Police say that two people are undergoing surgery following a domestic incident and stabbing in Seneca Falls around 10:30 a.m. At approximately 10:55 a.m. the Seneca Falls Police Department responded to an address on Garden Street for a reported domestic incident between a male and female. The incident allegedly took place in a parking lot.... more

The Wilmot family is getting out of the casino business. This week the Tyre Town Board unanimously approved a resolution, paving the way for Peninsula Pacific to take over as sole owner of Del Lago Resort & Casino, located in Tyre. In a statement, Tom Wilmot Sr. said this is an opportunity that will have... more

Crews were called to the scene of a structure fire in the Town of Seneca Falls on Saturday around 8:30 a.m. The scene was on Hickory Place, where a smoke condition was first reported. The fire was brought under control in a short amount of time; and the origin of the blaze was said to... more

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on August 16th at approximately 3 p.m. deputies arrested Anthony J. Marciano, 75, of Seneca Falls following a narcotics investigation. Marciano was charged with two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the fifth degree, class D Felonies. It is alleged that Marciano sold Hydrocodone, also... more

Police say one person suffered minor injuries after a local first responder en route to a call missed a red light, causing an accident. On Thursday at 5:43 p.m. the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department responded along with the Seneca Falls Fire Department and North Seneca Ambulance for personal injury crash at the intersection... more

The Seneca Falls Police Department has made another arrest after a large fight – involving as many as 60 people – at a local apartment complex. Gregory Bowman, 27, of Seneca Falls was charged with second-degree obstructing governmental administration, as well as second-degree harassment and disorderly conduct. Multiple agencies responded to a large fight at... more

In the hit Showtime series “Billions,” it seems, everybody’s somebody. Ruthless hedge fund titan Bobby Axelrod evokes Steven A. Cohen, the billionaire founder of SAC Capital Advisors. U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades is a Preet Bharara type. And then there’s the Cayuga nation, cryptically standing in for … the Cayuga nation. It’s that last piece of... more

Police say a Tennessee man faces multiple charges after a stolen vehicle was discovered, and the operator attempted to flee in Seneca Falls. On Monday at 10:20 p.m. police arrested Joseph D. Vacca, 27, of Columbia, Tennessee. The arrest stems from a vehicle and traffic violation that police attempted to stop Vacca for. At the... more

Looking dark to the west as Empire Farm Days came to a close. Photo by Tim Donnells. more

Residential and commercial development pressures are intensifying for farmers across the country. According to studies by the American Farmland Trust, each year, 1.5 million acres of the country’s farmland is parceled off and sold to developers. While New York’s Farmland Protection Program has preserved over 75,000 acres of the state’s countryside, many New York farmers... more

On Sunday around 3:19 p.m. police arrested 41-year-old Julie M. Young following an investigation into a personal injury accident that happened on August 9th. It was reported that on that date at approximately 10:30 a.m. Young’s three-year-old child walked into the path of a vehicle at a local apartment complex. The vehicle struck the child... more

Police say a 37-year-old Waterloo resident was ticketed following a property damage accident on State Route 414 on Friday. Around 9:56 a.m. police were called to the scene of a property damage accident, which resulted in Donald J. Roney, 37, of Waterloo being charged with aggravated unlicensed operation. He’s accused of following too closely, and... more

Police say that at approximately 8 p.m. on Thursday first responders were called to the scene of a car-bicycle accident at the intersection of Bayard Street Extension and Kenmore Drive in Seneca Falls. The Seneca Falls Police Department responded, along with the Seneca Falls Fire Department and North Seneca Ambulance. Police say John B. Scaildone,... more

After Tuesday’s stunning 4-0 vote of ‘No Confidence’ by the Seneca Falls Town Board — questions loom about how the Town of Seneca Falls arrived at adopting a resolution, which took apart Town Supervisor Greg Lazzaro’s tumultuous tenure piece-by-piece. The resolution was introduced by then-Deputy Supervisor Lou Ferrara, and seconded by Councilman Vic Porretta. While... more

Hemp is hot … and a little bit complicated. New this year at Empire Farm Days is a Hemp Center, and programs were planned for each of the event’s three days to explain different facets of this up-and-coming crop in New York state. On Wednesday morning, it was a packed crowd that came to hear... more

An appeals court has granted a new trial for a Seneca Falls man convicted of seriously injuring a woman in 2016. In a July 31 decision, the Fourth Judicial Department of state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division overturned the felony assault conviction of Jose Hernandez. He was sentenced by Seneca County Judge Dennis Bender, who is... more

Two Mynderse Academy students will be casting their lines into Kentucky Lake in search of some elusive bass. This is not a typical summer vacation fishing trip for incoming freshman Brody Herron, 14, and recent graduate C.J. Zerniak, 18. The two members of the Mynderse Academy Bass Fishing Club qualified earlier this year for the... more

The Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry wants to be a major factor in the transformation of downtown Seneca Falls. The museum, which also doubles as the Seneca Falls Visitors Center, is at 89 Fall St. in the former Seneca Clothing Store, a building now owned by the town. The museum’s new Executive Director, Rhonda... more

Police have made one arrest, with additional arrests likely following a large fight at a Peterman Road address late last month. On Sunday, July 28th at 9:52 p.m. police arrested Kaseem R. Hoover, 26, of Seneca Falls. Police say Hoover was one of several people who engaged in a large physical fight at the Hunter... more

No confidence. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Seneca Falls Town Board – a ‘no confidence’ resolution was introduced by Councilman Lou Ferrara, a Republican. That resolution was seconded by Vic Porretta, another Republican, which launched a myriad of discussion and debate about Seneca Falls Town Supervisor Greg Lazzaro. “Seneca Falls Town Supervisor Gregory Lazzaro has... more