Rochester Regional Health is taking steps to ensure that its hospital in Ontario County is prepared for a possible outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. Veronica Chiesi Brown, RRH public information officer, said the tents were set up at Clifton, Rochester General Hospital, Unity Hospital in Greece, and United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. “These outdoor... more

Officials at Finger Lakes Community College are saying that there was a possible exposure to the Novel Coronavirus at the college’s child care center. A person who tested positive for the virus was at the childcare center on March 24th. Anyone who was present around 8:15 a.m. at the facility or 3:20 p.m. should be... more

A manufacturing company in Canandaigua is hard at work to build masks for local healthcare professionals. Select Fabrications usually makes shielding tents. Those are typically sold off to government agencies. Now though, workers are teaming up with another company — Turbett Surgical — to make masks. At this point, workers are producing around 500 masks... more

The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a 27-year-old Canandaigua resident for assault following a disturbance in Hopewell. Ralph Stanbrook Jr., 27, was charged with second-degree assault after investigation of the incident. He’s accused of striking another person in the head with a chair. It’s unclear how serious the injuries were. Stanbrook was... more

On March 19th the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 24-year-old Canandaigua resident around 2:06 a.m. in the town of Canandaigua. Deputies say Joelle Henry, 24, of Canandaigua failed to stop at a stop sign and was eventually determined to be intoxicated. She submitted to a blood test at F.F. Thompson Hospital. She was issued... more

On Wednesday at approximately 3:20 p.m. first responders were called to the area of County Road 32 and Egypt Road for a personal injury crash. Deputies say Donise Montanye, 50, of Canandaigua was operating an SUV that collided with a pickup truck operated by Terry Russel, 57, of Hemlock. Investigation discovered that Montanye failed to... more

On Wednesday around 5 p.m. deputies were called to investigate the report of a child left unattended in the Tops parking lot in Farmington. Melissa Nichols, 29, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Deputies say Nichols left her two year old child unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot of Tops... more

The Canandaigua Police Department reports the arrest of two Honeoye residents following a crash on North Main Street, which resulted in a felony Leandra’s Law arrest. Police say Kevin Beechner, 21, was under the influence of drugs while he was operating the vehicle with an infant passenger. They say he struck several other parked vehicles... more

The Canandaigua Police Department reports the arrest of a 64-year-old following a disturbance at a Niagara Street business. Police say Darryl Gill, 64, of Canandaigua caused a disturbance at the business and refused to leave. While being escorted out – he struck the victim in the face. Gill was charged with second-degree harassment. The charges... more

Canandaigua wants this to be the year that the city wins the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative contest. On Tuesday, a committee of City Council approved the continued working with MRB Group, which the city hired to help with the grant. It wasn’t successful in the first year of partnership, but city officials believe this... more

The Canandaigua Police Department reports the arrest of a 29-year-old Bloomfield man following the report of smoke inside a Bristol Street apartment building. Investigators say Shawn Faber, 29, of Bloomfield had set paper on fire for no legitimate purpose while he was inside a first-floor apartment in the building. The fire caused neighboring apartments to... more

Friends of Thompson: The emergence of COVID-19 has created challenges impacting us all. UR Medicine Thompson Health is carefully responding to this fluid situation on a daily basis, to protect the safety and well-being of our entire community. We are collaborating closely with the CDC, New York State Department of Health, county Public Health offices,... more

The Canandaigua Police Department reports the arrest of a 30-year-old Rochester resident following an investigation into prostitution. Police say Samantha Stavalone, 30, of Rochester was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, as well as prostitution. It’s alleged that Stavalone agreed to have sex with an undercover detective for a fee. She’s... more

A pair of information sessions have been scheduled in Ontario County for residents looking to learn more about the novel coronavirus. The “Prepared NOT Scared” presentations will provide an overview of what is known about coronavirus, its symptoms, diagnosing it, and home treatment, according to the Finger Lakes Times. Ontario County Public Health will lead... more

Brandi Carlile is coming to CMAC. The concert was announced for June 27th. It’s part of her “By the Way, I Forgive You” tour. Tickets hit the market on March 13th. Citi cardmembers can pre-order tickets on Tuesday. [call-to-action] more

Police report the arrest of a 39-year-old Canandaigua resident following a disturbance in the city. Investigators say Denise Willis, 39, was charged with unlawful imprisonment, endangering the welfare of a child, and resisting arrest. Willis is accused of physically holding down another person against their will on a couch, then on a bed. The incident... more

The state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative is the economic development prize every community wants to win. For the City of Canandaigua, there’s interest in working to win it. It would be the fifth time that the city has moved to do it. However, as reports have pointed out – a passerby might not think downtown needs... more

There was another full slate of Section V boys and girls postseason high school basketball games on Tuesday night as the semifinal round continued. Check out all of last night’s scores, updated brackets and the next slate of games below… BOYS SECTIONAL SCOREBOARD 3/3: 4 MCQUAID 61 1 VICTOR 60 AA BOYS VIC – Connor... more

Opening events for a new exhibit in Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at Finger Lakes Community College are planned for Thursday, March 12, starting with a talk by the featured artist, Karen Sardisco. The 2 p.m. talk will be followed by a hors d’oeuvre reception from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Both will be held in the gallery... more

There was a full slate of Section V boys and girls postseason high school basketball games on Monday night to kick off the semifinal round which continues Tueday. Check out all of last night’s scores, updated brackets and the next slate of games below… BOYS SECTIONAL SCOREBOARD 3/2: 5 GENESEO 60 1 LYONS 62 C2... more