10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (120+ words) An Ontario County committee voted 6-0 to advance a request that would allow the county to raise its room occupancy tax from 3% to as much as 6%, according to the Finger Lakes Times. The full Board of Supervisors must approve the request…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago   (105+ words) Fire destroys Spencer’s only full-service grocery store Fingerlakes1.com Fire destroys Spencer’s only full-service grocery store A Friday afternoon fire destroyed Spencer’s only full-service grocery store, Shurfine Food Mart, according to The Ithaca Voice. The fire began around 12:30 p.m., and…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (258+ words) An Ithaca man faces menacing and harassment charges after police say he twice tried to run over another person with a moped and later threatened to stab the same person with a knife. Ithaca police said officers were called to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (161+ words) Residents affected by the confirmed tornado in Waterloo will have access to a free meal and groceries Saturday as community recovery efforts continue following the severe weather outbreak. Geneva Christian Fellowship and In His Name Ministry will hold a mobile…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1575+ words) State auditors found weaknesses in how the Waterloo and Groton central school districts managed electronic building access, including unnecessary active credentials, duplicate badges or key fobs and gaps in procedures for reviewing who could enter school buildings. Separate August audits…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (666+ words) New York has approved $85 million in grants and low-cost financing for drinking water, stormwater and wastewater projects across the state. The funding includes $1.7 million for new water mains and a storage tank in the Steuben County village of Addison. The…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (101+ words) Two residences and a garage were destroyed Thursday morning in a three-alarm fire on Lakes End Lane in Ontario County. Fire departments from across the area, including agencies from as far away as Geneva, responded to the blaze. Lakes End…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (290+ words) Two Pittsford men pleaded guilty to transporting stolen goods across state lines after prosecutors said they sent 90,000 pounds of used cooking oil from Western New York to a Pennsylvania refinery. Guodeng Chen and Didi Huang entered their pleas before U.S. District…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (258+ words) A Buffalo man convicted of assaulting a federal employee and causing bodily injury was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara imposed the sentence on 34-year-old Jacob D. Ortiz, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (572+ words) Seneca County residents and business owners whose properties were damaged by last week’s severe storms and tornadoes are being urged to submit information through a New York state damage self-reporting tool as local and state officials work to document the…...