Your Morning Edition for Wednesday, Feb. 7the presented by Canandaigua Dentistry!
We've got your daily top-5 including a dead housing project in Auburn, new partnership between URMC and Five Star Bank, and everything you need to get ready for tonight's Gananda-Lyons showdown!
Daily Debrief: What’s trending Finger Lakes?
URMC is launching a pioneering telemedicine initiative aimed at enhancing healthcare accessibility for residents in rural communities. In collaboration with Five Star Bank, URMC plans to install telemedicine stations at select bank branches, offering a novel approach to healthcare. These stations will be located in Bath, Ovid, and Wayland, providing a private space for individuals to monitor health risks and consult virtually with UR Medicine providers. [Read More]
The City of Auburn has temporarily halted plans to construct a new three-story emergency homeless shelter, following discussions at a recent planning board meeting. Despite broad support for addressing the housing crisis, the proposed location on Grant Ave., which already houses about 16 previously unhoused individuals, has sparked controversy. [Read More]
LIVE AT 7 PM: Gananda, Lyons meet Wayne County contest Wednesday night
Camp Dittmer, a historic Boy Scout camp located in Phelps is up for sale with an asking price of $3.7 million, following the merger of two scouting councils. The 317-acre property, known for its private 110-acre lake and rich history of camping activities, was closed in 2023 after the consolidation of the Iroquois Trail Council and the Greater Niagara Frontier Council. The merger led to the decision to sell the camp, which had not been in operation since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. [Read More]
The Schuyler County Legislature, in collaboration with the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development is welcoming applications for the final round of the Downtown & Business ARPA Program. This initiative, aimed at revitalizing downtown areas, offers matching grants for facade improvements to building owners of commercial and mixed-use properties. So far, the program has allocated $280,000 in matching grants. [Read More]
We’ll take it with a grain of salt based on what we’ve seen this winter, but the Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a cold and snowy spring. The Almanac predicted a cold and snowy winter for 2023-24, and so far, that hasn’t been the case. At least not to historic measures. It’s been slightly snowier in spots this year when compared to 2022-23, but still not the type of winter most expect in Upstate New York. [Read More]
FL1 Sports: Scores and insight from the world of local sports!
TUESDAY HS BASKETBALL REPORT: Newark boys overcome slow start to cruise past Marcus Whitman; Geneva boys outlast Mynderse
Fourteen games were played across the Wayne-Finger Lakes on Tuesday night, highlighted by a huge matchup between the Newark and Marcus Whitman boys. Check out the scores, stats, and Wednesday’s schedule below.
ORANGE GAME DAY: Syracuse looks to snap two-game skid at home against Louisville
The Syracuse Orange (14-8, 5-6 ACC) will try to snap a two-game skid tonight when they host the Louisville Cardinals (7-15, 2-9 ACC) at 7 p.m. Syracuse lost back-to-back road games last week, falling 80-75 to Boston College and 99-70 to Wake Forest. Meanwhile, Louisville went 1-1 last week, losing to Clemson 70-64 and beating Florida State 101-92.
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Onondaga County sues NYS over moving local elections to even years
Onondaga County has initiated a legal challenge against a new state law designed to align most local elections with state and federal ones in even-numbered years, marking it the first such opposition in New York. The law, which has been the subject of heated debate, aims to consolidate election dates but has been met with resistance from the county’s Republican-majority legislature.
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