Newsletter-Late-Week

AGRICULTURE: Join the effort to combat Spotted Lanternfly

FINGER LAKES -- Researchers at the USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station — working in partnership with Virginia Tech, Penn State, Rutgers University, and others — are leading a multi-state initiative, Areawide Management of the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven. This project aims to suppress populations of both invasive species to improve ecosystem health, reduce insecticide use in vineyards, protect pollinators, and minimize crop losses.

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COACHES CORNER Sheldon Gibson

DUNDEE -- Sheldon Gibson has been a long-time coach in many sports, but specifically in Track & Field. Gibson has been coaching track at different levels for 25 years, where he was the Dundee Head coach for 11, and will be assuming that role again next year.

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O'MARA: 'NY's all-electric school bus mandate needs an overhaul, too'

Now that Governor Hochul and Albany's Green New Deal Democrats appear ready to finally rethink their strategy of imposing far-reaching energy mandates on all New Yorkers – a strategy that up to now has recklessly ignored affordability, feasibility, and reliability -- it will be important for the rest of us to keep highlighting exactly what needs to go back to the drawing board in the months ahead. Right near the top of any list, in my view, is a mandate we have repeatedly spotlighted that could prove to be the most costly, unfunded state mandate ever imposed on New York's local school districts and school property taxpayers.

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Krossin' Keuka Returns!

KEUKA LAKE -- On the sparkling shores of Keuka Lake, an extraordinary event will once again unite swimmers, paddlers, volunteers, and community members in a powerful show of compassion and commitment. The annual Krossin' Keuka swim, hosted by the Keuka Comfort Care Home (KCCH), returns this summer with a mission as strong as ever—to ensure the continuation of free, end-of-life care for individuals and families in Yates County.

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O'MARA: 'Summer Project No. 1: Reading List'

The great American author Ernest Hemingway once wrote, "There is no friend as loyal as a book." Once again this summer, I am happy to be joining my colleagues in the State Senate, in partnership with the New York State Library – and together with so many local libraries across our region and statewide -- to help promote summer reading. This year's theme, "Color Our World," stresses the lifelong value of reading and pays tribute to the key role libraries and library staff play in our communities.

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