United States Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a Great Lakes Resiliency Study…similar to the one they did for the Atlantic Coast after Hurricane Sandy. The two New York Democrats want the Corps to include funding in its 2019 budget request. The study would look […]
As water levels come down on Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay, the Town of Irondequoit has modified its emergency orders, allowing boaters to travel a little faster on the bay. Speed limits are now five mph within 500 feet of shore, and the normal 25 miles per hour away from shore. Town officials were forced […]
As Lake Ontario water levels continue to drop, restrictions on boaters are being eased on Sodus Bay in Wayne County. But Sheriff Barry Virts is asking boaters to please go with voluntary speed restrictions within 500 feet of shore: