New Hall Diner will close after this weekend: “I couldn’t have asked for a...
The New Hall Diner is closing at the end of the weekend. Owner Tamarie Cataldo wrote in a Facebook Post on the diner’s page earlier this month that despite efforts to purchase the building, the...
View ArticleWhat’s the future of the Ontario County Landfill?
As the state operating permit for the county landfill nears its expiration in 2028, the Ontario County Board of Supervisors are actively discussing its future. The landfill, a 389-acre facility in the...
View ArticleSolid Waste Management Plan gets update in Ontario County
Ontario County is readying to update its 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP), which received state approval in 2013. As part of the plan, which includes the projected 2028 closure of the county...
View ArticleWhy is this small town in Ontario County considering a ban on event centers?
The Town of Seneca is poised to discuss a potential one-year moratorium on permits for commercial event centers located within residential zones. A unanimous vote on July 18 paved the way for a public...
View ArticleOntario supervisors learn about sludge at environmental committee meeting
The Ontario County Board of Supervisors Planning & Environmental Quality Committee was educated about biosolids, commonly referred to as sludge, during their recent meeting by Carla Jordan, the...
View ArticleAudit: Casella overpaid the town of Seneca by $12,000 in 2022
Ontario’s Casella Waste Services was found to have overpaid the town of Seneca by $12,383.74 in 2022, according to an audit conducted by EnSol Inc. Since 2004, Casella has compensated Seneca for each...
View ArticleFamily trouble complaint leads to child endangerment charge
Deputies arrested a town of Seneca resident following an investigation into family trouble in Manchester. Around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday deputies arrested Mark Yeatts, 38, for endangering the welfare of...
View ArticleStudent with reported firearm apprehended at Ontario County BOCES complex
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on a firearm threat at the BOCES complex in Seneca this afternoon. According to a news release, deputies were called to the Flint campus for a...
View ArticleJuvenile arrested for weapon possession on school grounds in Seneca
Authorities gave an update on the juvenile male from Geneva arrested on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds after an incident at BOCES in Seneca last week. The arrest, made on...
View ArticleLandslide at Ontario County Landfill: DEC investigating after 3.5 acres of...
A major incident at the Ontario County landfill operated by Casella Waste Management of Ontario LLC (Casella) is under investigation following a landslide late Wednesday. Approximately 3.5 acres of a...
View ArticleCause ‘unknown’ of landslide at Ontario County Landfill; no waste escaped...
Casella Waste Systems Inc. has made “significant progress in moving soil over the weekend” at the Ontario County Landfill after a two-foot-thick layer of soil slid down the facility’s southwest face...
View ArticleSeneca man arrested at Byrne Dairy in Geneva for stalking
Deputies arrested a town of Seneca resident following an arrest at the Byrne Dairy in Geneva. A little before 6 p.m. on Monday deputies arrested Jerry Panna, 41, of Seneca for fourth-degree stalking....
View ArticleOntario County Landfill landslide won’t cost taxpayers anything to fix: Cause...
Ontario County officials provided additional insights into the recent landslide at the Ontario County Landfill in the town of Seneca, where approximately three and a half acres of material slid from...
View ArticleOntario County tries to manage landfill landslide aftermath
Following a landslide at the Ontario County Landfill last week, county officials and Casella Waste Services have implemented immediate measures to manage the situation. A berm has been constructed...
View ArticleDeputies: 91-year-old suffers medical emergency leading to crash in Seneca
Deputies provided an update on a single-car crash with injuries that happened at the intersection of County Road 4 and County Road 20 in the town of Seneca on Friday. Around 9:24 a.m. deputies...
View ArticleOntario County continues response to landfill landslide
Following the November 16 collapse of a 3½-acre section of permanent soil cap at the Ontario County Landfill, Carla Jordan, the county’s Director of Sustainability and Solid Waste Management, along...
View ArticleDEC inspector says Ontario County Landfill landslide was non-violating
A recent soil-cap slide at the Ontario County Landfill has been thoroughly inspected by a state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) inspector, who found no violations of solid-waste...
View ArticleAnother year without town tax thanks to Ontario County Landfill
Residents of the town of Seneca, home to the Ontario County Landfill, are set to benefit from a town tax waiver for the 21st consecutive year, thanks to the annual revenue generated by Casella Waste...
View ArticleTwo hospitalized after crash in Ontario County: Penn Yan driver ticketed
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on a crash that happened at the intersection of Little Church and Gorham roads in the town of Seneca on Wednesday. According to a news release,...
View ArticleSeneca Town Board hires EnSol for audit of landfill funds
The Seneca Town Board has once again selected Niagara Falls-based EnSol Inc. to conduct an annual audit of payments received from Casella Waste Services of Ontario LLC for the year 2023. This ongoing...
View ArticleSupervisors consider future of Ontario County Landfill
The Ontario County Board’s Planning & Environmental Quality Committee is delving deep into discussions about the potential closure of the Ontario County Landfill in 2028. The landfill, spanning 389...
View ArticleOntario Landfill systems damaged by November landslide won’t be fixed for two...
Damages to gas extraction and leachate control systems caused by a landslide four months ago at the Ontario County Landfill won’t be fixed before the middle of May, Casella Waste Systems Inc. recently...
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