It was just over a year ago, shortly after the enactment of a state budget that paid Albany Democrat lip service to the need to end New York's failed and dangerous bail reform experiment, when Governor Hochul declared, "We are done with bail. We accomplished what we needed to do." Since then, it sure has looked like the governor meant what she said.
PENN YAN - As Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital continues to celebrate its 100th birthday, the Finger Lakes Health Foundation invites the public to visit a small historical exhibit on the ground floor of the hospital. The exhibit features photos, documents, newspaper clippings, memorial books, nursing and hospital Auxiliary uniforms, and other items from the hospital's archives, as well as items on loan from Yates County History Center.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) encourages outdoor enthusiasts to respectfully share the woods and follow safety precautions this fall and winter. Hikers, nature photographers, leaf peepers, mountain bikers, hunters, and trappers are encouraged to follow safety measures while afield.
BRANCHPORT – A new addition has quietly made its appearance on the main campus of the Saunders Finger Lakes Museum. Standing tall in the backscape of the campus, this heron sculpture was carefully crafted by renowned local artist Sam Castner of Ironvine Studios.
RUSHVILLE — The School-Based Health Center's grand opening took place Thursday, Oct. 17 at the Marcus Whitman School, 4100 Baldwin Road, Rushville.
The election is just few days away, and so many of us are grateful for the Halloween distractions that come first. This is the time of year when, before turning to the comfort of Hallmark holiday movies and suspense of national elections, we gorge on horror, gore, suspense, macabre, and terror.
As mayor for the past 11 1/2 years, Bill Hall was instrumental in securing numerous grants and donations to help fund a vast array of village improvements. Among the most notable and visible to the residents are: • $4,162,722 grant for new water lines throughout the village (construction begins 2025)• New playground equipment – $128,182.29 donated by Greenidge Generation• Additional cost of wood chips for the playground – Greenidge donated $2,342.50• New, more efficient water meters• Mixer/aerator grant for the water tank• Generator grants for the water building and Village/Fire Dept.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) recently announced a $4.9 million federal loan for the Town of Prattsburgh to support essential improvements to its water infrastructure.
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.
It's the latest in a long line of unaffordable, impractical, and unrealistic clean energy mandates rapidly being implemented in New York State that will have little impact on the global climate but will be extremely costly for consumers, unreasonably restrictive for local economies, businesses, and industries, and enormously burdensome for local governments and local taxpayers. Specifically, this forthcoming mandate is known as the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule.