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Casella and Ontario County fined $500K for violations

SENECA – The N.Y. State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has completed an enforcement action against New England Waste Services of N.Y. Inc., Casella Waste Services of Ontario LLC, and Ontario County to address several years of violations at the Ontario County Landfill on Rte. 5&20 in the town of Seneca. As part of a recent consent order, the facility owner and operators will pay a $500,000 civil penalty for violating the State Environmental Conservation Law and are required to implement comprehensive corrective actions to help prevent future violations at the facility.

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second half

second half, the Mustangs’ showed a strong defense, with Reed Bouchard, Jaxson Enos, David Young and Bryant Van Housen each making nine tackles, Bouchard also recovering a fumble. The win earned Attica a spot in the Class C Finals against East Rochester/Gananda, who entered the tournament as the 4th-seed, winning a close 22-21 upset win over the first-seeded LeRoy in their Semifinal game.

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COLLEGE NEWS

ELMIRA -- Molly Campo, of Penn Yan, NY, was one of 22 students recently inducted in the Elmira College chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the International Honor Society rewarding first-collegiate-year scholarship.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

To submit Upcoming Events, email News@Chronicle-Express.com, or mail to 138 Main St., Penn Yan, NY 14527 NOVEMBER 9 Family Research Support Group: Caring for Gravestones Wednesday, Nov. 9, 4 p.m. on Zoom - Learn from others and share your own tips and stories from your genealogical journeys in this ongoing, participant-driven program. This month, we will learn some facts and care techniques for gravestones from the Association for Gravestone Studies. Use this link to register: http://bit.ly/ PYPLfam. Hosted by Penn Yan Public Library.

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1947: First war dead arrive from European Theatre

The Chronicle-Express: Consolidation, January 1, 1926, of the Yates County Chronicle (1824) and the Penn Yan Express (1866); the Rushville Chronicle (1905) and the Gorham New Age (1902) The Yates County History Center’s volunteers have gleaned these entries for your enjoyment from their digitized newspapers. You can access them at the free site www.nyshistoricnewspapers. com. For more information about the

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CHURCH BRIEFS

Bluff Point Methodist After a short church service this past week, some of the congregation went visiting some of our homebound parishioners, where others did yardwork and fall cleaning duties. We all regathered for a tasty brunch in our fellowship hall.

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