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Orleans Hub Published September 27

Green misses the cut at Arkansas tourney

A strong finish was not quite enough as Medina’s Melanie Green has missed the cut at the LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Green posted an even par round of 71 today to finish the first two days of the tournament at 2 under which was 2 shots off the cutline of 4…

Orleans Hub Published September 26

NY has free fishing day today with no license required

Press Release, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Today is the one of six designated free fishing days in New York State, where the fishing license requirement is waived. “Fishing in New York is better than ever,” said DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton. “Whether it’s…

Orleans Hub Published September 25

Green has 69 to open LPGA Arkansas tourney

Resuming LPGA Tour competition after a three week layoff, Medina’s Melanie Green got off to a solid start firing a 2 under par 69 today on the first round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Green had 5 birdies, 1 bogey and 1 double bogey on the day. Starting on the back 9…

Orleans Hub Published September 24

Gillibrand seeks to halt tariffs, Trump’s import ban on Canadian products

Press Release, U.S. Kirsten Gillibrand WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference demanding passage of her legislation to curb President Trump’s costly trade war with Canada. This comes less than a week before a sweeping…

Orleans Hub Published September 24

Regular people hurt as tax cuts for rich, reckless spending fuel national debt

Editor: We may not be experiencing a temporary economic adjustment. Long-term problems hurting consumers since the Reagan tax cuts and now the further ballooning deficit are out of control. Nostrums to deal with this – too long in vogue – are killing us. Tariffs hurt prices.…

Orleans Hub Published September 24

After predicting last winter’s brutal weather, Papponetti sees less severe cold this time

Animal control officer says squirrels aren’t furiously stacking pine cones like a year ago ALBION – It was about a year ago when Harry Papponetti, Albion’s animal control officer for more than 30 years, made a grim prediction: the area would be facing a brutal winter. Papponetti…

Orleans Hub Published September 23

Roy-Hart duo on Alfred U. football team

Orleans Hub Published September 21

Summer’s swan song

Tuesday marks the start of autumn Today is the last full day of summer. On Tuesday, at precisely 8:04 p.m., fall will begin. It starts with the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22. This is the time when the sun shines directly above the Earth’s equator, creating nearly equal 12-hour…

Orleans Hub Published September 21

Gas jumps by 16 cents in US in past week with diesel up 28 cents

The average price for regular unleaded gas took another 16-cent jump in the past week to $4.47 a gallon, according to AAA. This is the second straight week regular unleaded week increased by 16 cents nationally. A year ago, the price was $3.18. The New York State average is…

Orleans Hub Published September 20

Train derailed in Holley 100 years ago, killing 1 while others narrowly escaped

By Catherine Cooper, Orleans County Historian “Illuminating Orleans” – Volume 6, No. 26 HOLLEY – On a Friday afternoon, September 24, 1926, a fast moving east-bound freight train crashed head-on into a switch-engine on the Falls branch of the New York Central Railroad a short…

Orleans Hub Published September 18

Pig on loose returns home in Albion

‘Socks’ reunites with pot-bellied siblings ALBION – The black pig that was on the lam for more than a week in Albion is back home. The pig named Socks came out of a wooded area last night and reunited with her two pot-bellied sisters. Stephanie Marquardt said she called out to…

Orleans Hub Published September 17

Some leaves are starting to change color for fall foliage season

The fall foliage season is in the early stages with some leaves changing from green. I Love NY tourism on Wednesday posted its first fall foliage report from around the state. In Western New York and the Finger Lakes the leaves haven’t changed much. The most significant changes…