Around Town
VICTOR — The Kiwanis Club of Canandaigua will hold its 20th annual “Chipping in for Kids” Charity Golf Tournament July 18 at Ravenwood Golf Club.
ITHACA — The Finger Lakes Toy Library (FLTL) will be celebrating five years of operation this Saturday, June 25th from 10am-2pm with a free event at the Shops of Ithaca Mall.
WATERLOO — The Waterloo Central School District is teaming up with the Village of Waterloo to offer the Waterloo Enrichment Program this summer.
GENEVA — The Dove Block Project, an arts center in historic downtown Geneva, is announcing a call for programming proposals for the 2022-23 season. The deadline for submissions is July 15.
SENECA FALLS — The Leftovers Acoustic Trio from Rochester will present a free concert on the stage in People's Park from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
SENECA FALLS — After a two-year break due to Covid concerns, the Finger Lakes East Area of the New York State Association of Family and Consumer Science Educators held its celebration dinner recently. Retired and current Family and Consumer Science teachers from area schools attended the eve…
GENEVA — Seneca Lake Guardian has planned a press conference and rally for 11:30 a.m. June 27 at the gazebo on the Geneva lakefront, near the Finger Lakes Welcome Center.
GENEVA — The Sons and Daughters of Italy in America Geneva Lodge 2397 is hosting a special event as a fundraiser to support the children of the Ukraine on Wednesday night.
NEWARK — There were over 234 participants at the 7th Annual Laurel House 5K Walk/Run ON June 11. Rochester Regional Health was Platinum Sponsor of the event held under clear skies, starting in front of the Newark Post Office and ending at the entrance to the Alex Eligh Community Center parking lot.
Schools
PITTSFORD — On the cusp of its 75th anniversary, St. John Fisher College will transition to become St. John Fisher University. The new name will be effective July 1.
GENEVA — Beginning this fall, Geneva City School District residents will be asked to pay their school taxes in a single fall payment.
WATERLOO — The Waterloo Central School District is teaming up with the Village of Waterloo to offer the Waterloo Enrichment Program this summer.
SENECA FALLS — After a two-year break due to Covid concerns, the Finger Lakes East Area of the New York State Association of Family and Consumer Science Educators held its celebration dinner recently. Retired and current Family and Consumer Science teachers from area schools attended the eve…
NEWARK — Kari Hamelinck, who has served as assistant principal at Newark Middle School since July 2021, will soon become principal of Lincoln School in July.
Business
ITHACA — The Finger Lakes Toy Library (FLTL) will be celebrating five years of operation this Saturday, June 25th from 10am-2pm with a free event at the Shops of Ithaca Mall.
BINGHAMTON — The utility companies that serve Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties have named their first female president and chief executive officer.
TYRE — The Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance will host its annual brochure exchange at 10 a.m. May 18 at del Lago Resort & Casino.
MACEDON — Long Acre Farms open for its 29th season on April 29.
Governor Kathy Hochul and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz today announced an agreement between New York State, Erie County and the NFL's Buffalo Bills franchise for a $1.4 billion new stadium in Orchard Park. Governor Hochul's negotiations secured a 30-year commitment for the Bills to r…
Campus Notes
- St. John Fisher College to become St. John Fisher University
- Hartwell, Seneca Falls, named to NU Dean's List
- Fisher, Canandaigua, named to Dean's List at William & Mary
- Waterloo High School announces Valedictorian and Salutatorian
- Seneca Falls' Sandroni named a Presidential Scholar
- Two Penn Yan Academy seniors awarded with Johnson-Costello American Legion Post #355 College Scholarship
Health
CANANDAIGUA — The regional Stroke Support Group hosted by UR Medicine Thompson Health will meet on July 7. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m., via Zoom, and will feature a speaker from the University of Rochester Medical Center.
GENEVA — Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences has announced that the following students have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or better placing them on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester:
CANANDAIGUA — The Thompson Health Guild recently awarded scholarships to five 2022 high school graduates.
WATERLOO — Anyone wishing to learn more about how the federal Medicare insurance program works is invited to a meeting from 10-11 a.m. May 24 at the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce downtown.
Many, if not MOST, families have a member who suffers from mental illness and/or addiction. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that suicide rates for people ages 10-24 were stable from 2000-07, but increased nearly 60% by 2018. Rising rates of emergency visits for suicide …
Finance
GENEVA — Beginning this fall, Geneva City School District residents will be asked to pay their school taxes in a single fall payment.