Award recognizes groups for protecting farmland
The Macedon Farmland Protection Project, a joint effort of private, public and nonprofit entities, will receive the Uncommonly Good Award from the Common Good Planning Center, a nonpartisan program working to ensure livable communities and a thriving region. more

Brockport approves Explorer ‘Ride-along’ program
A new program allowing youth to "ride-along" on fire calls with Brockport’s fire department was approved at a recent board meeting. more

Brockport police department updates operating procedures
In light of previous difficulties experienced by the Brockport Police Department's evidence room, Acting Police Chief Douglas Ziegler has been implementing wide-sweeping changes. "We have spent considerable time modernizing and organizing the property room to bring it into compliance," he said. Ziegler credited Officers Mark Cyr and Michael DeToy with completing of the task. more

Brockport to spruce up Main Street corridor
The beautification of Brockport’s Main Street corridor is scheduled to begin before year's end. Village of Brockport officials accepted a $127,200 bid from Hub Langie Paving Corporation for the completion of the work. Hub Langie was the only contractor to bid the project even though legal notices were published in the Suburban News, the village’s legal newspaper, and in the Dodge Report (a publication for general contractors that lists available projects). more

County partners with towns to accept household hazardous waste
Monroe County's Department of Environmental Services, along with the Villages of Hilton, Spencerport, Towns of Parma, Ogden and the Eastman Kodak Company will co-host a regional Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection at the Village of Hilton Public Works Facility, 50 Henry Street, Saturday, September 15, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. All drop-offs are by appointment only. To make an appointment contact the Village of Hilton at 392-4144. more

Hilton Apple Fest sponsors two new contests and a children's display
Apple Fest 2001 is sponsoring three new creative events. They are: Fall Decoration Contest (residents), Fall Decoration Contest (businesses), and Fall Decoration Children's Display. more

Local Environmental Conservation Officer honored
Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Thomas Flaitz was recently named Officer of the Year for the Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8 by his fellow law enforcement officers. Officer Flaitz is assigned to a patrol area which encompasses Orleans and Genesee Counties. In addition to regular patrol duties for the two-county area, Flaitz is a firearms instructor, a field training officer and a heavy duty diesel vehicle emissions inspector. more

Mildred Snyder on her 100th birthday
A large group consisting of family members, former neighbors, former students, former colleagues and some who only knew her by the stories that still survive forty-one years after her retirement, met and reminisced with Mildred Snyder on her one hundredth birthday on Sunday, August 5 at the West Side Manor Adult Care Residence. more

New magazine highlights New York's archives and history
The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust offer a new quarterly magazine, "New York Archives." The feature articles and departments in this publication draw their content from the millions of historical records in the care of the State Archives and thousands of other historical organizations located in virtually every community in New York state. more

Spencerport Volunteer Ambulance seeking paid workers
Thirty-five years ago, Spencerport Volunteer Ambulance Service had no trouble finding volunteers. In fact, a year after service began in 1966 it had 160 members. "It's gone downhill since," said Director of Operations Jeff Tewksbury. "With changes in the economy and so many families needing dual incomes, people just don't have the time anymore." more

The Lloyds will be missed, community members say
A Spencerport icon is leaving. Rev. Harold (Skip) Lloyd, pastor of the White Church, will be moving to Athol, Massachusetts, where he will serve as the pastor of Athol United Church of Christ. A Farewell Open House was given at the White Church (Sunday, August 26 from 2 to 4 p.m.). Rev. Lloyd's last Sunday service in Spencerport will be on Sunday, September 2. more

Veterans' Hepatitis C/Diabetes screening
The Rochester Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic and the Canandaigua VA Medical Center are partnering with Veterans Aimed Toward Awareness and the Veterans Network of Kodak Employees to conduct a free Hepatitis C/Diabetes screening on September 11 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Kodak's Theater on the Ridge, Bldg. 28, 200 Ridge Road West in Rochester. more

Water Collaborative to clean up Rochester
The Water Education Collaborative, located at the Rochester Museum & Science Center, is inviting the community to participate in this year's International Coastal Cleanup. The 15th Annual International Coastal Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, September 15, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Last year, approximately 250,000 pounds of debris was collected from over 1,000 sites worldwide. The Rochester community is joining in this extensive effort to protect and restore this unique community resource along the Genesee River and Durand Eastman Beach. more