Bergen referendums voted down
No negative comments were voiced at either of the informational meetings held prior to the Town of Bergen's referendum votes on November 16, but both propositions were vetoed by voters. more

Bergen Town Board approves 2005 budget
Budget figures in the Town of Bergen increased 2.5 percent over 2004's figures. Town officials approved a budget with a total appropriation of $1,935,079 for 2005. The 2004 appropriations total was $1,887,594. more

Brockport police officers receive commendation
Brockport Police Officers Christopher Curley, Steve Mesiti and Ralph Gleason received Certificates of Appreciation at the 2004 Monroe County Traffic Safety Board/Monroe County STOP-DWI Program Eighth Annual Safety Awards Luncheon. Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks was the featured speaker at the event. more

Brockport Village Board discusses library budget
A three percent increase was requested by the Seymour Library for its operating budget and Village of Brockport officials approved the increase at the November 15 board meeting. more

Brockport's visitor center construction moving along
Donations continue to come in and construction is moving along at a good pace for Brockport's Visitor Center and Erie Canal Museum. more

Clarendon approves budget
Reducing health care costs, increased construction, a town-wide reassessment and holding the line on spending all contributed to a decrease in the Town of Clarendon's 2005 tax rate. more

Donations needed for Village II flood victims
Stephanie Bachmann is anxiously awaiting the New Year. It won't take much to beat 2004. A recent car accident compounded the stress she had been feeling as one of the Village II residents who had her apartment flooded September 9. more

Friends and neighbors invited to share in Christmas on the Canal
It's time for Spencerport's 9th annual Christmas On The Canal and Candlelight Stroll. A festive time for families, friends, (new and old) and neighbors to get together and take some time from the usually busy and hectic holiday schedules, go back in time a bit, slow down and join the fun filled beginning of this year's Christmas season. more

New pastor welcomed at Spencerport United Methodist Church
Ellen Loughrin was appointed to the Spencerport United Methodist Church and began her ministry there on July 1. A 2004 graduate from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, Loughrin's own path to the ministry and Spencerport was the result of a series of hard-work miracles, she said. more

Ogden Farmers' Library receives grant from Target Stores
The Ogden Farmers' Library is the recipient of a $1,000 grant from Target Stores in support of the "City Country: Know Your Neighbors" pen pal program. The program, a joint effort between the Ogden Library and the Lyell Branch of the Rochester Public Library, debuted in the summer of 2004. more

Pete's Tree Farm gets ready
for the holiday season
Peter Costanza started up Pete's Christmas Trees out of a barber shop on Genesee Street in Rochester in 1931. The business was moved to Paul Road in Chili in 1942 where trees were grown on site and sold there. more

Reilich says additional federal aid
available for storm damages
According to Assemblyman Bill Reilich (R,C,I-Greece), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved New York state's appeal for homeowners, renters and small businesses in Monroe County to be made eligible for federal disaster assistance for damages and other losses caused by late summer storms. more

Request for more BPD officers vetoed again
In the midst of lack of part time officers, potential retirements and disability leaves by officers, the Brockport Police Department continues to face a shortage of manpower to cover its shifts. And because of that they may lose grant funding given to the department as part of the Stop DWI program. more

Spencerport man builds sweet music
Richard Noah is a retired plumber with one big pipe dream. The 80-year-old Spencerport resident has vivid memories of his Buffalo childhood going to as many shows at the Shea's Performing Art Center as possible. more

Unique Dornier aircraft makes stop in Batavia
Nikos Gitsis, in his mid-30s, doesn't look like a co-owner of an airline, but he's been one for the past ten years. A former resident of Ogden, he grew up on the family farm on Whittier Road and graduated from Spencerport High School in 1986. more