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Maritime program set for Pultneyville
A maritime history program will take place April 8 in Pultneyville, focusing on shipwrecks in Lake Ontario. Ben Ioset, a maritime archaeologist, will present findings from a recent expedition during the event hosted by the ... more
Fire damages home in Ontario
A structure fire damaged a single-family home early Friday morning at 2561 Putnam Road in the Town of Ontario. All occupants made it out of the home without injury, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s ... more
Ontario BBQ staple closing after 11 years
A longtime Wayne County barbecue spot is shutting down, with rising costs forcing a tough call, according to RochesterFirst . Heintzelman’s BBQ Pit in Ontario will end dine-in service April 4 after more than a ... more
Ontario woman arrested on burglary charge after Geneva investigation
Deputies arrested a woman on an active warrant tied to a Geneva investigation. Jenna L. Vandemortel, 34, of Ontario, was charged with third-degree burglary and first-degree falsifying business records. The warrant stemmed from an investigation ... more
Charity game scores big for families in Wayne Central School District
A high-energy staff basketball game turned into real help for local families, according to The Times of Wayne County. The Wayne Central School District raised $2,601 during its annual Wayne Cares event. Staff took the ... more
Ontario man arrested in online exploitation case
State police arrested a 20-year-old Ontario man following an investigation into alleged online exploitation involving a minor. Brayden Bergfjord was arrested after investigators said he communicated online with a 12-year-old girl from Ottawa, Canada. The ... more
BOYS BASKETBALL: Wayne’s quest for third straight sectional title denied by Monroe
Wayne’s bid for a third consecutive sectional title came to an end Saturday afternoon. No. 3 Wayne fell to No. 4 Monroe, 49-47, in the Class A championship at the Blue Cross Arena after the ... more
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REPLAY: Wayne, Lyons, Honeoye go for boys basketball Sectional titles in tripleheader (webcast)
FL1 Sports is live from the Blue Cross Arena for a tripleheader of boys basketball action on Sectional Championship Saturday! Class A tips off the action at 3 pm with the Wayne Eagles taking on ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Waterloo girls cruise past Dansville to capture Class B1 title; Wayne boys edge Geneva to clinch spot in Class A final
Wednesday night featured two major Wayne-Finger Lakes matchups, as the Waterloo girls faced top-seeded Dansville in the Class B1 championship at Finger Lakes Community College while the Wayne and Geneva boys met for the third ... more
SECTIONAL REPLAY: Sectional double header Wednesday as Geneva and Wayne clash in boys semifinal, Waterloo looks for another girls’ crown (webcast)
Wednesday night offers a pair of Sectional games on the FL1 Radio airwaves as the FL1 Sports team covers the Section V Boys Basketball Class A Semifinal and the Girls Basketball Class B1 Final! Check ... more
Water main break floods Ontario roadway, prompts boil advisory
A major water main break in the Town of Ontario flooded part of Knickerbocker Road Sunday afternoon, forcing road closures and prompting a boil water advisory for residents. The Ontario Fire Department responded around 4 ... more
Rochester man charged after Rt. 104 crash in Ontario
A property damage crash on Route 104 in Ontario led to drunken driving charges against a Rochester man Friday evening. Robert Michael Sawyer, 67, of East Avenue in Rochester, was arrested around 7:30 p.m., according ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Newark’s Natale, Lyons’ Parker join 1,000-point club; Mynderse, Waterloo boys advance
The quarterfinals wrapped up Saturday with several more Wayne-Finger Lakes teams advancing to next week’s semifinals, while a pair of standout performances also produced milestone moments along the way. Newark junior Karina Natale scored a ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Miles brothers power Wayne past Newark; Waterloo girls rally to reach Class B1 Final
After a day off Thursday, teams returned to the court Friday night to resume sectional play. The marquee matchup of the slate was a Finger Lakes East showdown, as Newark and Wayne met for the ... more
SECTIONAL REPLAY: Newark, Wayne meet for third time this season in Class A quarterfinal (webcast)
FL1 Sports is live for postseason hoops from the Section V Class A Boys Basketball quarterfinal! It's a battle of Finger Lakes East squads as the six-seed Newark Reds head back to Wayne to take ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: McCombs nets 29 as Bloomfield rolls; Mynderse, Waterloo boys advance
Sectional play rolled on Wednesday night with another jam-packed slate, as 12 more teams from the Wayne-Finger Lakes punched their tickets to the next round. Among them were the Bloomfield girls, who rolled past Red ... more
Trooper hurt in Route 104 crash
A routine left turn ended with a state trooper and another driver on stretchers Tuesday afternoon, according to News10NBC. State Police say a van traveling east on Route 104 tried to turn onto Knickerbocker Road ... more
Ontario man charged in welfare fraud case
A Wayne County man faces felony charges after investigators say he collected thousands in public benefits he didn’t qualify for. Deputies arrested a Town of Ontario resident following a welfare fraud investigation in the Town ... more
HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Wayne’s Aidan Twist hits 1,000-point mark; Lyons girls beat Marcus Whitman for third time
The high school basketball regular season wrapped up Wednesday, and a handful of Wayne-Finger Lakes teams were in action. Wayne senior Aidan Twist reached a major milestone, scoring his 1,000th career point in a non-league ... more
