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.......................... from Mother Earth Living ...................... Grow the Best Late-Season Garden Enjoy an abundant autumn harvest by planting these cool-weather vegetable varieties now . http://www.motherearthliving.com/gardening/vegetable-gardening/late-season-garden-zmgz15jazhou?newslet...

.......................... from Mother Earth Living ........................ Long-standing dietary advice has told us to reduce cholesterol intake, but a closer look suggests that advice may be misguided. Learn more about the history of this information, studies surrounding cholesterol’s effects on ...

........................ from the FDA ............................ Recall of Certain Frozen Organic Dark Sweet Pitted Cherry Products Due to Possible Contamination by Listeria Monocytogenes Out of an abundance of caution, SunOpta Inc’s subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., has issued a voluntary recall ...

............................. from the Finger Lakes Times ............................... BUSINESS OF THE WEEK: ITT Goulds Pumps Two important events took place in Seneca Falls in 1848. One was the nation’s first women’s rights convention at the Wesleyan Chapel July 19-20 of that year. The other was...

.................. from the Finger Lakes Times .............................. More welfare fraud arrests in Seneca County The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office crackdown on welfare fraud continues, with six more arrests in July . http://www.fltimes.com/news/seneca_county/more-welfare-fraud-arrests-in-s...

.................. from the Finger Lakes Times .............................. Driver ed students get taste of reality The Canandaigua Police Department and Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Ontario County teamed up for a two-day program to teach driver education students about the dangers and ...

Been a long weekend starting with the Elks Chicken Barbecue and Gun Raffle. Ran into a few old time MINIONS there and many friends. The Exalted Ruler later that evening in the lodge came over and asked how I was doing. He said we were all sitting around here thinking about you so we called you son a...

.............................. from Sky & Telescope ........................................ ..................... For MINION Astronomers ........................ Where to Watch the Solar Eclipse Online Multiple organizations are live-streaming the total solar eclipse in incredible and unique wa...

................................... from Sky & Telescope ................................... .................... For MINION Astronomers .......................... This Week’s Sky at a Glance, August 18 – 26 August 21st is solar eclipse day, but there's plenty to spot the rest of the week as wel...

................... from Good Housekeeping ........................ This Man Suffered Permanent Eye Damage From Watching a Solar Eclipse - He's speaking out to make sure people don't make the same mistake he did. In 1962, Lou Tomososki witnessed a partial eclipse while walking home from school with ...

....................... from the Smithsonian .............................. On this day in 1958, Vladimir Nabokov published Lolita. Nabokov's seminal novel remains a lightning rod for controversy over its depiction of a middle-aged man's affair with a 12-year-old. Did you know that in addition to hi...

........................ from the Smithsonian ................................. Taney, the fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court, wrote the majority opinion in the infamous Dred Scott case Days after Baltimore removed four Confederate monuments from the city, a statue of controversial Supreme Cou...

....................... from the Smithsonian .......................... The 1843 daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams was discovered by a descendant of Vermont Representative Horace Everett A lucky someone will soon have the chance to own a 174-year-old piece of American history: the oldest-known orig...

............................ from the D&C ............................ Honeoye Falls man who marched in Charlottesville: 'I'm not a hateful person' When Jarrod Kuhn returned home to Honeoye Falls on Sunday, following his trip to Charlottesville, Virginia, he was confronted by a harsh reality — o...

.................. from the Finger Lakes Times .............................. Waterloo sex offender loses appeal The state’s highest court will not hear the case of a Waterloo man convicted of sexually abusing a young boy in 2011. http://www.fltimes.com/news/seneca_county/waterloo-sex-offender-loses...

.......................... from the D&C ........................... NY health insurance rates to rise 15% Health-insurance rates for individuals in New York will increase next year on average by about 15 percent, as well as 9 percent for small group plans. The state Department of Financial Servi...

........................... from the D&C ...........................

Luxury condos open along Erie Canal in Fairport

The water front units sell fro $350,000 to $500,000.


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........................... from the D&C ........................... Uber and Lyft take off while leaving wheelchair users curbside The state of New York has put rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft on notice for disabled access, but changes could still take some time. http://www.democratandch...

......................... from Good Housekeeping .............................. Every state has its own special quirks. Whether you put fry sauce on everything or would never dream of putting beans in your chili, every state has its own quirks and regional proclivities. Here's how to tell if you gre...

Grilled a huge amount of ribs on charcoal grill and Cheese Burgers for some others. Also mac and cheese made with our special 3 yr aged cheddar cheese. Peas, and corn on cob. Dessert was canteloupe, blackberry cobbler or chocolate cake.

............................. from Sky & Telescope ........................................ ..................... For MINION Astronomers ........................ The Perseids: Big Eclipse’s Opening Act The upcoming total solar eclipse is understandably getting a lot of attention, but don't overl...

.................................... from Sky & Telescope ................................... .................... For MINION Astronomers .......................... This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 11 - 19 Don't miss the annual Perseid meteor shower as it peaks this weekend, plus read observi...

..................... from the D&C .............................. Wegmans goes underground in Washington, DC A new Wegmans is news enough, but an underground store? Now that's different. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/2017/08/09/wegmans-goes-underground-washington-dc/552080001/

...................... from the D&C .............................. As many as 160 Applebee's and IHOP locations to close The parent company of Applebee's and IHOP plans to close up to 160 restaurants, vastly boosting the number of eateries from the two comfort-food chains that it plans to shutte...

........................ from the FDA ............................ International Laboratories, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One (1) Lot of Pravastatin Sodium Tablets USP, 40mg Packaged in Bottles of 30 Tablets Due to Mislabeling NDC # 54458-925-16; Lot # 115698A International Laboratori...