Josh Durso

Christopher Folk says his unique experiences make him the ideal candidate for Seneca County District Attorney. With background in the tech space, plenty of management experience, and time spent in local courts as Waterloo Town ... more

Stephen Parker Zielinski has served as Superintendent of South Seneca Central School District for enough years to learn a lot about students, education, and the growth that is undertaken as student, faculty, and administrators evolve ... more

When Jim Meaney founded the Geneva Believer - his goal was to inform city residents of the inner-workings of government. Over the years he has covered a string of important, relevant issues; and most-recently his ... more

Check out a special Wednesday Edition of The Debrief Podcast exclusively on FingerLakes1.com. Jackie Augustin joins Josh Durso to break down the latest headlines, which include local election changes - such as the start of ... more

Victor Town Supervisor Jack Marren, who will seek another term in this year's election, and serves as the Chairman of the Ontario County Board of Supervisors has become a regional leader for the Finger Lakes ... more

It was a busy week in the FingerLakes1.com Newsroom this week, as the polar vortex provided more issues than simple 'chill'. On the Friday, February 1st edition of The Debrief Podcast - Josh Durso is ... more

How well do you know your community? Each day the United Way of Seneca County has to fight to better understand the community they serve. It's difficult work - determining where the greatest need is ... more

How beneficial can alternative education programming - like The Walden Project - be for students who might not succeed in the traditional setting? The answer: Significant. Andy Webster, local founder of the Finger Lakes' chapter ... more

This morning you probably noticed a story that was published to our Facebook Page, in which the featured image did not match the content of the story. In that case, our 'daily forecast', which is ... more

According to Chris Toole, of Teamsters Local 118 — based out of Rochester — one group of local law enforcement officers are desperate for parity. This week, Toole sat down in-studio to discuss ongoing negotiations ... more

There aren’t any hardline philosophies, and there has been a noticeable reduction in contention between the County Manager’s Office, and the Board of Supervisors since Acting County Manager Mitch Rowe took the helm in September ... more

When was the last time you visited your primary care physician? What about the last time you visited urgent care? In the last decade visits to urgent care clinics across the U.S. increased by 119% ... more

Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero has made serving the community a career. He has also made it a lifetime achievement, setting the standard for what long-term, successful leadership looks like in a law enforcement setting ... more

What has Albany gotten right for the Finger Lakes? How detrimental is it to the region that state elections, like the one for Governor, have all but forgotten about Upstate New York? State Assembly Minority ... more

Closing in on Election Day - the region is preparing for one of the most-consequential midterm elections in recent memory. A number of key, high-profile races are heating up, and tightening up in the hours ... more

Hours after receiving President Donald Trump's endorsement in his race against Democratic Challenger Tracy Mitrano, Republican Congressman Tom Reed called it 'humbling'. "The president's endorsement, I think, tells us that what he's doing with the ... more

What's the latest on local, regional, and state elections? Voters are only a few weeks away from #Decision2018; and while a lot of focus has been on national issues - some seriously close races have ... more

Concern about cost and process. In Geneva, residents and taxpayers alike have been asking questions about the Finger Lakes Welcome Center, since a pair of investigative reports were published by WHEC-Rochester, and the Geneva Believer ... more

On Episode #21 of the Debrief Podcast Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso debate the future of a piece of state legislation, del Lago Resort & Casino, as well as Sinclair Broadcast Group. Watch or listen ... more

Cayuga Community College Media and Telecommunications Programs Director Steve Keeler joined Josh Durso in-studio to discuss the latest trends in media, the 'condition' that the industry has found itself, and the criticisms of those who ... more

Government transparency. They are two words frequently debate, and discussed within the realm of politics, but one group says they're working harder than any other in the region to restore faith in elections through civic ... more