The Arts Council for Wyoming County (ACWC) is pleased to present the ACWC & Creekside Fabrics 2021 Visual Arts Scholar Lauren West’s exhibition. The exhibition will open on Friday, June 3 at the ACWC’s, 31 South Main Street location in Perry. Lauren West is a student at Perry Central High School. She received the ACWC Creekside Fabrics Visual Arts Scholarship in 2021, which allowed her to spend a year studying with a professional … [Read more...]
Bail Jumping Charges
Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Hunt NY resident on felony charges, including bail jumping, after a warrant was issued for his arrest. On April 22, 2022 members of the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division located 34 year-old Andrew Dean in the Town of Genesee Falls, Wyoming County. Dean was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit and charged with felony Bail Jumping in the Second Degree. It is … [Read more...]
GCC to Host Business Pitch Competition
Every solid business venture starts with one thing - a pitch! Whether making a sale or convincing an investor, your idea pitch has to be organized, well-thought out, powerful and convincing! GCC is here to help get you prepared! If you have a passion you'd like to turn into a business but you aren't sure if anyone else will think it's a good idea, consider participating in GCC's Business Idea Pitch Competition on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 9 … [Read more...]
EMPIRE CENTER ‘S ANALYSYS OF NY STATE RECORD CENSUS DROP BY E.J. MACMAHON
A huge outflow of residents from New York City accounted for nearly all of New York State’s record single-year population loss following the Covid-19 outbreak, according to annual estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. During the 12-month period ending July 1, 2021, the city’s population dropped by 305,665 people, or 3.5 percent, erasing nearly half of its 629,057 increase in population over the previous decade, as counted by the … [Read more...]
Freshwater Fishing Regulation Changes for 2022
New freshwater fishing regulations will go into effect on April 1, 2022. The bulk of these changes are associated with DEC's continuing efforts to expand fishing opportunities and make fishing as easy and enjoyable as possible, while still providing protections that ensure our fisheries remain sustainable. Two rulemakings were adopted to achieve these objectives, which reflects public input received on the draft proposal. Both … [Read more...]
ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT OPPORTUNITY OFFERED TO MUNICIPALITIES, NON-PROFITS
The New York Pollution Prevention Institute has announced an opportunity for Businesses, nonprofits, community groups, municipalities, and similar organizations that are registered with New York State to get up to $20,000 toward projects designed to improve the health, environmental quality, and economic vitality of communities across New York State. The institute will give preference in awards that Demonstrate a broad community impact … [Read more...]
CANANDAIGUA NOTRE DAME TO CLOSE 2023
The Notre Dame Retreat House on Foster Rd., in Canandaigua recently announced it will close next year. The retreat grounds, a 50 acre parcel overlooking Canandaigua Lake, with ponds, forests, a gazebo, and welll-maintained grounds has been in operation over 50 years, since 1967. However, with financial difficulties caused by cutbacks in retreats during the pandemic, as well as a shortage of Catholic Redemptorist priests on staff to run the … [Read more...]
LIBRARY E-BOOK COLLECTIONS EXPANDING
For users of libraries using the Finger Lakes Library system or the Pioneer OWWL e-book collections, the collection available to users has expanded, since these two sources have now partnered with a third source of e-books, the Southern Tier Library system. As a result, library patrons will be able to access titles in all three collections. Users need to have a library card available from their local library, and then need … [Read more...]
PA Man Charged With Felony on 390 Traffic Stop
Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Pennsylvania resident on felony charges following a traffic stop. On January 5th, 2022 at about 7:30pm Deputy Jerry Pilkenton was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Operation Safe Interstate initiative when he stopped a vehicle on Interstate 390 for a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Donald E. Geneski, age 65, from … [Read more...]
24-YEAR-OLlD WOMAN DIES AFTER FALLING INTO WARSAW FALLS
Village of Warsaw police report that a 24-year-old’s body has been recovered from the bottom of the Warsaw Falls on Wednesday, January 5, by the Wyoming County Rope rescue team. Police found the woman’s car about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, and followed footprints in the snow to the edge of the falls. Police think she was headed back home when she slipped into the gorge, and drowned in the icy water. The name of the woman was not … [Read more...]
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