News across Greater Rochester
Medina and Lyndonville/Barker score non league boys soccer victories
Medina posted a 5-2 victory at Cheektowaga this evening in a non league boys soccer game. Aidan Papaj scored 4 goals and Aleks Seefeldt 1 for the Mustangs. Colvin Poole, Tyler Raduns, Cam Fike, Izzy Anderson and Lathan McEwen Miller each had an assist. Now at 2-1, Medina next…
Barker, Roy-Hart, Medina post N-O golf wins
Barker defeated Wilson 244-264, Roy-Hart edged Albion 238-247 and Medina downed Newfane 239-incomplete in Niagara-Orleans League golf matches this afternoon. Barker was led by the quartet of Hudson Prynn (43), Lucas Nestoros (47), Grant Ginavan (48) and Aidan Brandel (49).…
Albion and Medina win cross-country openers
Albion and Medina scored wins on the road today to open the Niagara-Orleans League cross-country season. Albion scored a sweep over Roy-Hart and Wilson at Wilson while Medina split at Newfane. The Albion boys defeated Wilson 15-50 and Roy-Hart 17-44. Roy-Hart bested Wilson 15-50…
Reporter feels strong connection to local rural cemetery with Revolutionary War soldier
SHELBY – It was with great interest I read about the cemetery tours being offered by the Orleans County Historical Association this past summer. The tour for Aug. 2 featured Maple Ridge Cemetery, which just happens to be on the property where I grew up. I lived with my uncle and…
Scout gives Clarendon Historical Society new sign for his Eagle project
Provided photos CLARENDON – The Clarendon Historical Society has a new sign on the group’s property on Route 31A at 16426 Fourth Section Rd. Tyler Moore, wearing yellow shirt, led the effort for the new sign, which was installed on Saturday. Materials for the sign were donated by…
Nearly 2,000 gather for photo celebrating 150 years of Albion school district
Photos courtesy of Albion Central School ALBION – The school district gathered on Friday for a group photo to celebrate 150 years of the school district. This year there are 1,649 students and 278 staff members. The district did a similar photo 25 years ago, gathering on the…
Church choir from Albion sings anthem at Red Wings game
Photos courtesy of Mike Thaine ROCHESTER – The choir at the First Presbyterian Church of Albion sang the national anthem just before the Rochester Red Wings game on labor day, Sept. 7. The Red Wings would go on to defeat the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 3-1. The choir…

Dundon, Deborah Ann
Williamson: Deborah Dundon, 74, of Williamson, New York, passed away on September 10, 2026. She worked as a bus monitor for 16 years before her retirement with Williamson Central School. Outside of work, Deborah found happiness spending time outdoors at home, especially feeding…

Livingston County Probation Supervisor Liz Laney Receives Inaugural Robert M. Maccarone Award
GENESEO, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2026 — The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services recently presented Livingston County Probation Supervisor Elizabeth Laney with the inaugural Robert M. Maccarone Award for Outstanding Service by a Probation Professional.
Schumer: Job Corps will remain open after Trump Administration rescinds closure plans
Iroquois Job Corps in Medina employs over 100, with space for 225 students Press Release, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer A new federal settlement agreement between Job Corps and the Trump administration includes protections against the closing of Job Corps campuses…

A community space rooted in clay
Laurentide Clay, which recently celebrated its grand opening, aims to be an accessible, affordable studio focused on the art of ceramics.

A new, grassroots approach to nurturing small farms
Fresh Farmers Together, a collaborative launched in June, aims to increase the number of new farms, especially ones owned and managed by BIPOC farmers