Finger Lakes Life

The Cayuga County Sheriff's Office will hold a free road patrol open house September 16, giving residents a chance to meet deputies and see the equipment used by several specialized units. The event is scheduled ... more

Simmons Farm and Vineyard has received an Agricultural Environmental Management award for conservation work intended to limit runoff into the Keuka Lake watershed. The recognition is part of the voluntary Lake Friendly Farming initiative run ... more

Child & Family Resources will mark its 50th anniversary with an October 1 open house at its new Geneva hub, returning to a permanent location in the city after previously operating on Exchange Street. The ... more

An 8-foot sculpture titled “From Where We Land” is now a permanent fixture at Gibson Street Park in Canandaigua after its unveiling Sunday, Sept. 13. Artist Barron Naegel gave the work to the community with ... more

The schooner True Love's 100th anniversary will bring two days of free waterfront activities to Watkins Glen on Sept. 25 and 26, including public boat tours, maritime demonstrations and a classic sailboat regatta. Watkins Glen ... more

Cornell University's graduate workers union plans to launch an open letter Tuesday calling for higher pay, support for international workers and larger university contributions to Ithaca schools and transit. Cornell Graduate Students United-UE, Local 300, ... more

A recent health scare meant Thompson’s longtime leader gained even more appreciation for the importance of empathy, as well as for the people who make the organization special ... more

Each week, FingerLakes1.com partners with the Humane Society of Yates County to highlight local animals in need of a loving home. This week’s featured pets offer two strong personalities — one confident feline who wants ... more

About 8 in 10 U.S. adults take at least one dietary supplement for health reasons, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Vitamins and minerals are the most common, with two-thirds of adults saying they ... more

Rochester averages around ninety inches of snow a season, and the total by itself understates the effect on a garage door. It is not the snow that does the damage. It is cycling. A Monroe ... more

Keuka women's soccer held a one-goal lead at halftime Saturday afternoon, but Russell Sage scored twice after the break to hand the Wolves a 2-1 defeat in their Empire 8 opener. Keuka dropped to 2-2 ... more

Most money advice focuses on big decisions. Everyday financial life is made up of small decisions, and friction accumulates there. That friction matters more when margins are thin, and margins are currently thin. The U.S ... more

Life is filled with moments that are easy to understand and others that can feel completely overwhelming. There are periods of happiness, success, and excitement, but there are also moments of uncertainty, disappointment, and difficulty ... more

Residents affected by the confirmed tornado in Waterloo will have access to a free meal and groceries Saturday as community recovery efforts continue following the severe weather outbreak. Geneva Christian Fellowship and In His Name ... more

Planning a trip from Puerto Rico can bring up a surprisingly common question: do you need a passport? The answer depends on where you are going and how you travel. A flight to Florida follows ... more

A video doorbell can capture a visitor clearly and still miss a package placed inches below it. The problem is often the viewing angle, not the image quality: a forward-facing lens is positioned to see ... more

New York may be the most linguistically varied city on earth, and the number of translation companies in New York reflects that. Finding a vendor is not the hard part. Telling them apart is, because ... more

Morocco doesn't give up its best moments to a bus schedule. The Atlas Mountains, the coastal town of Essaouira, the desert routes toward Merzouga – these are the places travelers tend to remember most, and ... more

Plastic surgery takes more planning when your surgeon is a few hundred miles away. For many people in the Finger Lakes, that planning starts with a simple question about how to get to New York ... more