Last night was the opening round of the Finger Lakes Tip-Off Classic at Newark High School. The first game featured the Canandaigua Braves taking on their rival, the Victor Blue Devils. Victor dominated the whole game, defeating Canandaigua by 33 points. That game was followed by a match-up of the top two teams in the FL1 Sports preseason... more

There were just two Wayne-Finger Lakes boys basketball games on Wednesday. One of the games featured the Dundee Scotsman and the Hammondsport Lakers. The Scotsman led the entire game until the Lakers took a one-point lead with just two seconds remaining in the game. That ended up being the difference. Dundee suffered their third consecutive... more

A judge listened to arguments Tuesday in a property dispute involving a man running for Congress. Acting State Supreme Court Judge Daniel Doyle heard from William “Casey” McDonald and an attorney representing Sandra Sullivan and Henry William Sullivan III, the latter who is known as Mike. McDonald and the Sullivans dispute who owns a house... more

The Bloomfield Bombers and the Honeoye Bulldogs renewed their rivalry to open Finger Lakes West play on Tuesday night. This game was delayed shortly after the opening tip because of a fire alarm. When they finally got going, it was a tight back-and-forth game until Honeoye took a 7-point lead with three minutes remaining.. Sheehan and... more

Karl Karlsen,  59-year-old Romulus man who is currently in prison awaiting trial in California for the murder of his wife, Christina, by starting a fire at their home in 1991 to collect a life insurance policy in her name. Karlsen was sentenced in 2013 at the Seneca County Courthouse in Waterloo for killing his own son,... more

Compared to Saturday, it was more of a quiet Monday across the Wayne-Finger Lakes boys and girls basketball leagues. There were five boys games and four girls games. The biggest game of the night was between the East Rochester Bombers and the Charles Finney Falcons. Chuck Domm scored a game-high 34 points to lead ER... more

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office is reporting new details on a two-car personal injury accident that occurred on November 27th around 11:40 a.m. Deputies were called to the intersection of State Routes 414 and 96 for the report of a two-car accident with injuries along with first responders. They say Gabrielle E. Bloise, 20, of... more

Deputies report the arrest of an Interlaken resident following an investigation into a physical altercation between two men. Thomas Palmer, 48, of Interlaken was charged with harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest stems from a physical altercation where it is alleged that Palmer struck another male, who was holding a 3-month-old... more

The 2019-20 Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball season is underway with FL1 Sports live coverage of the second day of the South Seneca Girls Thanksgiving Tip-Off Tournament at the Jack Guinan Gymnasium in Ovid. The host South Seneca Falcons are joined by the Mynderse Blue Devils, Pal-Mac Red Raiders and Weedsport Warriors. The tournament consolation... more

More than 2,400 customers were without power during the mid-afternoon hours in Seneca County, as NYSEG crews dealt with a significant outage. The outage impacted Varick, Romulus, and Fayette in Central Seneca County. Power was restored to all customers except 100 in Seneca by 5:30 p.m. The outage had blanketed more than 50% of both... more

Out with the old, in with the new. The village is taking steps to borrow up to $5 million to demolish, remove and replace its existing wastewater treatment plant with a new treatment plant and improvements to the existing wastewater collection system in the village. That work will include manhole replacement, cement lining of manholes,... more

Action on the local hardwood got underway with a reasonable slate of games on Friday across the Wayne-Finger Lakes boys and girls basketball leagues. On the boys side, Clyde-Savannah rolled over Romulus while Red Jacket topped Pavilion. A late rally from the Big Green of Naples fell short as they dropped a 6-point decision to... more

On Wednesday at approximately 11:22 p.m. first responders were called to the scene of a personal injury crash at the intersection of State Route 5 and County Road 20. Investigators were able to determine that a vehicle operated by Charity Dubois, 40, of Canisteo was traveling south on County Road 20 and failed to stop... more

The U. S. Forest Service is inviting comments on a proposed Grassland Enhancement Project at the Finger Lakes National Forest. The nearly 450-acre project area includes National Forest lands in the towns of Lodi and Covert in Seneca County and Hector and Burdett in Schuyler County. The project includes management activities such as: (adsbygoogle =... more

Seneca County Chamber of Commerce Destination Marketing Manager Rick Newman joins Sydney Rogers and Jim Sinicropi in-studio to talk about everything going on at the Chamber including tonight’s Business After Hours event being hosting at FingerLakes1.com’s offices in Seneca Falls. Also, a look at the weekend ahead, some great local fall photos and tips for... more

As a village trustee and the deputy mayor for the village of Interlaken, Tony Del Plato has had to deal with issues related to the water and sewer systems, the roads, and — this time of year — snow removal. Recently, he had the chance to work on something a little more enjoyable — helping... more

Deputies say an Ovid man was arrested on felony charges after a two-vehicle crash along Route 414 in Romulus. The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Saturday at approximately 6:30 p.m. deputies arrested 51-year-old Robert Lavancher of Ovid. Deputies say Lavancher was traveling south on State Route 414 in Romulus while operating an F-150... more

The Seneca Army Depot over the weekend. Photo by Debbie Bower. more

Deputies say an Ovid man was arrested on several charges after striking two cars along a road in Lodi over the weekend. The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Saturday at approximately 12:40 a.m. deputies arrested Arthur E. Johnson, 37, of Ovid following a property damage accident. Deputies say that Johnson was traveling west... more

The Seneca County Chamber of Commerce has announced Megan Slater as its new Membership Development Manager. In her role, Megan is responsible for helping connect area businesses to one of the largest and most successful professional advocacy and development networks in the Finger Lakes Region. A native of Waterloo, Slater is a 2009 graduate of... more