Reviewing 2003
This recap of the news in the readership during 2003 highlights some of the trends and issues with which community residents and elected officials were faced. Among those: housing developments; school district capital improvement projects; weather -- wind, snow, ice and beautiful skies, too; escalating school and town budgets; local elections; the creation of groups lobbying for or against particular local issues and their voicing of concerns in letters to the editor, town building projects and the opening of several new businesses and expansion of existing ones. Take a glance back at 2003 before we begin 2004. more

Brockport Fire Department
receives historical treasure
The Brockport Fire Department museum recently received an old fire helmet formerly worn by Assistant Chief Engineer Leonard Krausey in 1882. Krausey held the position under Chief John A. Getty. Getty was the first fire chief of the department after reorganization in 1877, and is revered as the father of the fire department as we all know it today. more

Boy Scout Troop 292 Eagle Scout
Court of Honor - November 20, 2003
Boy Scout Troop 292 held an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on November 20, at the Churchville Chili High School to recognize Andrew W. Tschorke for earning the rank of Eagle. For his Eagle Scout service project, Andy organized a group of scouts to clear and mulch a new trail and build a bridge in the Paul Road School Nature Center. more

Community effort feeds holiday spirit
Last Christmas, Jimmy Z's restaurant was not yet open, but now it will host a community-wide effort to feed seniors and the financially disadvantaged a full Christmas dinner. more

D. Scott "Scotty" Warthman remembered
Saturday, December 13, 2003 a very special man's life was snuffed out in a motor vehicle accident. D. Scott "Scotty" Warthman had passed away at age 60. Our community of firefighting personnel, antique fire apparatus restorers and collectors, and many folks not part of these interests, but still close to Scotty, are stunned. more

Lakeside Gala Dinner prize winner announced
Barb Deming of Brockport was the winner of two prizes at the Foundation's Annual Gala Dinner - two first class tickets on American Airlines and a $500 gift certificate for Wegmans in Brockport. more

Local man focused on future, regardless of disease
With the New Year comes new hope for 27-year-old Hilton native Dan Putnam. He was diagnosed with leukemia on June 26, but has battled back and is hoping to enter remission in early spring. more

Many questions, but no answers yet concerning Hamlin project
The December 18 public hearing on a proposed government subsidized housing project held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church left attendees begging the question: how many Hamlin residents does it take to get an answer? more

Seymour family memorabilia comes home to Brockport
The hundreds of Seymour family papers and photographs discovered at an on-line auction site by Brockport resident Bill Heyen offer items of familial rather than historical interest but are fascinating nonetheless, say Brockport's historian and historian emeritus. more