The Sodus Town Ambulance Corps members celebrated their 50th year of serving their community on Saturday April 10th at the Heights Restaurant in Sodus Point.  In addition to current members of STAC, special guests in attendance included area Ambulance and Fire Department representatives, Wayne County ALS, Assemblyman Brian Manktelow, Sheriff Virts,and founding members Virginia DeFisher, […]

When COVID-19 limited their options for a safe training facility, the Williamson Fire Company needed a way to continue honing the skills and techniques that help them save lives. They found a natural partner in Rochester Regional Health’s Newark-Wayne Community Hospital. Maura Snyder, vice president of operations for Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, learned of the fire […]

The Village of Newark’s 15th Annual Community Pride Day clean up is set for May 22, 2021. This year’s theme is once again “Color our Community with Pride.” Volunteers are needed to help beautify the community by planting flowers, pulling weeds and cleaning up litter. Community volunteers will assemble in the parking lot on the […]

Several students from the Palmyra-Macedon Conservatory of Dance received high scores and awards at the “Sheer Elite International Dance Competition” Buffalo, NY Regional. PMCD entered 4 pieces, and were up against 258 other submissions. Ms. Emily Craver won the highest scoring routine of the entire event with her contemporary solo, “Too Good At Goodbyes”. This […]

Have you ever driven down a road,  and wondered to yourself, “How do those blinking lights work that are alerting me to an upcoming road hazard?”   Perhaps you have taken up painting your house during this pandemic and have had to remove the electrical wall plates that power your gadgets only to discover a […]

On behalf of the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC) and the Office of Community Renewal (OCR), the Village of Newark has announced  that it has been selected for a $336,834 award as part of the 2020 New York Main Street (NYMS) Program funding round.  The NYMS program makes resources available to assist New York communities […]

The Newark High School Drama Club is going way beyond the extra mile this spring to innovatively produce and present a filmed version of “We Will Rock You - School Edition” that will be available to audiences through streaming.“Trying to select a show that would fit the streaming restrictions and also highlight our student talent […]

Trail Works, Inc. partnered with SOAR Clyde/Savannah/Galen for a brisk morning hike through the woods at Savannah’s Turtle Pond Trail on Saturday, March 6.  This hidden gem is part of the 30-trail system Trail Works promotes within Wayne County.   Local resident and Trail Works Board member Gary Abbott provided a short history lesson of […]

The famed Hill Cumorah Pageant will not be performed this year for the final time. The Pageant, which was slated to end in its 83rd year last year, was postponed for its final season to July 2021. However, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced  that “due to the ongoing impact of […]