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Bad Roads Cost Rochester Drivers $600/year in Car Costs
January 15, 2010 – 12:47 PM | No Comment
Bad Roads Cost Rochester Drivers $600/year in Car Costs

Reported by: Jane Flasch
If driving is the subject, a stretch of University Avenue between Main Street and Winton Avenue warrants an “F”. It is an uneven patchwork of pothole repairs.
An agency called TRIP (a national …

All Are Invited to Join Scarecrow Competition
October 6, 2009 – 2:05 PM | No Comment
All Are Invited to Join Scarecrow Competition

 
A long established Fairport tradition continues on Saturday, October 10, 2009 when the Fairport Scarecrow Festival kicks off the fall season in this canalside community. Long a favorite of the locals, the Fairport Scarecrow Festival …

Spencerport Canal Days
July 19, 2009 – 8:58 PM | No Comment
Spencerport Canal Days

2009 Spencerport Canal Days
July 25th and July 26th
Events 10 AM - 5 PM each day
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Part of Erie Canal closing for days due to barge
July 5, 2009 – 9:58 AM | No Comment
Part of Erie Canal closing for days due to barge

PALMYRA, N.Y. (AP) _ Authorities plan to close a stretch of the Erie Canal for a second try at recovering a sunken dredge barge.
The New York State Canal Corp. will begin lowering the water level …