LAKE ONTARIO - Pultneyville’s Mariners Beach has been ranked as the
worst New York Great Lakes beach due to excessive bacteria levels,
based on a new report by the National Resources Defense Council.
Mariners Beach closed on four separate occasions in 2008, with the
longest closing being 21 days. The total amount of days closed reached
34.
OSWEGO - SUNY Oswego has awarded merit scholarships to more than 700
incoming students, including $17,600 Presidential Scholarships to the
following local residents.
They are:
Steven Badaracco of Northbrook Way in Webster.
Tina Wheeler of Joy Road in Sodus.
Seana Sharpstene of Brookway Crescent in Ontario.
Nicholas Botcher of Plain Street in Newark.
Fenton Caster of PO Box 12 in South Butler.
Kate Hartman of East Foster Street in Palmyra.
Brett Ferrante of Bending Bough Drive in Webster.
George Manou of Angels Path in Webster.
Steven Kozlowski of Sunrise Drive in Walworth.
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Four Farm Workers Detained After Roadside Stop
Photos and Story by Louise Hoffman Broach | Wayuga Editor
Wednesday, August 19 2009
NORTH ROSE – A Wolcott fruit grower is accusing the U.S. Border Patrol
of racially profiling four of his workers who were stopped on Route 414
Aug. 17 as they were returning to his farm from a trip to purchase
clothing.
The men were all detained and taken for processing; Border Patrol
Officer E. Rodriguez, who was in charge of the scene, told fruit grower
Brian Doyle the men volunteered they were in the U.S. illegally.
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Maffei Gets an Earful on Healthcare Reform
Photos and story by Louise Hoffman Broach | Wayuga Editor
Wednesday, August 19 2009
NEWARK - For those at Congressman Dan Maffei’s town hall meeting on healthcare reform Aug. 15, it was all about the money.
Ruth Ann Ron, a small business owner from Walworth, spoke for many
people when she said that health care reform that would ensure everyone
had coverage might be a good idea, but it was one that the American
public, most of whom already have insurance, could not afford.
“In my business, if we can’t pay for something, we can’t pay for
something,” she said. “If we can’t pay for this (health care) bill,
then there is no bill.”
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