Category: Finger Lakes

Alexander Kise, a 21-year-old resident of Canandaigua was found guilty by an Ontario County Jury on several serious charges, including first and third-degree rape, criminal sexual act, unlawful imprisonment, coercion, criminal possession of a weapon, and menacing. These convictions stem from Kise’s actions over two days, where he assaulted, threatened, and sexually abused a young…

Misinformation regarding a purported “fourth stimulus check” for older Americans or individuals with disabilities is rampant across various online platforms. The truth is there are no plans for a fourth stimulus payment, as affirmed by IRS spokesperson Anthony Burke. Burke reiterated that all Economic Impact Payments, the official term for the stimulus checks distributed in…

South Seneca Student Government will be hosting an Adult Prom on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 7 – 10 PM at the South Seneca Sportsman’s Club. The event will help raise funds for our students after prom promoting prom night safety. Tickets are $30/single or $50/couple and includes your first drink, appetizers and night full…

In Bath a local man was arrested twice in a single day for stalking and breaching an order of protection against his former partner. William Balcer, 42, encountered law enforcement interventions on March 15, as reported by the Village of Bath Police Department. The initial complaint led officers to the woman’s apartment around 3:30 p.m.,…

On April 1st, a dual disbursement of Social Security payments is slated for mailing to both Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries and retired workers who applied for benefits prior to May 1997. Individual SSI recipients can expect monthly checks totaling $943, while eligible retired workers are due to receive $4,873. The Social Security Administration (SSA)…

Police arrested a Seneca Falls man following multiple larceny incidents at Walmart. According to police, Chandler Marl, 22, was observed by an employee pushing a shopping cart filled with merchandise, bypassing all points of sale without paying. He was approached by employees, then abandoned the cart full of items. Later that day he returned and…

Police say a Geneva woman was arrested following a larceny investigation at Walmart in Seneca Falls. Giselle Caito, 20, was observed taking merchandise and concealing it inside her purse, then leaving the store without an attempt to purchase the item. She was charged with petit larceny. Police say the charge will be answered at a…

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office has reported the arrest of Bayron Heberto Martinez Perez, a 34-year-old resident of Fulton, following a traffic stop in the Town of Lyons. Martinez Perez faces charges including Driving While Ability Impaired, moving from lane unsafely, and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. The arrest…

Former Acting Chief of the Ithaca Police Department, John Joly, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Ithaca and several officials, alleging racial discrimination and other grievances following his contentious appointment process in late 2022. Joly claims that the city’s former Director of Human Resources, Schelley Michell-Nunn, and former and current city officials discriminated…

A recent report from the New York State Health Department shows a concerning trend: pregnancy-related deaths are significantly more common among Black and other minority women in New York. From 2018 to 2020, there were 121 total pregnancy deaths, with an overall rate of 18.5 deaths per 100,000 live births. Shockingly, the death rate for…