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MCNS Preschoolers make gingerbread
The MCNS Preschool Three Year Old Class has fun making gingerbread together! Throughout the month of December, students are...
MCNS Preschoolers make gingerbread
The MCNS Preschool Three Year Old Class has fun making gingerbread together! Throughout the month of December, students are...
MCNS Preschoolers make gingerbread
The MCNS Preschool Three Year Old Class has fun making gingerbread together! Throughout the month of December, students are...
MCNS Preschoolers make gingerbread
The MCNS Preschool Three Year Old Class has fun making gingerbread together! Throughout the month of December, students are noticing the wonderful smells of the season. Submitted photo
Scottsville Historical Home Spotlight: The Sill-Robson House
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY An historical home junkie with an eye for detail would probably notice that No. 12 Rochester Street, the yellow colonial at the south end of the picturesque street, is the only home featuring a recessed front porch (in fairness, first the person would probably note that the...
Sports and Activities
HF-L Middle School to present Aladdin, Jr.
It’s a whole new world for over 60 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School as...
HF-L High Drama Club to present The Curious Savage
Ethel P. Savage is an elderly woman whose husband dies and leaves her approximately $10 million. She wishes to...
Carosa Commentary
Celebrate Greater Western New York’s Birthday on December 16th!
More and more people are discovering the Greater Western New York Region wasn’t originally part of New York State but was annexed several years after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. And a good thing, too! The British attempt to retake America from Canada in the War of 1812...
George and Me
No matter who we are, life has a tendency to place us in moments of historical context. We may not know it at the time of the event, but as the years go by we begin to recognize the significance – and coincidence – of it all. As we...
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Are you stuffed with stuffing? Are you still sweet on sweet potatoes? Did you eat 3.1416 slices of pumpkin pie, apple pie, and (my favorite) chocolate banana cream pie? And, despite all this voraciousness, is the fridge still filled with food? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Thanksgiving Leftovers,” and...
Cuomo Courts Amazon with Our Money
Scam artists know a thing or two about human behavior. More than the humans they are about to scam. That’s the problem. Want to know a worse problem? When those scammed humans are playing with your money. Why is this important right now and why should this concern you?...
The Glorious Road to the Memorable 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
Let’s take a trip down memory lane to the event that inspired the hit song “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis” and the subsequent 1944 musical film Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland. It was a happening that led to many popular foods, or at least that’s...
First Man – A Titanic Odyssey of The Right Stuff
What happened when something touches you so deeply, it forever stays with you? That’s the feeling I have whenever I recall Apollo 11. A lot of things got burned into my nine-year-old brain during those nine days from lift off to splash down. I like those things. I like...
What’s More (Italian) American Than Baseball?
Yes, there are many Italian American heroes. They come in all sizes and shapes. From the world of business to the world of entertainment. They are builders, they are athletes. They enforce the law and make the law. And Americans – not matter their ethnic heritage – see them...
Charles Angelo Siringo, The Cowboy Detective – A Classic (Italian) American Archetype
What’s more (Italian) American than the Old West? And we’re not talking about Clint Eastwood’s “Spaghetti Westerns” (a film genre invented by Italian director/producer/screenwriter Sergio Leone). No, we’re talking about the real Old West, or at least the one popularized in novels, movies, and, yes, even history books. It...
Declaration of (Italian) American Independence
Christopher Columbus gets much of the credit when it comes to the founding of America, and rightly so. His courageous voyage, coming on the heels of the fall of Constantinople, gave Christianity a new hope, and Europe a new world. Although this same spirit has historically come to define...
Celebrate! October is Italian-American Heritage Month!
Have you have moved to a different school, a different neighborhood? Have you seen how people tend to treat the “new kid on the block”? Not very pretty, but it’s a ritual one must withstand before one can become accepted. There’s a line in Ringo Starr’s “It don’t come...
MCNS Preschoolers make gingerbread
The MCNS Preschool Three Year Old Class has fun making gingerbread together! Throughout the month of December, students are noticing the wonderful smells of the season. Submitted photo
HFFD Christmas parade enchants crowd
Crowds lined the street in the village of Honeoye Falls for the Honeoye Falls Fire Department Christmas parade on Saturday, December 8. Photo by William Krause
Christmas at the Red Saw Mill Open House and Tour is this Sunday
The Christmas at the Red Saw Mill Open House and Tour will be Sunday, December 16, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 171/2 Ontario Street Honeoye Falls. Learn the history of this beautiful home. There will be Children’s Stories and Caroling, a Visit with Santa, and Punch...
Han-Tek revealed as one of two new owners of old GM plant
The community of Honeoye Falls had plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving when it was revealed in early November that two businesses had purchased the former General Motors fuel-cell research plant in the village. Last week, the community got an early Christmas present when the first of the...
Sanitary sewer agreement to be considered for Mendon Green
The Mendon Planning Board, in a June 13, 2018 letter to the Town Board, issued a favorable report on the proposed Mendon Green development. The Town Board, in a Legal Notice published November 20, 2018, will now consider sanitary sewers for the project at its December 10 meeting. The...
Mendon Turkey Trot a Success
These folks were among many who took part in the Mendon Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. Submitted photo
HFCCB Holiday Concert is December 8
Celebrate the Holidays in the beautiful village of Honeoye Falls on Saturday, December 8th. The Annual HFFD Holiday Parade steps off at 6:30 p.m. Warm up at the HF-L District Auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m. with musical performances by the First Presbyterian Bell Choir, the Mendon Gospel Choir and...
HFFD Christmas parade is December 8
The Honeoye Falls Fire Department will host the annual Christmas parade on Saturday, December 8th at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street. Santa will be at the fire hall and there will be cookies, pizza, hot chocolate, cider and more at the fire hall. Several groups will be providing refreshments...
The Push for High Density Development on Mendon’s Borders meets resistance
The Mendon Town Board is meeting to consider a new sewer-zone district that will enable development of high-density housing along Mendon’s northern border with Pittsford. The Town Board is deciding whether to contract with Pittsford to provide sewers for the Mendon Green development along Route 64 in Mendon, leading...
HF Presbyterian Church to hold Christmas Bazaar
The 46th annual TEAZAAR (Christmas Bazaar and Holiday Sale) will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Honeoye Falls, 27 North Main Street, on Saturday, December 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This event, begun in 1972, has become a tradition in our community. Shoppers will find...
HFFD Christmas parade enchants crowd
Crowds lined the street in the village of Honeoye Falls for the Honeoye Falls Fire Department Christmas parade on Saturday, December 8. Photo by William Krause
Christmas at the Red Saw Mill Open House and Tour is this Sunday
The Christmas at the Red Saw Mill Open House and Tour will be Sunday, December 16, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 171/2 Ontario Street Honeoye Falls. Learn the history of this beautiful home. There will be Children’s Stories and Caroling, a Visit with Santa, and Punch...
Han-Tek revealed as one of two new owners of old GM plant
The community of Honeoye Falls had plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving when it was revealed in early November that two businesses had purchased the former General Motors fuel-cell research plant in the village. Last week, the community got an early Christmas present when the first of the...
HFCCB Holiday Concert is December 8
Celebrate the Holidays in the beautiful village of Honeoye Falls on Saturday, December 8th. The Annual HFFD Holiday Parade steps off at 6:30 p.m. Warm up at the HF-L District Auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m. with musical performances by the First Presbyterian Bell Choir, the Mendon Gospel Choir and...
HFFD Christmas parade is December 8
The Honeoye Falls Fire Department will host the annual Christmas parade on Saturday, December 8th at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street. Santa will be at the fire hall and there will be cookies, pizza, hot chocolate, cider and more at the fire hall. Several groups will be providing refreshments...
HF Presbyterian Church to hold Christmas Bazaar
The 46th annual TEAZAAR (Christmas Bazaar and Holiday Sale) will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Honeoye Falls, 27 North Main Street, on Saturday, December 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This event, begun in 1972, has become a tradition in our community. Shoppers will find...
HFUMC dedicates new accessibility addition and lift
On Sunday, October 28, 2018, The Honeoye Falls United Methodist Church held a Celebration and Dedication for its new Accessibility Addition and Lift. In her prayer for the dedication Rev. Mary Rublee led those gathered to give thanks for all of the time, talent and treasure that has gone...
AMY, AMERICA, AND A MAGICAL MOMENT
BY DEB AND TIM SMITH On Friday October 24th we went to see the music group America at Del Lago Casino in Waterloo. It turned out to be a concert characterized by consistent coincidences. It also turned out to be a concert where we were able to make something...
Troop 10 Boy Scouts to holding annual Christmas Tree sale
This year’s Troop 10 Christmas Tree sale is to be held at the Harry Allen park in the Village of Honeoye Falls, NY starting on Black Friday Nov 23rd and each Saturday and Sunday until Mid December from 10 to 4 pm. Troop 10 prides itself on selling large...
HF-L Breaks Ground on Phase II Capital Project
The Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District broke ground on major renovations that will be occurring at all of the District’s facilities. The project is estimated to be completed by the end of 2020. Renovations include the Transportation and Facilities Department being merged on a single site at the existing...
Scottsville Historical Home Spotlight: The Sill-Robson House
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY An historical home junkie with an eye for detail would probably notice that No. 12 Rochester Street, the yellow colonial at the south end of the picturesque street, is the only home featuring a recessed front porch (in fairness, first the person would probably note that the...
Santa visits Scottsville
These folks met Santa on the streets of Scottsville during the Scottsville Fire Department’s Christmas parade on Saturday, December 1. Photo by Corey Brandes
W-C FIRST Lego League Team Wins Highest Robot Score and Prestigious Chairman’s Award
Three Wheatland-Chili seventh-graders, one Wheatland-Chili fifth-grader and one sixth-grader from the School of the Holy Childhood of an all-girl For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Lego League Robotics Team competed at the FIRST Lego League regional qualifier held at the Spencerport Central School District. The Hippie...
Get Festive this Month!
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY AND ANYA NIVEN The twelfth month is finally upon us and with that territory, countless festive gatherings and events. If you’re looking for merriment this month, here are some options guaranteed to delight and hopefully create some memorable holiday moments picture perfect for your social media...
Village of Scottsville Awarded DEC Grant to Update Tree Inventory
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY Last week the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced $2.24 million in grants for urban forestry projects to protect air quality, water quality and natural resources across the state. The Village of Scottsville Forestry Board secured a $22,500 grant to update the community’s...
Village of Scottsville Governmental News Round-Up
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY The Village of Scottsville Board of Trustees is currently enacting and facing a number of vote decisions impacting the community in terms of fiscal investment, resident fees, and finally, code changes. Last month the five-member board authorized bond resolutions in the amount of just over $600,000...
Santa Claus is Coming to Scottsville
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY Business and community groups in Scottsville and Wheatland are busy making preparations to welcome Santa Claus back to town. The 2018 Parade of Lights celebration, an all-day event kicking-off the holiday season in the southwestern corner of Monroe County, will be Saturday, December 1st. This year...
Scottsville Residents Ask: What’s a Permissive Referendum?
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY At last month’s Board of Trustees meeting held on October 9th, the Scottsville Village Board, by a 3-0 vote (the other two board members were absent), passed a resolution approving the purchase of a vehicle for the collection of garbage and refuse at an estimated cost...
Get Ready to Turkey Party with the Scottsville FD
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY Friday, November 2nd from 7:00 – 9:00 PM, the Scottsville Fire Department is throwing its annual Turkey Party fundraiser. Proceeds from the event (held at the fire hall) will be used to assist with equipment purchases (i.e., the brush truck that the Department purchased and donated...
November Around Town(s) Calendar of Events
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY As the leaves and rain fall and election campaigning heads into overdrive, it can only mean that November is upon us. It might be one of the shorter months, but as the lead-in to the winter holiday season, there’s non-stop opportunities to get in the spirit...