MOUNT MORRIS – A dozen students from Mount Morris Central School made their third appearance at a Lego League robotics competition. According to a press release from Mount Morris Central Schools, on Saturday, Nov. 18, students from the Mount Morris Elementary School competed in the Finger Lakes FIRST Lego League (FLL) robotics tournament hosted by McQuaid Jesuit. “I liked building robots and getting them to do the different missions,” said … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Students Condemn and Defend Defacing Republicans’ Painting
GENESEO — Someone defaced the SUNY Geneseo College Republicans' painting on the Geneseo 'Greek Tree' over Thursday night. At some point before Friday morning, the painting depicted a Republican elephant, the letters GOP, a checked box marked 'Kasich,' and the group name of the College Republicans. The tree's defacement has brought about a swarm of conversation online among college students, some in support of the action and others in … [Read more...]
SUNY Students Call for Stoplight at Geneseo Intersection
GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo students are petitioning for a stoplight at the intersection of North, Main and Court Streets with Avon-Geneseo Road. According to our news partners News10NBC, the online petition, available here, began on Oct. 24 and has garnered over 550 signatures. "The blinking orange light at the corner of Main Street and North/Court Street is simply not sufficient to ensure safe driving and walking for Village residents," posted … [Read more...]
Village Bustles on SUNY Geneseo Move-In Weekend
GENESEO – The Village and campus are bustling today and will likely be for the rest of the weekend. Cars and U-hauls are everywhere. The Village's banner heartily welcomes SUNY Geneseo students back to the community for the fall semester. On campus, spirits are high. Friends are reconnecting and students are moving into residence halls. "It's such a great time, having new and all returning students coming in," said Conor Lynch, Assistant … [Read more...]
Catholic Charities Packs School Bags for Kids in Need
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Local donors made Catholic Charities of Livingston County's Back to School Backpack Drive a resounding success. Hundreds of students ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade are now adequately prepared for the upcoming school year. “The backpack drive helps hundreds of children throughout Livingston County who are in need of assistance with school supplies,” said Tabitha Brewster, Executive Director of Catholic Charities … [Read more...]
Livingston County High Schooler Volunteers Make United Way’s Biggest Ever Day of Caring
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – More than 200 community volunteers including more than 155 high school students are currently hard at work after a meeting under the pavilion in Highland Park in Geneseo Tuesday morning to share bagels and doughnuts and to lay out the plan to get their hands dirty with projects in their communities. Karen Rumfola, Regional Director of Livingston County United Way, said that Livingston County's communities have always … [Read more...]
Livingston County’s Students Guide United Way and Wegmans’ Day of Caring
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Students in Livingston County's schools are taking the lead unlike ever before in 2016's United Way's Day of Caring. According to a press release from United Way, the event starts on May 17 at 8:30 a.m. at Highland Park in Geneseo with a breakfast and 'working orders,' and volunteers will then branch out into multiple projects meant to assist the several Livingston County communities. "The Day of Caring is basically a … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Students Crush the Polls for NYS Presidential Primary
GENESEO – The polls have only been open for a few hours, but SUNY Geneseo students are already showing in numbers to vote in the presidential primary election. As of about 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, 323 voters have voted at the United Methodist Church (districts 2 and 3), 193 have voted at St. Mary's Parish Center (district 1) and 125 have voted at Morgan Estates (district 4). Polls are open until 9 p.m. "I think it's great to see these numbers … [Read more...]
Polls Close: SUNY Geneseo Student Candidates Have a Serious Shot at Winning Trustee
GENESEO – Polls are now closed for village elections in Livingston County, including the hotly contested race in Geneseo for Village Trustee that drew record high numbers of voters to the polls. The candidates for Trustee are nurse and Geneseo resident Leslie Carson (R), Rochester resident and SUNY Geneseo student Matthew Cook (I), former Chair of the Livingston County Democratic Committee Phil Jones (D), Geneseo resident and SUNY Geneseo … [Read more...]
Geneseo Tourism Focuses on SUNY Geneseo Students to Accelerate Village
GENESEO – The Geneseo Tourism Committee officially announced their fundraising goal at Monday's Village Board meeting and laid out their plans to continue to accelerate the village by interweaving their activity with SUNY Geneseo students. Jim Whitehead announced that the Tourism Committee's fundraising goal for 2016 is $5,500, matching their goal from last year. Whitehead presented the Tourism Committee's plans, which focused primarily on … [Read more...]