BISCO donates $37,093 to benefit community
The Brockport Integrated Service & Community Organizations (BISCO) donated a total of $37,093 to various community projects during their fiscal year October 2001 through September 2002. The largest grants were given in support of the Kool Kids Program and the Skate Board Park which received $12,243 and $20,000, respectively. more
BISCO sponsors toy shelf
The Board of Directors of the Brockport Integrated Service & Community Organizations (BISCO) has become the new sponsor of the Brockport Toy Shelf. It will be the not-for-profit organization that receives and disburses funds for this volunteer project. more
Brockport Fire Chief urges safety
With the fire and ambulance departments having logged 947 and more than 1400 calls year to date, respectively, Fire Chief Gregory Wing urges drivers to proceed with caution. more
Brockport receives grant for visitor center construction
With the construction of a visitor's center along the banks of the Erie Canal, the Village of Brockport will be in a better position to lure visitors to its historic Main Street. more
Brockport restructures fire/ambulance budget
Following outcry from town supervisors at the November 4 board meeting, Village of Brockport officials have reexamined the fire and ambulance budgets. more
Clarkson Historical Society offers raffle chances, tour of homes
The Clarkson Historical Society (CHS) will be raffling off an Irish black watch mohair throw through the months of December, January and the first week in February. Tickets will be available at $1 each or 6 for $5. more
Contamination clean up nears end in Brockport
Brockport property owner John Lessord said that after many years he will feel comfortable going into his backyard. more
Free mugs honor America
When Parma Meetinghouse holds its annual holiday open house on December 1 from 1 to 4 p.m., new exhibits and free gifts will be featured. more
Gingerbread House Contest at Ogden Farmers' Library in December
The Ogden Farmers' Library holds their second annual Gingerbread House Contest and invites community members to enter their original house designs by Saturday, December 7 at 4:30 p.m. more
Historical association hosts Santa image collector
The Orleans County Historical Association will host a Holiday Dinner and program at Hickory Ridge Country Club on Thursday, December 5 starting at 6 p.m. The featured after dinner speaker will be the well-known Santa collector Bob Hoffman from Pittsford. more
IRS grants Brockport Development Corp. not for profit status
Dovetailing with the village's plans for construction of a new museum and other revitalization plans along the Erie Canal, Brockport's Development Corporation has been granted 501(c)(3) status. more
Landscaping enhances Lakeside entrance area
The main entrance and gazebo at Lakeside Health System recently received major renovations. Kyle Rombaut and his fellow boy scouts worked over the summer and early fall landscaping the gazebo and flagpole garden areas on the grounds of Lakeside Health System. more
Local musicians perform at Lakeside Gala Dinner
Musicians and vocalists performing at Lakeside's Annual Gala Dinner featuring Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright all reside within the local community. This year's event will begin with a Press Conference and Reception at Lakeside, followed by the black tie formal dinner at the Crowne Plaza Rochester on Friday, December 6. more
Monroe County Pomona Grange donates to Children's Hospital
On Tuesday, November 12, eleven members of the Monroe County Pomona Grange along with the moral support from some Monroe County Subordinate Granges made a gift to the Golisano Children's Hospital of the Strong Memorial Hospital. more
Notes from Brockport and Sweden
The flyers mentioned in last month's article were available at the Agricultural Heritage Festival in the village of Brockport on October 25. They can also be found at the Sweden Town Hall and soon in the Village Hall, the Morgan Manning House and Bittersweet. more
Share a part of summer with a Belfast child
The Irish Children's Program (ICP) of Rochester is looking for host families to welcome a child from Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the summer of 2003. For the five week visit, the children will feel safe in area homes and forge friendships with children of other religions that they would never meet in their homeland. In Belfast, the neighborhoods are divided by religion, with concrete walls and barbed wire. more
Spencerport Aglow decorating contest entries sought
The seventh annual Holiday Lighting Contest sponsored by the Spencerport Area Chamber of Commerce invites residents to light up their homes for judging. more
Spencerport Christmas on the Canal holiday event set
On Sunday, December 8, Spencerport village will celebrate Christmas on the Canal on Union Street (between West Avenue and Amity Street) in the village of Spencerport. more
Students share messages of peace
Megan Specksgoor, sixth grade student at Churchville-Chili Intermediate School, and Devin Flood, eighth grade student at Churchville-Chili Junior High School, each won first place in a local poster competition sponsored by the Churchville Lions Club. more
Thanksgiving 1925 - Bless This House
Thanksgiving was Thursday, but Monday the real beginning, preparations for a family gathering at the old home, built a century ago. more
Churchville Comprehensive Plan Committee Survey
Brockport students participate in NYSSMA
C-C bookstore opens
Hill Elementary School discovers Biome Regions of the World
Holley sixth graders visit Challenger Learning Center
Kendall takes "Learn To Earn" on the road
Soup's on project aids others