The Seneca Nation of western New York is considering legal action against a municipal government after its city’s wastewater treatment plant overflowed into the Nation’s waterways for the second time this year, according to a memo from the Tribe. Last week, the tribe reported that approximately 200,000 gallons of untreated sewage from the City of […]
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Rural Seneca man waives hearing on murder charges
Jun. 13—Scott Burleson was bound over for trial on murder charges Thursday in the fatal stabbing March 2 of Seth Langford, of Carl Junction. Burleson, 30, of rural Seneca, waived a preliminary hearing in Jasper County Circuit Court and was ordered to stand trial on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and two counts of […]
Seneca leader decries lack of gaming compact progress
Jun. 7—State lawmakers closed session in Albany this week without coming to terms on a new gaming compact with the Seneca Nation of Indians. The state of compact negotiations isn’t sitting well with Seneca Nation leaders, including President Rickey Armstrong who said two years of talk is enough. “The pace and progress of the process […]
Hamburg, West Seneca teachers to be laid off after school budgets pass
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The results for school district spending plans are mostly in across Western New York. Voters are so far overwhelmingly approving budgets, despite the fact some of them still include layoffs. This includes teachers and staff in Hamburg and West Seneca where residents voted to pass the school budgets tonight. School board […]
Seneca Lake tributaries to be treated for parasitic sea lamprey
SENECA LAKE, N.Y. (WETM) — People who live near Seneca Lake are being warned not to use river or lake water in early June while tributaries are being treated for parasitic sea lamprey. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it will be conducting lampricide treatments in Seneca Lake tributaries in […]
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Environmental group, businesses sue to block expansion of Seneca Meadows landfill
A Finger Lakes environmental group and others are suing the state of New York to prevent the Seneca Meadows landfill from expanding so it can continue taking in millions of tons of garbage from New York City and its suburbs. Seneca Lake Guardian joined business owners and citizens who blame the Seneca Falls landfill for their […]
Solar eclipse could provoke some odd animal behavior at Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester
In years’ past, researchers observed unusual animal behavior at zoos across the nation during a total solar eclipse. Flamingos circled their babies to protect them. Giraffes galloped around their enclosure. Swarms of birds large enough to appear on radar suddenly left the sky and roosted in trees. Gorillas marched to their dens, expecting their final […]
Cranberry Police Department hosting blood drive with Seneca Valley School District
The Cranberry Police Department and Seneca Valley School District are holding a blood drive. Anyone who has some extra time on Monday and would like to donate blood can go to Movement Studio at 2070 Ehrman Road in Cranberry Township. Appointments to donate are recommended and can be made by visiting vitalant.org and searching with […]