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Marriages and more at Nugget Hill

Lorraine and Brad Brown created a nugget of an idea that they have nurtured into a sparkling gem of a facility in the Genesee Valley.

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Geneseo head coach Chuck Nesbitt (middle) gets the victory shower from Xavier Copeland and Jon Ridler following the Blue Devils 11-6 win over Keshequa in the Class C championship game in Livonia.

Geneseo baseball wins first title in 30-plus years

Blue Devils build 11-run lead after two innings and hold on for the 11-6 victory over Keshequa for the Class C championship.

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Fake cancer victim charged with 16 counts

A Canandaigua woman who bilked area residents out of some $20,000, now faces charges for her scheme which involved a false claim of battling cancer.

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Memorial Day Countywide
Molly French reads Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” at Memorial Day observance in Avon Monday morning.

Sixth-grader’s ancestor was witness to history

Avon's Molly French recited Gettysburg Address on Memorial Day— but her great-great grandfather heard Lincoln deliver it.

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Janet L. Strom

LIVONIA, N.Y. — Janet L. Strom died May 22, 2012 at age 64 years. She is survived by her children, Daniel (Betsy) Strom of Livonia and Elyse Strom of Livonia;

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Arlene M. Halpenny

MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. — Arlene M. Halpenny, age 76 of 8071 Dutch St., Mount Morris, New York, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at her home. She was born the daughter

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Lessons
Diocese of Rochester

A fond farewell to Bishop Clark

In the diocese of Rochester, Catholics have been blessed for the past 33 years because we have Matthew Clark as our shepherd.

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Letter

New SUNY Geneseo students will miss out on Bill Cook

I would not look back on Geneseo with half of the fond memories from those classes and from the relationship I built with him.

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Editorial

Mixing law and politics

Messy as it can be, I’d prefer my vote to count for something instead of simply accepting the decisions of a distant state government.

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Slow Pitch Softball
The family of Gerald Kane Sr. holds the sign that will hang over the backstop of the first softball field at the Diamond Mound softball complex. On hand for last Saturday's dedication was son Gerry Kane Jr., grandson Josh Kane, wife Dolores Kane and daughter-in-law Becky Kane with her newborn.

Softball field dedicated to Gerald Kane Sr.

Diamond Mound Softball Park dedicates diamond #1 to popular, longtime umpire.

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COUNTY VS. STATE

County proclamation seeks relief from state mandates

The Livingston County Board of Supervisors is among a growing list of communities issuing a call of “Mayday for Mandate Relief” against the unfunded state mandates that are limiting funds available for local services.

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MASTER GARDENER

Grow veggies, without the labor

Gardening in straw bales will enable you to have a vegetable garden with less labor.

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GOT A MINUTE?
You might think more vigorous exercise would derive a greater health benefit. You would be wrong, according to a new study.

Distance versus speed? Which exercise is better

If you are of the camp that believes that the harder you push yourself, the better your health will be, you can ease up a bit.

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NOW HEAR THIS

Funding meaningful research a challenge

You would think that hearing researchers are busy seeking a deeper understanding of tinnitus so that a cure could be developed. We actually are quite eager to study tinnitus, but research costs money, and funding for research is in short supply in the current political and economic environments.

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MARLEY & FOREST
Marley and Forest are two yellow husky/lab mixes that went missing in late February. The social media site Facebook is being used to help find the missing dogs.

Search Sunday seeks 3 missing dogs

An extensive search is planned Sunday in Wyoming County for three dogs that have been on the lam since February.

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TREMOR

Canadian quake felt in Livingston County

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 that struck eastern Canada this morning was also felt in Livingston County.

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