Students from Greece Arcadia and some Rochester High Schools used their study hall time to fill sandbags in Greece Wednesday afternoon. They worked alongside National Guard troops and State DOT workers sent in under Governor Cuomo’s emergency declaration. Greece Supervisor Bill Reilich says they’ve gone through half-a-million pounds of sand. Volunteers also worked Wednesday afternoon […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency in response to the Lake Ontario shoreline flooding brought on by Sunday’s high winds. The governor spoke outside the Robach Community Center on the lake shore in Charlotte, after visiting several of the flooded properties and talking with homeowners. Cuomo says the emergency declaration lets him […]
State Senator Joe Robach of Rochester is the latest New York State lawmaker joining the chorus that’s calling on the International Joint Commission to lower the water level on Lake Ontario. Strong northeast winds over the weekend sent waves crashing over breakwaters and flooded yards and homes ankle-deep across Greece, Parma, Hamlin and Hilton. Hundreds […]