Rochester-area elected officials say a bill now before the State Assembly to help communities deal with flood damage is only intended to help local governments pay to protect their public water supplies from floodwater contamination. It’s not intended to help lake and bayshore homeowners cover the damage their insurance companies won’t pay for. But Assembly […]
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is advising boaters to keep their speeds and wakes down within 1,000 feet of shore…particularly on Irondequoit Bay. Water levels are unusually high right now…with the International Joint Commission reporting that water levels on Lake Ontario have risen by 10 inches just since the start of April thanks to the […]
Police in Webster have recovered a man’s body from Lake Ontario at the Water’s Edge marina. No identity has been released yet, but police do say the death doesn’t appear to be suspicious at this time. They’re continuing to investigate.