Category: Finger Lakes

Rural areas in New York are bracing for a significant housing crisis, with a potential surge in evictions forecasted over the next decade, warns the Rural Housing Coalition of New York State. Leaders with the group have criticized the governor’s executive budget for overlooking rural housing needs and cutting crucial funding. These reductions target programs…

The Syracuse basketball team will head to Atlanta to visit Georgia Tech in the first contest of a two-game road trip tonight at 5:30 p.m.  The Orange (16-9, 7-7 ACC) are coming off an 86-79 home victory over North Carolina and have won two of their last three.  The Yellow Jackets (10-15, 3-11 ACC) have…

Freshman forward Ryan Walsh (one goal, one assist) and sophomore Dalton Bancroft (two assists) logged multi-point nights, and junior goaltender Ian Shane stopped all 10 shots he faced to lead the No. 12-ranked Cornell men’s hockey team to a 3-0 victory over Brown before a sold-out crowd of 4,267 at Lynah Rink on Friday night. Freshman defenseman Hoyt Stanley and junior forward Kyle Penney…

Junior guard Pat Healy scored a game-high 25 points to spark the Hobart basketball team to a 76-63 Liberty League win over Vassar tonight. The win, coupled with Clarkson’s win over RPI, moved the Statesmen back into a three-way tie for first in the conference with one game remaining in the regular season. Healy’s fireworks included a…

The 14th-ranked William Smith squash team defeated Dickinson 5-4 in a quarterfinal match in the Kurtz Cup at the College Squash Association Team Championships this afternoon. With the win, the Herons advance to the semifinals where they will take on Georgetown tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. FOR THE RECORDWilliam Smith is now 12-3 on the season.Dickinson…

The Section V boys and girls high school basketball postseason begins on Saturday, February 17. Check out the brackets from each of the 16 tournaments being conducted across all the classifications of Section V as area high school teams compete for a Sectional Championship. The brackets that appear below will be updated as the tournament…

On Wednesday, February 14 the Cayuga County Legislature held a series of committee meetings. Their full-legislature meeting is scheduled for later this month. Get the latest headlines delivered to your inbox each morning. Sign up for our Morning Edition to start your day. FL1 on the Go! Download the free FingerLakes1.com App for Android (All Android…

On Tuesday, February 13 the Seneca County Board of Supervisors held their monthly meeting. It was their second full-session of the 2024 year. Get the latest headlines delivered to your inbox each morning. Sign up for our Morning Edition to start your day. FL1 on the Go! Download the free FingerLakes1.com App for Android (All Android…

The Independent Redistricting Commission has finalized new congressional maps for New York, introducing minor adjustments to several upstate districts. With the state Legislature set to decide on accepting these modifications or drafting their own, the political landscape remains uncertain. The IRC’s proposal, which aims to minimally alter existing boundaries, now awaits legislative action. The Legislature…

Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration has released the final amendments to the proposed $233 billion state budget, emphasizing economic stability and no new taxes. In a Manhattan event, State Budget Director Blake Washington highlighted the administration’s commitment to keeping the state competitive while addressing the need to rationalize spending. The budget, which aims for a $1…