FINGER LAKES - The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has purchased 30 wooded acres adjacent to the Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in the town of Catharine, Schuyler County. Located southeast of Seneca Lake off of Oak Hill Road, the property shares a boundary with a picturesque section of the Finger Lakes Trail which follows along Cayuta Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
Even though last week's Mega Millions jackpot was won elsewhere, New York State's public schools and Lottery retailers won big with ticket sales and commissions totaling $55.8 million during the most recent jackpot rollup. "New York's schools and small businesses always win, even if the lottery jackpot is hit elsewhere," said New York State Gaming Commission Chair Brian O'Dwyer.
Influenza (flu) is here in Yates County and throughout New York State. To date, we have received 31 reported and confirmed cases of flu in our county.
MILO - An 8-year-old boy died by drowning Sunday afternoon, Dec. 29 after falling through the ice on a farm pond off Bath Road in the town of Milo.
This is the final column in the 200th year of this news establishment. That's right.
I hope this week's column finds you and your families and friends, and communities and neighbors, doing well and doing your best to have a memorable and meaningful holiday season. Approaching the start of another new year in New York State government, it's of course time to start looking ahead to the debates and decisions that always await the Governor and the Legislature – and there are many difficult challenges and crises facing all of us on education, economic development, energy and environmental conservation, health care, fiscal policies, immigration, infrastructure, public safety and security, and so many others.
The recent drama that mesmerized our country and resulted in a nationwide manhunt caught my attention as well. It was a "whodunit" that seemed straight out of the movies.
PENN YAN PRESBYTERIAN Many hearts are joyful after participating in another successful Yates Christmas Program (YCP) for 2024. No single event in Yates County embraces the season of giving quite like YCP, due to its sheer scale and the condensed 4-day time frame in which it occurs.
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PENN YAN - The Once Again Shoppe requests that donors delay dropping off items until after the New Year holiday. "Our team will be doing a deep cleaning of the Once Again Shoppe Dec.