Morning Edition: Spotlight on Shootout for Soldiers in Canandaigua!

Benefitting local vets and building community. Plus, Newark-based Ultralife takes BIG hit due to ransomware attack. We also have your biggest headlines and photo of the day!

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Canandaigua’s Shootout for Soldiers: A unifying force supporting local vets through community spirit.

For Dr. Geoffry Hallstead giving back to the community has been an essential part of doing business in the Canandaigua area. Dentistry was in his genes, but so was giving back. “It was part of my family growing up,” he recalled in a conversation spotlighting the Shootout for Soldiers, an event near-and-dear to his heart. Dr. Hallstead’s father was a dentist, and at about 9-years-old he knew that was what he wanted to do with his life. He has become a major supporter and proponent of the Shootout for Soldiers, which is happening Saturday, July 29 and 30 at Canandaigua Academy. It’s a 24-hour lacrosse marathon benefitting veterans charities and services.

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Newark’s Ultralife takes financial hit in first quarter due to ransomware attack.

Ultralife Corp. announced last week that a cybersecurity ransomware attack earlier this year has affected the company’s first quarter financial results. The attack targeted their Newark, Wayne County, and Virginia Beach, Va. facilities and was discovered on January 25, with the company disclosing the attack on March 2.

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MONTEZUMA: Spring arrives with new birds, foliage returns to wetlands complex (podcast)

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More Stories For Friday, April 28th!

1. Adobe exec, 1989 Victor HS grad David Wadhwani will speak at Ontario County event

2. Doors open at new URMC outpatient rehab facility in Canandaigua

3. WHAT’S COOKING: Fresh Artichokes over Sun-Dried Tomato & Herb Pasta

4. Former sports editor sues Gannett, D&C for racial discrimination

5. Local sheriff’s office becomes first law enforcement agency in New York to arm deputies with remove mental health resources

6. NYS can go after illegal pot shops under emergency regulations: But will they?

7. State investigating unregistered child care center in legislative office building

8. Melissa Schroeder is new executive director of Schuyler Cornell Cooperative Extension

9. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant will test sirens on Tuesday

10. Historic Macedon Aqueduct faces uncertain future due to erosion

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Photo of the Day!

This stunning shot was captured by Kelli Connelly Bushnell in Sodus Point looking north over Lake Ontario.