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Canandaigua officials are considering new rules for large-scale tree removal on private property, but council members remain divided over environmental concerns and property rights. They’re also reviewing a state law that would allow the city to give a full property tax exemption to some permanently and totally disabled veterans, with the proposal now headed to the Finance Committee. Meanwhile, officials advanced $760,000 in design work for major upgrades to the city’s water treatment plant, where aging filters are beginning to show signs of failure. The city has already authorized up to $15.5 million in borrowing for the broader water project while seeking grant funding.
Wednesday will start mostly quiet across the Finger Lakes before scattered showers and thunderstorms develop later in the day, with the western part of the region facing the better chance for stronger storms. Forecasters say damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours are possible, although the region is only under a marginal severe-weather risk and widespread flooding is not expected. Thursday should be quieter before another system brings unsettled weather Friday and much cooler air arrives Friday night. Saturday currently looks like the best day of the weekend, with dry weather, lower humidity and highs in the low to mid-70s before rain chances return Sunday.
A state audit found the Moravia Joint Fire District could not show that nearly $590,000 in purchases were made at the best available price. Auditors said the district failed to seek required competition for two vehicles and dozens of smaller purchases, including 36 purchases worth more than $118,000 that lacked required quotes. The district’s treasurer and two board members told auditors they were unaware of its procurement policy. District officials agreed with the recommendations and said they would improve bidding procedures, purchasing records and the policy itself.
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have mapped how a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease switches between active and inactive forms, potentially opening a new path for drug development. Scientists examined 16 structures of a protein called LRRK2 and found that different genetic mutations can keep it overactive in different ways. The findings could eventually help researchers design drugs that stabilize the protein’s inactive form instead of directly blocking its enzyme activity, which may allow for more precise treatment. Researchers stressed that the work provides a roadmap for developing future drugs, not a treatment already proven to slow or prevent Parkinson’s disease.
Some New York elected officials are pushing for more renewable energy development as electricity and natural gas prices rise. State data shows electricity costs in 2026 have been higher than in the previous two years, while officials and clean-energy advocates argue wind, solar and hydropower can reduce dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets. New York’s growing solar industry has attracted more than $12 billion in private investment and created more than 16,000 jobs. Advocates say locally produced renewable energy could also make the state less vulnerable to international price spikes.
A 63-year-old Cayuga County man has been sentenced to 5½ years in prison for a six-hour armed standoff with police in Locke. Michael J. Yaw pleaded guilty to two felonies after authorities said he confronted officers with a long gun while violating an order of protection involving someone inside the home. A judge also ordered three years of post-release supervision and imposed a concurrent four-year sentence on one of the weapons charges. Yaw’s attorney said mental health and substance abuse issues contributed to the November incident, which ended after Yaw shot himself in the shoulder.
A statewide campaign supporting tougher regulations for large data centers will make stops in Geneva and Lansing later this month. State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez and environmental groups will hold public events Aug. 24 in Geneva and Aug. 28 in Lansing as they urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act. The legislation would temporarily halt new hyperscale data centers using at least 20 megawatts while adding rules covering energy efficiency, utility costs, water use, public hearings and community benefits. The bill passed both chambers of the state Legislature in June but has not yet been signed by Hochul.
A 74-year-old man was killed Monday afternoon when the logging truck he was driving went off Route 21 and overturned in Palmyra. State Police said the driver was traveling south near Temple Road when he failed to negotiate a curve, causing the truck to leave the roadway and come to rest near a large boulder. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and his identity was not released in the initial announcement. The State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is continuing to investigate the crash.
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