September 11, 2021 was a bright beautiful day with ample sunshine. At Heritage Park in the Village of Clyde a humble dedication and remembrance ceremony took place. The NYS Patriot Guard flanked the entrance of the park at attention, along with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Units paying tribute to Wayne County Sheriff William […]

On Friday, September 3,2021, 16 members of the Newark Garden Club met in Central Park to dedicate a bench in memory of long- time member Alice “Allie” Doyle. Doug Townsend and his crew laid the cement slab to support the bench and gave countless hours to this project.  Allie joined Newark Garden Club in 1975.  […]

CCE Wayne is co-facilitating this workshop organized by Ben Winkler, a 15 year-old from Newark, for his Eagle Scout project. The workshop will feature, John Rogers, the cofounder of the New York State Bluebird society and life member of the North American Bluebird Society.   Ben has organized this free event with the assistance of […]

The Beta Theta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International has announced that Faith Woodcock, a 2020 graduate of Sodus CSD and Alandra Kunz, a 2021 graduate of Williamson SCD, were selected as the Mary Putnam Recruitment grant recipients for the years of 2020 and 2021 respectively. Woodcock was active in both Sodus Central Schools […]

Garlic fans will want to attend one of a few garlic events planned for this year in the Rochester area.  The Lyons Main Street Program is hosting its second Garlic Day at the Lyons Farmers’ Market in historic downtown Lyons on Saturday, September 11, from 8:00 AM until 12:00 PM. The event will feature garlic […]

Daniel Noone has been awarded the 2021 Ontario Women’s Civic Club scholarship. This scholarship is traditionally awarded to a female student the exemplifies the values of community service that the Club holds.  An exception was made this year as Daniel has demonstrated exceptional service to the community through a project at the Ontario Loan Closet. […]

Trail Works Inc. has been hosting moonlight paddle events throughout the summer, starting at Wide Waters Canal Park in Newark.  July and August brought Trail Works board member and paddle event planner Rachel Wizeman north to Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario.  People came not only with their kayaks and canoes, but also with their dogs!  […]

The Newark Chamber of Commerce will host their 8th annual Wine, Craft Beverage & Artisan Event in August. Live music, local artisans, food trucks and samplings of wine and craft beverages will be in place on Friday, August 27, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at T. Spencer Night Park in Newark, on the Erie Canal.  This event, […]

The Wayne County Historical Society will be hosting “A 20th Century Decades Party” to send off their “Fabulous ‘50s” exhibit at the Museum of Wayne County History. The ticketed event begins at 2:00 PM on August 28th on the Museum lawn at 21 Butternut St. in Lyons. From 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, attendees can […]

Artwork in all mediums depicting all creatures great and small will be on display in August at Wayne Arts, 108 West Miller St., Newark, New York. This show promises to be lots of fun and exciting as local artists lend an imaginative eye to our flurried, finned, and feathered friends. There may be a bug […]