Wayne County celebrates 200 years today!

Watch the festivities kick off at 10 a.m. Plus, latest on state budget talks, update on house fire in Auburn, and new Yates County municipal building. Also, new reporting on nursing homes.

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Founders Day has arrived in Wayne County: Celebrating 200 years!

On April 11, 1823, Wayne County was officially established as the 54th county in New York State by an Act of the state legislature. To honor this historic milestone, a special Founders Day celebration will take place, beginning at 10:50 a.m. with a local bell choir performance on Church Street in Lyons, the county seat. At 10:58 a.m., bells will ring throughout the county for two minutes, symbolizing a community call to gather. The public is welcome to attend, and the morning ceremony will be live-streamed on the Wayne County NY YouTube channel.

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Today’s Top-10: What’s new in the Finger Lakes?

1. Bail law changes continue to be sticking point in NY budget talks: Extender approved buying lawmakers more time

2. Yates legislature approves new municipal building to house public health, highway, and emergency management

3. Rollover crash in Cayuga County under investigation: Only minor injuries reported

4. Auburn family displaced after fire in city

5. Millions unclaimed in lottery tickets in New York

6. Schumer visits CNY for major Micron announcement to develop workforce

7. Democrats disagree how to deal with dollars-and-cents of climate protection measures

8. AARP says reported complaints at nursing homes in NY are highly underreported

9. INHS executive director will resign from post after accepting job as president of Tompkins Community Bank’s CNY market

10. Police looking for man with a gun who was last seen in Ithaca Wegmans parking lot