The Village of Newark and the New York State Canal Corporation held a social distanced celebration on Thursday morning to offically reopen the Newark section of the Eric Canalway Trail. The 1.6 miles stretch that traverses the western edge of the village has fallen into disrepair over the past few years, but thanks to a […]

The Humane Society of Wayne County Annual Pasta Dinner will be held on Saturday, October 17. Dinners are $9.00 for adults, $5.00 for children under 12. Pick up your tickets at the HSWC shelter, 1475 County House Road, Lyons, NY, 14489 or mail your check to that address for tickets-by-mail.    Due to the on-going […]

Alex DeRosa, Relationship Specialist and Joseph Rulison, CEO and Co-Founder of Three+One Advisors acknowledged the hard work of Wayne County Treasurer, Patrick Schmitt and his dedicated staff, noting that Wayne County is the recipient of the 2020 prestigious 90+ cashVest® Award. This award is given for being in the top 10 percentile of how the […]

The Palmyra Community Library has established the Canaltown Virtual Art Festival in lieu of the annual Canaltown Days Art Show, normally held at the library during Canaltown Days.  The library wants to help area artists get their work into the heart and hands of the public during these restrictive times. The library is hosting the […]

It might not have been the big banquet they deserved but the Sodus Chamber finally got to present gifts to Joan and Tom Miller as Citizens of the Year for 2019 and Bill and Sandy Bishop from the Sodus Cold Storage for the Milestone Award.  An open-air meeting of the Chamber was held on Sept […]

The Ontario Public Library is proud to be a National Voter Registration Day partner. The Library will hold a Voter Registration Event open to Wayne County residents on September 22. With the presidential election approaching, every eligible voter should exercise his or her right to be heard at the ballot box, and National Voter Registration […]

On September 2, Assemblyman Brian Manktelow (R,C,I,Ref-Lyons) held a press conference regarding the restrictions in place on nursing homes and other assisted living facilities which prevent families and friends from connecting with their loved ones at the American Legion Post 468. Manktelow and members of the community called on Gov. Cuomo to lift the restrictions […]

The Walworth-Seely Library is presenting virtual programs during the pandemic downtime. Join them for some fun adventures. Mondays: - Story Time with Ms. Kate onFacebook Live at 10:30 am. - Multicultural MondayPresentation (link) Tuesdays:- Craft at Home Tutorials (video)- Book Club Live at 6:30 pm(3rd Tuesday of the month) Wednesdays:- Story Time with Ms. Kate […]

Recently the Newark Elks Lodge received a Spotlight Grant for $2000 from Grand Lodge. This year the Spotlight Grant focused on relief for those affected by the COVID-19. The Lodge is using this Grant to purchase food and supplies for the Emanuel United Methodist Church to help with their free lunch program. Lunches are available […]

Sarted by owner Cheryl Bebernitz Wygal in 2015, the business occupies 8 acres east side of Walworth Road, across from Paddy Lane. The hops’ yard produces some 7,000 pounds of hops on the same land where Cheryl’s grandfather, Arno Bebernitz, raised corn, wheat and oats for over 60 years. She noted that the “Cobblestone” name […]