Your Morning Edition for Monday, September 23rd presented by Canandaigua Dentistry!

Clifton Springs residents displaced after major structure fire, future of Wells College further debated, previewing Bills-Jags game, and mixed use development in Canandaigua subject of meeting.

Clifton Springs home badly damaged by late-night fire; Red Cross helping displaced residents

First responders say a house fire broke out on Pleasant Street in the Village of Clifton Springs on Sunday evening. According to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, first responders arrived at the scene around 7:51 PM and observed flames coming from the second floor of the residence. All occupants were safely evacuated from the building before firefighters contained the blaze to the second floor.

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Simmering down from hot stretch.

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Fast 5: What’s happening in the Finger Lakes?

1. The Finger Lakes Land Trust sold 213 acres of the former Bell Station property to AES for solar energy development, merging conservation with renewable energy. The land, next to the defunct Milliken Station coal plant in Lansing, was acquired from New York State Electric & Gas along with 287 acres featuring over 3,000 feet of undeveloped Cayuga Lake shoreline. [More]

2. The Canandaigua Town Board will discuss a proposal for the Uptown Landing mixed-use development during its Monday meeting. Developer Jeff Cook’s project, located north of Blue Heron Park and east of Firehall Road, would feature retail and office space, rental apartments, townhomes, and single-family homes. [More]

3. Ithaca investment banker Dr. Alan Biloski has proposed repurposing the recently closed Wells College into a boarding school for K-12 students. The Auburn Citizen reports Biloski’s plan suggests options including international students or low-income rural children, modeled after schools like Milton Hershey School and Keystone Academy. [More]

4. Teamsters Local 317 members at BorgWarner’s Lansing plant are heading back to work after ratifying a third tentative contract, ending a two-week strike. Workers voted over the weekend to approve the four-year deal, which includes 6%, 5%, 5%, and 5% wage increases each year, a $5,500 bonus, and expanded vacation time for long-term employees. [More]

5. Cayuga County’s first major wind energy project, the Agricola Wind project, is progressing with plans for 24 turbines across 50 acres in the towns of Scipio and Venice. Developer Liberty Renewables will host a virtual meeting on Sept. 24 to provide updates and answer community questions. [More]

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BILLS GAME DAY: Buffalo hosts Jacksonville, looking to start season 3-0

Week 3 of the NFL season is here, and the Buffalo Bills are preparing to host the Jacksonville Jaguars tonight at 7:30 p.m.  Buffalo improved to 2-0 last week after picking up a 31-10 road victory over the Miami Dolphins. Meanwhile, Jacksonville fell to 0-2 with an 18-13 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

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MORE SPORTS

• Brandon Nimmo’s home run, strong pitching leads Mets to series win over Phillies (highlights)

• Aaron Judge hits MLB-leading 55th homer as Yankees finish off three-game sweep of Athletics (highlights)

• Cornell blanked by #19 Pepperdine 3-0

• Syracuse women’s soccer falls to No. 8 North Carolina

• Cornell falls to Colgate in season opener

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Gananda student among top 3 in National Civics Bee qualifier

Joey Potter of Gananda Middle School secured a spot in the top three at the National Civics Bee local qualifier in Rochester, hosted by the Greater Rochester Chamber in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

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MORE LIFE

• Local author releases mystery novel set in 1930s Watkins Glen

• Canisteo American Legion hosts benefit for local flood victims

• Ithaca’s Apple Harvest Festival returns for 42nd year

• Wayne Humane Society says $1.5M from Golisano is a major boost

• Bristol Mountain launches fall sky rides and seasonal activities

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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.

This photo submitted late-Sunday shows the Cayuga-Seneca Canal with what appears to be a hefty volume of algae in it days after widespread HABs outbreaks on Seneca and Owasco lakes were reported. This wasn’t the first report along the canal between Seneca Falls and Waterloo, either. The state’s reporting database shows a half dozen similar reports over the last 2-3 weeks.

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MORE NEWS

• Woman faces falsifying business records charges in Ontario County; taken into custody at Steuben Jail

• Man accused of possessing stolen gun in Canandaigua

• Man taken into custody on family court warrant at Seneca Lake State Park

• Farmington man faces grand larceny charge in Ontario County

• Farmington man had two kids under 10 in the car while drunk driving, deputies say

• Man arrested in Newark after domestic dispute escalates into confrontation with police

• Camillus man arrested for violating court order in Wayne County

• Seneca Falls man faces felony charges after domestic incident involving children

• Deputies: Marion woman arrested for child endangerment after altercation

• Canandaigua man arrested for failure to appear in court repeatedly