FINGER LAKES--Seniors throughout the region will celebrate the milestone of high school graduation this week at area schools. Dundee Central School will mark the accomplishment of the seniors at a ceremony Thursday, June 23 at 6 p.m. As always, if the weather cooperates, the school's front lawn will serve as the commencement stage. This year the valedictorian is Renae Gregory and the salutatorian is Hayley Herrick.

WATKINS GLEN--Racing will return to Watkins Glen with the upcoming Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen this weekend. The sports cars will comprise the largest field since 2014 to take on the Watkins Glen International road course. A total of 49 cars from five classes will be on the track for the six-hour endurance race in the seventh event of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.

WATKINS GLEN-The Schuyler County Legislature and the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED) announce the first project to be completed under the Schuyler County Downtown & Business Improvement ARPA Program. Bleachers Sports Bar and Grill will receive a $25,000 award for adding a new outside seating facility to their footprint.

FINGER LAKES--The Seneca Waterways Council, a regional Boy Scouts organization, has announced that due to financial issues created by the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy agreement, Camp Babcock-Hovey will be sold. In the meantime, the camp will continue to operate through October and is still taking reservations.

ALBANY (AP) -- New York's new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, a gap that could limit its effectiveness in deterring future military-style assaults. During the May 14 attack, the gunman wore a steel-plated vest, an armor strong enough to stop a handgun round fired by a store security guard who tried to halt the rampage.

WATKINS GLEN--After a two-year absence due to COVID, Watkins Glen Promotions will bring back the annual Waterfront Festival for its 27th year Saturday, June 18 at Seneca Lake Harbor Park. Along with the classic cardboard boat regatta, there will be live music, food, vendors from around the region and more. "We are very excited to finally have it back," said Watkins Glen Mayor Luke Leszyk.

PENN YAN--The Annual Cruisin' Night and Block Party in downtown Penn Yan returns for its 24th year, Friday, June 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. for a night of classic and antique vehicles lined up along Main Street. Ruby Shooz, New York's classic 50s & 60s Rock 'n Roll band will be performing during the event on Jacob Street. In addition to the local restaurants, there will be several food vendors on-site during the event. The Elks Lodge is also hosting a traditional hot dog roast.

PENN YAN--The annual New York Haiti Benefit Auction will be returning to the Yates County Fairgrounds, Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18. Friday evening will feature the fish fry and roast beef dinner from 4 to 7 p.m., with the first auction at 6 p.m. for a variety of items. It will then be followed by a cattle auction at 6:30 p.m.

YATES COUNTY--During a busy meeting Monday, June 13 the Yates County Legislature approved the redistricting map, approved new video conferencing rules, renamed the Yates County Department of Emergency Services and transferred $8 million to reserve funds. With sales tax numbers growing ever higher in recent years combined with a reduction in debt services, a recent audit determined Yates had millions of additional unappropriated dollars available to spend.

SCHUYLER COUNTY--The Schuyler County Legislature passed a resolution Monday, June 13 to withdraw support for the performing arts center at the old middle school in Watkins Glen. Although the project had already been awarded funding to further develop the space, that money will now go towards another Downtown Revitalization Initiative project.

WATKINS GLEN--The Watkins Glen board of trustees has hired Fred Warrick of Beaver Dams to be the new village clerk in a unanimous vote during the Monday, June 7 meeting. Warrick, who had been serving as interim clerk, will now finish out the appointed term which is set to expire next year.

FINGER LAKES--The Hillick and Hobbs hospitality center is slated to open on Saturday, June 18 on the Southeastern banks of Seneca Lake. Part of a growing trend of new wineries, breweries and adjacent businesses opening throughout the Finger Lakes, owner Paul Hobbs is hoping to stand out.

PENN YAN--The Keuka Arts Festival will be returning to the Keuka Outlet, Saturday and Sunday this weekend, June 11 and 12. Organizers of the festival are excited about the energy surrounding this year's event. "We had to cancel the 2020 festival," said Committee Co-chair Karen Morris, "and the 2021 Festival was postponed until September. Between the pandemic and change of dates, last year was really more of a 'stop-gap.'" Morris explained the pandemic years were particularly hard on artists who depend upon the summer "festival circuit" for a large portion of their yearly income.

MONTOUR FALLS--After an extended absence due to COVID, the Montour Falls Fire Department Annual Festival and Parade of Bands is coming back to Schuyler County. Scheduled for this Thursday through Saturday, June 9 to 11, this will mark the 64th year that the department has hosted the event. "We are back, that is our motto this year, after three years away because of COVID. It's a lot of work but we are looking forward to it," said Jeff Confer, deputy chief for the Montour Falls Fire Department.

DUNDEE--The child learning center, Rainbow Junction of Penn Yan, and the Dundee Children's Center have announced an agreement for Rainbow Junction to take over the Dundee Children's Center and continue to offer services in Dundee. While the transfer is not yet complete, officials from Rainbow Junction are already working to finalize the paperwork and licensing requirements.

NEW YORK STATE--Gov. Kathy Hochul Monday, June 6 signed a legislative package to immediately strengthen the state's gun laws, close loopholes and implement other protections for New Yorkers following the recent mass shootings at Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas. Hochul signed the bills at the Northeast Bronx YMCA flanked by Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Speaker Carl Heastie, partners in the legislature, Attorney General Letitia James and victims and survivors of gun violence.

PENN YAN--Yates County Judge Jason Cook was joined by Seventh Judicial District Administrative Judge William Taylor and former Yates County Judge Patrick Falvey at a ceremony in the Yates Courthouse, Thursday, June 2 to unveil the Historical Society of New York Courts' Traveling Lemmon Slave Case Exhibit.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York lawmakers have passed a milestone environmental measure designed to tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels. Both supporters and opponents say that the closely watched bill, approved early Friday by the state Senate, is the first of its kind in the U.S.

FINGER LAKES--Please click the 'Read More...' link to see the weekly sports results for Penn Yan, Dundee, Hammondsport, Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour. These results appeared in the June 8 newspapers.

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FINGER LAKES--Please click the 'Read More...' link to see the weekly sports results for Dundee, Penn Yan, Hammondsport, Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour. These results appeared in the May 25 newspapers.

FINGER LAKES--Please click the 'Read More...' link to see the weekly sports results for Dundee, Penn Yan, Hammondsport, Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour. These results appeared in the May 18 newspapers.

FINGER LAKES--Please click the 'Read More...' link to see the weekly sports results for Watkins Glen, Odessa-Montour, Penn Yan, Dundee and Hammondsport. These results appeared in the May 11 newspapers.

FINGER LAKES--Please click the 'Read More...' link to see the weekly sports results for Penn Yan, Dundee, Hammondsport, Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour. These results appeared in the May 5 newspapers.

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FINGER LAKES--Please click the 'Read More...' link to see the weekly sports results. These writeups appeared in the April 20 newspapers.

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FINGER LAKES--Please click the 'Read More...' link to see the weekly sports results for Penn Yan, Dundee, Hammondsport, Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour. These results appeared in the Feb. 9 newspapers.

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