State Trooper Rob Weston responded to a motor vehicle accident at Route 350 and Atlantic Avenue intersection at 7:54 a.m. on Thursday in Walworth. A pick up truck traveling eastbound on Atlantic Avenue failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection with Route 350, and swerved to the right to make the quick […]
Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of local businesses, community groups and volunteers, Gananda Sports Boosters has been able to implement many exciting upgrades and enhancements to the Gananda athletic experience. All projects were made possible through community donations and Sports Boosters funds. It all started with a generous donation from Gananda Bandits soccer program in […]
A Steak Roast Fundraiser will be held on October 12th, 2013 from 4:00 PM – 5:00PM in Multiple locations. Buy a ticket and you can pick up your dinner or eat in at any one of these locations: Walworth Fire Department, Fairville Fire Department, Rose Fire Department. Price is $15 and the dinner includes: steak, […]
It’s a warm summertime afternoon and a black cat is laying by the window. He looks happy, healthy and loved. It’s a common scene in many American homes, however there’s one small difference. There are 125 other cats, two dozen dogs and a handful of people buzzing about just steps away. It’s a typical Thursday […]
Lyons Village Clerk Denise Darcangelis, swore in Lyons Police Officer Brian Ritchie to full time status on August 13, 2013. Brian, a 16 year police veteran and former Town of Gates Officer, has been employed part time by the Village of Lyons Police Department since June 2011. After he left Gates and went to work […]
“Yes, it is very sad. We’ve been in this business a long time,” said Joe Loson on the decision to close the family’s Big M grocery on Route 31 in Lyons. For 51 years, the Loson family, starting with patriarch Al Loson, and continuing with his sons Joe and Jim, has been a staple of […]
Join the Wayne County Nursing Home in congratulating two members of our community, Gerald and Eunice Harris on their platinum wedding anniversary. Gerald and Eunice have been married for 70 years on July 13, 2013. Gerald and Eunice met at high school and church in Abingdon, VA. Gerald joined the Army in 1940 and they […]
by Randy Agness What fun visiting the 2013 Finger Lakes Wine Festival. Elizabeth Mayer Public Relations Manager for Watkins Glen International said it best: “The Finger Lakes Wine Festival brings wineries and wine enthusiasts together for the chance to enjoy the region’s simple pleasure.” As many wineries have begun to bottle their 2012 vintage, one […]
Golfers around the world know the name IZZO. It’s a name that has become synonymous with quality golf accessories for over the past 2 decades. From carry bags to practice nets and beyond. If golf is your game, chances are you’ve used an IZZO brand product. In 1991, T.J. Izzo changed the game of Golf […]
Fifteen-year-old Thomas Ledbetter, who will be a sophomore at Newark High School this fall, thinks the education he’s getting is pretty special. In May he wrote an essay explaining why his education matters so much to him in order to enter the eScholar “Make My Education Matter” contest. And to his complete surprise, he was […]
While it is always a joyful experience to find yourself in church, surrounded by friends and neighbors, last Sunday was even more full of joy for the congregation of the Second Reformed Church of Marion. Following a two year “void” of their community building, due to the its collapse in February 2011, community members joined […]
Last year was a record year for Troop 167 of Macedon (Gananda). In 2012, the Troop granted six scouts with the highest achievement in Boy Scouts, the rank of Eagle Scout. They were Phillip Hartman, Ryan Hunsinger, Alex Kastner, Michael Powell, Evan Schwind, and Nicholas Skrotzki. The scouts may have thought that once they received […]
There are currently 25 historical murals in existence in Wayne County. The projects have been named: “Mural Mania” and the slogan, “the preservation of history through community art. has been coined. As a former social studies teacher, Town Historian and member of several historical societies, Walworth Historian Gene Bavis is very much in favor of […]
WILLIAMSON, NY…Heavy rains and a prospect of 60% more precipitation on Friday left Spencer Speedway officials with no other choice then to scrub plans for one of the speedway’s biggest programs of the year, the traveling RoC modifieds. “We are rescheduling our RoC event to Friday, June 21st,” stated track promoter John White. “To do […]
Describing it as a “funky garden” alongside her 1825 Greek revival house, Martha Lightfoot excitedly talks about a fundraiser called “pARTy in the Garden” that will showcase her beautiful property in Sodus Point on June 29 to raise money for charity. The idea for pARTy the Garden was hatched by Martha’s husband, Tom, former chair […]
