Morning Edition for Election Day 2022!
Election Day preview, Canandaigua City Councilor dies, Walgreens closing in Auburn, Cayuga Milk expanding, Former Lyons basketball star has big game, and fundraising for Seneca Falls fire victims.
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ELECTION PREVIEW: Tight races, potential upsets, and a shift in power. It’s all in play today as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots. Early voting was another resounding success in New York with more voters choosing to cast ballots early. We’re breaking down all of the contested races here, as well as providing results at the same link! [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
CUTRI PASSES AWAY: Longtime Canandaigua City Councilor Nick Cutri has passed away. City officials and community members mourned the loss of the steadfast supporter of Canandaigua over the last two days. He served the community right up until his passing last Thursday, according to city officials. “He’s really going to be missed,” Canandaigua Mayor Bob Palumbo told The Daily Messenger. “His love for Canandaigua and the people here is above and beyond.” [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
NEXT LEVEL SUCCESS: Former Lyons basketball star Justice Smith made his Division 1 debut at Eastern Tennessee State University on Monday night and shined as he shot 9-of-10 from the field and scored a game-high 20 points to go along with six rebounds, one assist, and one block. Smith’s big night off the bench helped lead ETSU to a 88-66 victory over Emory & Henry. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
STORE CLOSING: The Walgreens store located at 314 Genesee Street is closing on November 15th. The company told The Citizen that while the decision was difficult, it boiled down to being able to meet the needs of patients and customers in communities. For Walgreens that means creating the right network of stores in the right locations. Customers of that drug store will have their files transferred over to the Grant Avenue location. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
FUNDRAISING UNDERWAY: The man who rescued his 6-month-old child from a burning home on Clinton Street in Seneca Falls suffered serious injuries. A pair of GoFundMe pages have been started for the occupant, who police said escaped through a second-story window with his 6-month-old daughter by jumping out. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
FRAT BAN: The Interfraternity Council (IFC) at Cornell University has suspended all frat parties and social events after reports of sexual assault and students being drugged from campus police at both Ithaca College and Cornell University. IPD reported on Monday that they were investigating a sexual assault that happened late-Sunday in the North Campus area. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
LEGISLATOR PASSES: Two weeks after resigning from the Tompkins County Legislature Henry Granison has passed away. He was first elected in 2017 and was re-elected last year to represent Ithaca’s Third District. According to officials, Granison passed away on Saturday, November 5th. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
DUMP SITE CLEARED: A resident on Lyons Road has ignored citations, town code enforcement visits, and court orders for over a year before the Town of Palmyra finally decided to take action. The owner, Dave Morrison, is known for ignoring these notices to continue his scrap metal business like he has for many years. Morrison used to run his business in the Town of Macedon for decades, then continued that business at his current location for more than ten years. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
MASSIVE EXPANSION: Cayuga Milk Ingredients is growing. The company announced that its dairy processing facility is moving forward on a big expansion that will add over 70 jobs. Cayuga Milk Ingredients has purchased several pieces of land from the Cayuga County IDA, which clears way for the project. [CLICK HERE FOR MORE]
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