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Area Great Trees
Fred Fleming, an 80-something youngster, remembers playing in his grandfather’s big red oak tree when he was a mere 12-year old. Fleming still lives in his family’s 1872 farmhouse on Latta Road in Greece. more

B-B administrator speaks to NYS Assembly
Saying school districts are put into a "gambling mode" when the state doesn't pass its budget in a timely fashion, Byron-Bergen Superintendent of Schools Greg Geer, a guest speaker at a recent Assembly Minority Program Committee meeting, discussed the burden placed on districts in recent years. more

Brockport residents to be hit with tax increase
Police department expenditures, a shrinking fund balance, loss of assessed value for the village and the trickle down effect from September 11 have all apparently contributed to a more than 27.16 percent increase in the tax rate for Brockport residents. more

BUM Players on stage for "The Odd Couple"
The Brockport United Methodist (BUM) Players are preparing their annual Dessert Theatre Comedy. On April 25, 26, 27 and 28, the group will present "The Odd Couple," by Neil Simon. more

Canal initiative at critical juncture, planners say
The Planning Commission created by the State of New York to develop a management plan for the Western Erie Canal Heritage Corridor will hold its next public meeting in Buffalo. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, in the Harbor Room of HSBC Arena from 2 to 4 p.m. more

Community-minded church moves to Gates
Living Hope Community Church, formerly located in North Chili, has moved to what was once the Perk building at 765 Elmgrove Road. The church is renting a portion of the building in which to hold its service and youth group meetings. more

Hilton teachers set for 60 mile walk
Katie Paxton and Mike Johnson, two Hilton teachers and an engaged couple, have only three months until their big day. more

Legion Post in Parma to provide Blue Star Banners
In World War I, families who had members in the armed services hung a banner in their window. This banner was red with a white background and a blue star in the center. The number of stars on the banner symbolized the number of family members in service. more

Local band to participate in
pipe and drum parade in New York City
Members of the Rochester Scottish Pipe Band will join pipers and drummers from nearly every corner of the world as they take part in the largest pipe band and display of kilts ever, when they gather in New York City on April 6 to march in Scottish Power Tunes of Glory. more

New skate ramp welcomed in Parma
In "Field of Dreams," the movie concept was if you build it, they will come. The reality of the Parma Town Hall Skate Park facility is that skaters and skateboard enthusiasts have been enjoying the ramps and rails in large numbers since it opened in 1999, according to town representatives. more

Spencerport village tax rate remains stable
Spencerport Mayor Ted Walker and the Board of Trustees invite all interested persons to the Public Hearing to review the village's proposed Fiscal Year 2002/2003 budget. The public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at Station 1 Fire Hall on Lyell Avenue. more

The BHS Varsity Club presents Senior Citizen Prom
The Varsity Club at Brockport High School will be sponsoring the seventh annual Senior Citizen Prom. This year's Senior Citizen Prom will be at the new High School Cafeteria, 40 Allen Street, Brockport, on Saturday evening, April 27. more