PENN YAN - The closing of any business is a sad affair, but when two local businesses that have endured for decades and served thousands of customers are closing in the same week, that sadness is profound. The many customers of K&L Cleaners on West Lake Road and Tammy's Hairstyles on Liberty St.
ALBANY - New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano hosted a large, bipartisan group of state legislators, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner, leadership from Donate Life New York State, and impacted New Yorkers today at the Capitol to celebrate Donate Life Month and advocate for the Helping Equal Access to Registrations for Transplants (HEART) Act (S.7151A / A.7617). The HEART Act would repeal New York's ban on multi-listing, allowing patients to register at multiple transplant centers simultaneously and improving access to life-saving organs for low-income New Yorkers.
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.
PENN YAN – Cornell Cooperative Extension-Yates County is a proud participant in America Saves Week, an annual national campaign encouraging and empowering individuals, families, employers, and communities to check in on their finances. The campaign focuses on several important topics that make up your financial landscape with a realistic economic approach, including saving for emergencies and unexpected expenses, leveraging automatic savings, retirement, and reducing debt, as well as more niche topics like talking to your family about money, understanding your employer's financial wellbeing benefits, and the mental and emotional effects of financial stress.
We need ACTION not just words of concern from our Yates County legislature. We need them to weigh in on how Federal cuts to Medicaid will harm our residents.
GATES - For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Marcus Whitman Marching Wildcat Winterguard took first place at the Northeast Color Guard Circuit Championships, delivering a standout performance at Gates Chili High School on Saturday, March 29. Competing in the Regional A Class, the team achieved a season-high score of 83.93 with their 2025 production, "Tightrope." Set to the titular song from "The Greatest Showman," the program explores the power of trust and collaboration, reminding audiences that life's challenges are best faced together.
The 20th annual observance of Sunshine Week was held March 16-22. While it has nothing to do with climate or seasons, Sunshine Week is a time to recognize the importance of viewing information in the open, something that is critical to democracy.
KEUKA PARK — A quartet of Keuka College students spent a day in Albany last month, lobbying state lawmakers on proposed bills related to their Occupational Therapy major. Along with Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Dr.