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Local News
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PHIL LOSSIFER
It's difficult not rehashin' previous columns, don't like t' chew the same chaw week after week. Which is what Media does, they harp an' re-harp until one can almost repeat what the talkin' heads 're gonna say...[Read full story]
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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL - ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS SUCCUMB TO PRESSURE TO PASS CIVIL CONFINEMENT MEASURE
Assembly Democrats have rejected civil confinement since 1993;
Kolb applauds new effort
Assemblyman Brian Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) today announced that, after repeatedly failing to act on Assembly Republican-sponsored legislation that would keep the most dangerous sex offenders behind bars, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has finally succumbed to public demand for stricter sentences for convicted sexual predators by proposing bills that include a civil confinement policy...[Read full story]
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A GOOD YEAR FOR NEW YORK AND OUR REGION
The 2005 legislative session was one of the most successful terms for the state Legislature in memory due, in large part, to a "call to arms" from you - the residents of New York. We all realize New York years ago headed down a road - 20 years of late state budgets, a tax system that alienated business owners, social programs that helped no one - that none of us wanted to travel, especially property owners...[Read full story]
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THE PLANT MAN
Tree Thieves may be Targeting your "Growing Investment"
Tree thieves are in the news again. A reader recently sent me a newspaper story about alleged thieves targeting hemlock trees. According to the article, park rangers found 2,700 hemlock saplings and seedlings dug from the Grundy Forest Natural Area, near Tracy City, Tennessee. The park rangers arrested three men who had apparently planned to sell the hemlocks to a plant nursery. As a nurseryman myself, I can say that it would have been unlikely that any nursery would have been gullible enough to buy the trees from these alleged rustlers. Apart from the legal issues, those hemlocks would have been unlikely to survive the trauma...[Read full story]
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LAURA ON LIFE
Yep, it's the holiday season again. I know this not because of what the date is on the calendar (who has time to look?), but because of the songs that are being sung in joyful anticipation all over my house...[Read full story]
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MANCHESTER TOWN BOARD SPECIAL MEETING
A special meeting of the Manchester Town Board was held November 22, 2005. The purpose of the meeting was to consider a resolution for the approval of the Town of Manchester to submit an Application for Grant funding along with and the Villages of Shortsville and Manchester for Quality Communities Program for Funds to Support the Development of an Intermunicipal Environmental Infrastructure Analysis and Economic Development Plan...[Read full story]
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NOMINATIONS BEING TAKEN FOR RODNEY LIGHTFOOTE AGRICULTURAL AWARD
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2006 Rodney Lightfoote Agricultural Viability and Innovation Award for Ontario County. This award is presented to an individual, organization, or business that has provided outstanding leadership in championing ideas and efforts to enhance agriculture in Ontario County. Established by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County in collaboration with the Agriculture Enhancement Board and Ontario County Farm Bureau, the annual award serves as a perpetual memorial in honor of the late Rodney Lightfoote...[Read full story]
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People's Choice Awards - Granger Homestead Festival of Trees
The Festival of Trees at the Granger Homestead closed on Sunday, December 4 with the announcement of the People's Choice prize winners and drawing for a Free Family Membership. The nearly 2400 visitors voted for their favorite displays by casting a ballot during the festival between November 11 and December 4. In addition, visitors were offered an opportunity to participate in a drawing for a free family membership to the Granger Homestead Society...[Read full story]
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM YOUR PHELPS-CLIFTON SPRINGS RELAY FOR LIFE COMMITTEE
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