friday of the high school basketball regular season, 20 games were played across the Wayne-Finger Lakes region, highlighted by a historic performance in Honeoye. Junior Landon Washburn reached the 2,000-point milestone, pouring ... more
FL EAST REPLAY: Newark, Waterloo meet for Friday night FL East league tilt (webcast)
FL1 Sports hits the airwaves one final time in the Wayne-Finger Lakes regular season for the 2025-26 season! It's a battle among the Finger Lakes East foes in girls high school basketball action. The league-leading ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Gananda girls use late fourth-quarter surge to beat Lyons; Geer leads Pal-Mac past Penn Yan; Washburn drops 40 for Honeoye
With exactly one week left in the regular season, 14 games tipped off across the Wayne-Finger Lakes region on Wednesday. The night’s marquee matchup was between Gananda and Lyons girls, where the Blue Panthers stormed ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Cooper Grassel nets 31 to become Gananda’s all-time leading scorer; Wayne boys extend win streak to 11
Tuesday night featured a 14-game Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball slate, though many contests were decided by wide margins. The Gananda boys grabbed the main headline as junior Cooper Grassel erupted for 31 points, knocking ... more
Newark, Lyons summit sparks student purpose
Teenagers from two school districts spent a day talking futures instead of tests, according to the Finger Lakes Times. Seventy-five students in grades 8–12 from Newark and Lyons attended the first Pathways to Purpose Summit ... more
Newark’s first dispensary set to open
After more than four years of delays, Newark’s first legal cannabis dispensary is finally ready to open, according to WayneTimes.com. Haze & Harvest will open Feb. 21 at 6772 Route 31 near Walmart, marking a ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: East Rochester boys stun Lyons on OT buzzer-beater; Newark girls force OT with buzzer-beater, top Bloomfield
Friday night delivered one of the most action-packed slates of the Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball season, as 18 games were played across the region, including three overtime contests and two buzzer-beaters. The wildest finish ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Bloomfield girls roll past Palmyra-Macedon; Lyons boys extend win streak to 10
Wednesday night saw 14 high school basketball games tip off across the Wayne-Finger Lakes. The Bloomfield girls completed a season sweep of Palmyra-Macedon with a 15-point victory, while the Lyons boys did the same against ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Wayne boys rally for buzzer-beater win against Newark; Clyde-Savannah girls edge Williamson/Marion
Tuesday delivered another action-packed slate of Wayne-Finger Lakes high school hoops, with the game of the night unfolding in Ontario. The Wayne boys rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit and erased a nine-point gap in ... more
FL EAST REPLAY: Newark, Wayne meet for Tuesday night clash (webcast)
A classic battle of two powers in the Finger Lakes East gets the FL1 Sports week kicked off on Tuesday night! The Newark Reds head to Wayne to take on the Eagles as two of ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Bloomfield girls survive late push from Waterloo; Judah Tanner drops 33 as East Rochester tops Gananda
With just 16 days left in the high school basketball regular season, the race for league titles is heating up, and Monday night delivered a full slate of games. On the girls side, Bloomfield and ... more
Newark man arrested in online child exploitation case
Police arrested a Newark man after an international investigation traced indecent images and messages sent to a 12-year-old Canadian girl back to Wayne County. Canadian police launched the investigation after the child received inappropriate images ... more
