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Fatal car crash in Italy

ITALY-- Yates County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Italy Valley Road near Olney Road for a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries Oct. 7, at approximately 9 a.m. Naples Fire and Ambulance, Medic 55, Yates Emergency Management, and a Yates County Coroner also responded.

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CHURCH BRIEFS

Branchport Methodist Church October 2, World Wide Communion Day, we were reminded of the fact that we are all one in this imperfect world. We deal with war, hunger, greed and injustice at the same time that Jesus is urging us to come together and become servants of His righteousness. We have the power to fight because we have faith, though it be the size of a mustard seed, it will grow if we nurture it.

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LINDA C.BLACK HOROSCOPES

Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (10/12/22). Benefits follow collaboration this year. Prioritize fun and romance with regular practices. A creative project takes off this autumn, motivating a change with winter explorations. Hit the jackpot together this spring, before unraveling an intellectual puzzle next summer. In partnership, you can handle anything.

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Hazlitt winemaker Tim Benedict presented with Governors’ Cup

NAPLES -- Earlier this year, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the winners of the 36th annual New York Wine Classic, a nationally recognized competition highlighting the best of New York State wines. During a live virtual event hosted by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, Governor Hochul presented the Governor’s Cup, the competition’s most esteemed award, to two wineries in a surprise tie. The award was presented to Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards’ Solera Sherry from the Finger Lakes region and Wölffer Estate Vineyard’s 2020 Diosa Late-Harvest from Long Island.

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Getting To Know Our Neighbors

Who is our neighbor? The Miriam Webster dictionary defines “neighbor” as someone who lives near another or any human being. Sounds like we are all neighbors and yet, how many do we know? I mean, really know? I have to admit that, even as I have lived here for over 43 years, I have a very small circle of people and/or community organizations who I know well.

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COLLEGE NEWS

Local students enroll at St. Lawrence University CANTON -- The Class of 2026 are leaders in and out of the classroom. They’re artists and performers, entrepreneurs, athletes, and advocates. Even before they matriculated on August 21, 2022, they set the bar high for future Laurentians. They came to St. Lawrence with a cumulative four-year GPA of 92.3-a record for an incoming class.

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to increase cleaner and renewable power

to increase cleaner and renewable power, and we have, to the point where we are already a national and worldwide leader in this arena. We already account for just 0.4% of global carbon emissions. It’s already an admirable accomplishment in a state as large as New York. Nevertheless, the CLCPA applies only to New York. It will have no bearing on the actions of neighboring states or, even more critically, to China, India, or Russia, which account for 40% of global emissions.

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