In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage movement in 1919 which ratified the 19th Amendment, the 27th annual induction of the 2019 National Women’s Hall of Fame converged to celebrate a hundred years for the right for women to vote but also move forward to explore the future of women’s equality by honoring... more

Announcing Jane Fonda as an inductee for the 27th annual National Women’s Hall of Fame ceremony certainly stirred-up controversy for Americans, especially Vietnam veterans. While the two-time Academy Award winning actress graced the Vine Theater stage this Saturday and was inducted into the Hall of Fame, a band of mostly vocal Vietnam veterans stood several... more

– Gallery by Gabriel Pietrorazio An undergraduate student at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Pietrorazio has written for the Town Times of Watertown, Connecticut and Finger Lakes Times in Geneva, New York. He’s currently a reporter for FL1 News, and can be reached at gabriel@fingerlakes1.com. more

11 women were inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame on Saturday; there was also another special honor given out. 13WHAM’s Ginny Ryan was the recipient of the Keeper of the Flame Award. The award is the passing of the symbolic flame relayed by more than 1,000 runners from Seneca Falls to Houston, Texas in... more

Louise Slaughter was part of eleven women inducted in the National Woman’s Hall of fame for the 2019 year. Lauren Secatore, is here granddaughter. She accepted the award in Slaughter’s honor. She talked about her grandmother Former Congresswoman Louise slaughter. “If you were her constituent, you know that she believed Rochester was the greatest city... more

A Supreme Court justice, Jane Fonda and late congresswoman Louise Slaughter are among this year’s inductees into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this weekend. Eight living and two deceased honorees will join the 276 women who are in the hall in Seneca Falls, the birthplace of women’s rights. Noted attorney Gloria Allred is also... more

Police say that a Seneca Falls man was arrested on multiple charges – including one felony – after a physical domestic incident at a local residence. Benyamina F. Fox, 41, of Seneca Falls is accused of slapping and choking a female victim during that incident, which was reported to police on Monday. Following the investigation,... more

The Seneca Falls Police Department reports that a Waterloo woman was ticketed after leaving the scene of a property damage accident this week. On Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. police arrested Amanda N. Mackenzie, 23, of Waterloo following the report of property damage crash. It was determined that Mackenzie left the scene of the crash and... more

Police say that a Seneca Falls woman was arrested following a fight, which was reported on Thursday. Julie A. Price, 50, of Seneca Falls is accused of threatening two people, then initiating a physical fight with them. Police say Price was charged with two counts of third-degree menacing, two counts of second-degree harassment, and two... more

Police say a Lodi woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after officers observed her vehicle leave River Road and enter a ditch. Emmalea M. Jorgensen, 22, of Lodi was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving on the shoulder, and operating a vehicle with a BAC over 0.08%. Police say her vehicle left the roadway... more

A formal draft of Seneca County’s economic development strategic plan is now officially available for public review and comment. The public comment period starts today and will continue through Nov. 1. Seneca County’s draft plan is available for public review and comments at www.seneca-economy.com. The Seneca County IDA started the strategic planning process last year... more

The Seneca Falls Police Department reports the arrest of a 24-year-old following a child abuse call officers received on Tuesday. Around 8:30 a.m. police received that report of an unattended child outside. Upon arrival, officers found the child reunited with the caregiver, who at the time, was the babysitter. Police say that while Brianna Smith,... more

On Tuesday police arrested a 29-year-old Massachusetts man on forcible touching and sex abuse charges. Karvens Polynice, 29, of Brockton, Massachusetts is accused of subjecting separate female victims to unwanted sexual contact on two separate occasions. Polynice was charged with two counts of forcible touching and two counts of sexual abuse. He was processed and... more

This week Kenny Haas tries to comprehend the Syracuse loss at Maryland last week before Clemson comes to the Dome on Saturday. Also, the Buffalo Bills open with a win, Livingston County high school football looks tough, and Governor Cuomo is putting motorists lives at risk on the NYS Thruway past Buffalo. . more

The Seneca Falls Elks Lodge located on River Road will be hosting a Steak and Bullhead Dinner on Friday, October 4th. The bar will be open and dinner service will start at 5 p.m. Dinner will be served until 8 p.m. Dinners will cost $15 for steak or bullheads and include salt potatoes, tossed salad,... more

This week, 11 women will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame, including Jane Fonda and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. 13WHAM’s Ginny Ryan will also be honored during the 2019 induction weekend with the Keeper of the Flame Award. Since 2005, the Keeper of the Flame award has been bestowed upon deserving... more

Seneca Community Players announced today that they will hold auditions for their upcoming productions of both male and female versions of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple on September 16 & 17. Seneca Community Players will be producing both plays simultaneously and they will run on opposite nights November 15, 16 and 17 and November 22,... more

The country’s home to the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls is moving – just across the canal. It’s not a big move in terms of distance, but it’s monumental in terms of prominence for the place that honors women in history. The women who toiled in the Seneca Falls Knitting Mill didn’t... more

The 2019 Canal Cup at Silver Creek Golf Club had an ending unlike any other in event history. Silver Creek celebrated their first win, ending a drought that spanned more than a dozen years. As much as the win was unlikely, the team from Waterloo was ready for that victory – as they put together... more

The Seneca Dairy Systems manufacturing and galvanizing plant proposed for Romulus will not have an adverse impact on the environment. That was the unanimous conclusion of the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors Thursday. Seneca Dairy Systems is proposing to build a new, state-of-the-art facility on about 25 acres of land owned by... more