Brockport Toy Shelf readies for the holiday
'Tis the season and the Brockport Toy Shelf has been stocking up on gifts for area children. Last year, the Toy Shelf supplied gifts for 608 children, from babies up to teenagers, from 204 Brockport Central School district families. more

Byron receives money to extend water districts
USDA Rural Development announced the approval of a $454,000 grant to the Town of Byron to extend public water to Water District #2. more

Clarendon gathers opinion on future of historic church
The Universalist Stone Church has been a fixture in Clarendon since 1835. It was dedicated in 1837 and has received plenty of attention having been written up in several history books of the town. more

Former library clerk takes on duties of Holley library director
Sandy Shaw has been on the job three months and said she feels both at home and also as if she’s still learning the ropes in her role as the library director at the Community Free Library in Holley. more

Fully stocked hatchery readies for fishing season
The Fish Hatchery at Powder Mills Park is fully stocked and expects to release 18,000 trout throughout the 2006 fishing season. more

IRS has new 2006 standard mileage rates
The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2006 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. more

Lakeside Beikirch Care Center resident celebrates 100 years
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center resident Ahnie Burke celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, December 4, with a family party on the fourth floor of the Care Center, complete with a cake and a poster board decorated with 100 construction paper candles. more

Lions Club offers ways to recycle and help others
The Churchville Lions Club thanks the Village of Churchville, Town of Riga and Town of Riga Recycling Center for helping the club recycle. more

Local woman nominated for Athena award
For more than 20 years, the Women's Council has sponsored the Athena Award and this year, Gay Lenhard, Town of Ogden supervisor, is one of the 22 nominees. more

Ogden holds Practice Emergency Meeting
Q: What would we do if there was a sleet storm?
"It's 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday (later described as a school day). There's been an early morning light drizzle which has become freezing rain; there are 2-6 inches of snow on the ground. Trees are down, power failures have occurred and the fire department is already out and working." more

Parma Special Police swear in new officers
Three of the newest members of the Parma Special Police Department completed their initial Peace Officer and Special Police training and were sworn in on Monday, December 5 at the Parma Town Offices. more

Spencerport's first Christmas tree makes book debut
It was a lopsided, bent-over, pipe-clogging, hat-snatching tree when it lived at 175 Maplewood Avenue, and before it was chopped down to grace the Village of Spencerport square as its first village Christmas tree. more

Spencerport revitalization meeting draws crowd
More than 90 people came and shared their thoughts on a concept plan aimed at the revitalization of the Village of Spencerport's waterfront. more