Newsletter-Late-Week

Greenidge sends 99.5% of electricity production to local power grid during heat wave

DRESDEN – During last week's heat wave, Greenidge Generation sent 99.5% of the electrical power they generated at the Dresden power plant to the local electrical grid to meet the high demand. Greenidge began increasing the amount of power it provides to the local grid at the beginning of the week, providing 88% of available power to the local grid on Monday and Tuesday, and increased power to the grid to 99.5% of capacity on Wednesday.

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EXTENSION CORNER CCE-Yates 4th Annual Pollinator Tournament: Andrena Arena

PENN YAN — Cornell Cooperative Extension-Yates County is launching the 4th Annual Yates County Pollinator Tournament on June 4th, 2025, to celebrate National Pollinator Month. We invite the community to choose which pollinator to crown in this March Madness-style bracket challenge, where pollinators are pitted against each other for your vote.

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FLLT Hemlock to High Tor Initiative to preserve 114,000 acres of forests

FINGER LAKES -- The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has received a $100,000 grant through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program to launch the Hemlock to High Tor Initiative. This effort will ensure the future conservation of a 114,000-acre forested landscape extending from Hemlock Lake in the west to the High Tor Wildlife Management Area in Yates County near Naples.

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PYA wins both Section V lacrosse titles!

June 2, Class D Boys Finals (#1) Penn Yan 19, (#3) Bloomfield/Honeoye 6 While it isn't fair to say that Penn Yan Academy had an easy stroll through this year's Section V Championships, the Mustangs certainly made it look easy. In their three Sectional games, the Mustangs scored 19 points in each while holding their opponents to a single digit score.

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State Wrestling Champion Peyton Mullin honored by NYS Senate & Assembly

DUNDEE - -State Assemblyman Phil Palmesano and Michael Rogers, Director of Community Relations for State Senator Tom O'Mara, visited Dundee Junior-Senior High School to pay tribute to girls state wrestling champion Peyton Mullin, who earlier this year won her second consecutive state title in the 235-pound weight class Feb. 25 at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Girls Invitational State Championship at the MVP Arena in Albany.

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