Area residents win Prudential Community Champions Awards
Priscilla Beeman, of North Chili, a sales associate for Prudential Real Estate Affiliates in Spencerport, has received a Prudential Community Champions Rising Star Award of $250 for the Salvation Army Churchville-Chili Chapter. more

BISCO issues challenge grant to Brockport Symphony
The Brockport Integrated Service and Community Organization (BISCO) will grant the Brockport Symphony Orchestra up to a total of $1,500 providing the orchestra can raise up to $3,000 by virtue of its other fundraising efforts by June 1, 2002. more

Brockport/Sweden Toy Shelf donations accepted
The Brockport-Sweden Toy Shelf is in full swing for 2001. The purpose of the Toy Shelf is to ensure that all children be remembered with gifts for Christmas when parents are, for any reason, unable to provide for them. Every year, children newborn through 17 years old are able to wake up on Christmas morning to gifts, books and stocking stuffers; gifts from their parents … provided by our loving community. more

Brockport welcomes new historian
The new keeper of Brockport's history is long-time resident Jacqueline Morris. Morris said she spent a couple of months mulling over the decision to accept the position once she was asked. more

Coping with holiday grief
Mayo Clinic suggests these ways to deal with and understand the pain of loss that holidays can trigger in you or your loved ones. more

Deadline nears for college savings program
New York state Assemblyman Charles Nesbitt (R,C-Albion) reminds residents that December 31 is the last day to apply for New York's College Savings Program and still be eligible to deduct contributions from this year's New York state taxable income. more

Expanded Occupational Health at Lakeside Health System
Cynthia J. Rombaut, RN, BSN, will be the new Director of Occupational Health at Lakeside Health System, effective January 7, 2002. more

First tour pits men against the sea
Six days after I reported aboard the USS Bayonne PF-21 in Japan, we cleared Yokosuka harbor on our way to Ocean Station Victor and began our own version of "Men Against the Sea" by heading out into the teeth of a gale. It got worse three days later when, according to the deck log, "We experienced 12 continuous hours of whole gale winds (40-50 knots) with mountainous waves and suffered a considerable amount of non critical damage." As a non-swimmer, I considered the loss of our life rafts very critical. more

Flyrock from Ogden mining site causes neighborhood concerns
On November 5, Dolomite, leasor of the Manitou Sand and Gravel pit, conducted a blast to open a new lift (or level) in the quarry floor. That blast, as well as earlier blast on September 17, resulted in flyrock. According to Shirley Zicafoose, "Large rocks were rained upon residents to the south of the pit. Rocks as large as 30 pounds were blasted out of the pit onto adjacent property." more

Jimmy's murder remains as unsolved mystery
So far this year there have been 40 murders in the Rochester area. Each year, about 25 percent of the murders committed go unsolved, according to Sheriff's Department statistics. more

Murray building proposal defeated for second time
For the second time, Town of Murray officials have been thwarted in their desire to construct a new town hall. more

NYS Winter Travel and Ski Guide available
The 2001-2002 New York State Winter Travel and Ski Guide is now available free of charge from the New York State Division of Tourism. more

Village Zoning Board denies St. John's Church variances
The Spencerport Zoning Board of Appeals held a special meeting November 29 to discuss the proposed controversial renovations of St. John's Church in Spencerport. To accommodate the large crowd the meeting was held at the Spencerport Fire Hall on Lyell Avenue. The application for variances needed for construction of an addition to the masonry at the corner of Martha and Amity Streets in the village was denied. more

Warm weather impacts cabbage, wheat crops
Warm weather has affected the harvest and storage of cabbage, one of western New York's major fall crops. Cabbage can be difficult to store and manage when warm weather prevails during November and December. more

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