Maple Springs residents raise speeding concerns

September 16, 2026

ELLERY - Maple Springs residents are asking the Ellery Town Board for help with speeding vehicles in the area. Residents addressed the board recently regarding vehicles driving too fast on the roads in the area. The residents said they are concerned for the safety of the children and are worried an accident will happen. The board can apply to the state to reduce the speed limit in that area, ask the county Sheriff’s office and New York State Police to increase a patrol presence in Maple Springs and use a speed trailer to monitor vehicles’ speed. Maple Springs residents decided ...

RTPI Plein Air Festival culminates in weekend sale

September 16, 2026

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute’s annual Plein Air Festival is ongoing right now, with artists spending their time outdoors across the area painting and making art of a place in nature locally that inspires them. Following this year’s festival is a sale at the end of the week, and one ...

Lessons In Mentoring: Chautauqua Lake Elementary School featured as positive outlier in NYKids case study

September 15, 2026

  MAYVILLE — NYKids, a school improvement hub based in the University of Albany’s School of Education, has released a new case study examining Chautauqua Lake Elementary School. The study identifies Chautauqua Lake Elementary as a positive outlier school, exploring how the school has ...

Bemus Point working with authorities on theft case

September 15, 2026

BEMUS POINT — Following the arrest of a Rochester man at the beginning of the month regarding the alleged theft of funds from three school districts, including Bemus Point Central School, the district is continuing to work with authorities on the next steps. New York State Police arrested ...

Harsher punishments for negligent homicide of a child proposed

September 15, 2026

Two Upstate Republicans are calling for an increase in maximum prison time for those found guilty of criminally negligent homicide of a child to 20 years to life. Sen. Jim Tedisco, R-Ballston Lake and Assemblyman Matt Simpson, R-Adirondack, are sponsoring “Joycelynn’s Law” in the state ...

JMI: plant still operational after Friday fire

September 15, 2026

JMI Concrete in Falconer will have a hiccup in its operations, but Friday’s fire won’t put a permanent crimp in the company’s plans. The company said via Facebook over the weekend that a fire that destroyed its service garage at the 1946 New York Ave., Falconer, facility didn’t ...