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Incumbent Fuller facing defeat An 11-vote margin means the results remained tentative Tuesday Tuesday night Messenger Post
Incumbent Canandaigua Town
One hurt in plant blasts Explosions at a Mumford propane plant started a fire that took five hours to get under control.
Board member Oksana Fuller tentatively was defeated in a three-candidate run for two board seats during Tuesday’s primary elections. Only 11 votes separated Fuller from second-place finisher Gregory We Westbroo stbrook k in unoff unofficial icial results from the Ontario County Board of Elections.
In the town’s Republican primary,
In Phelps, both incumbent coun-
incumbent man Paul CouncilBrandt was the top top vote-g vote-getetter with 303 votes, with Westbrook Westbrook and Fuller collecting 255 Westbrook and 244, respectively. If the results hold, Fuller wouldn’t be the only incumbent edged out.
cilmembers were soundly defeated. On the other hand, Gorham and Richmond supervisors Fuller handily turned back challenges. Other races were a bit closer: The South Bristol supervisor race was too close to call.
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College’s research in national spotlight
Soap and snacks A new cafe and soap company readies for its grand opening.
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HOPEWELL HOPEWEL L — The ssucces ucces Finger Lakes Community College has experienced bringing
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The sixth annual Wings of Hope Memorial Butterfly Release drew folks from all across the region to the lawn of the Ontario County Court House.
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Volunteer Cora Marvin of Middlesex sorts through some clothes at the Friendship House in Middlesex. dlesex. In a tough economy, donations are more important important than ever. ever.
Wh W ho get getss tth he go goods? ds? About 100 families a month example, the Salvation Army use the Friendship House’s depends on sales from its food pantry, which is open to thrift stores to fund its Adult residents in the Marcus Whit- Rehabilitation Program. Salive years ago, the centers Friendship House in man School District. “We just vation Army rehab centers Middlesex got so many help thousands of people got seven new families,” said clothing donations that they annually work through variMarvin. “Our freezer is overflowed the back room. ous life issues, ultimately empty.” Good thing. While the sort With people struggling in a helping them rejoin the coming, organizing and displaying down economy, clothing munity as productive memkept volunteers scrambling, bers. The thrift stores in the donations are more signifiproceeds from clothing sales cant than ever. And not just to Finger Lakes region, includprovided ample funds to stock put a shirt on someone’s back. ing the one on South Main the charity’s food pantry. Street in Canandaigua, help While the Friendship Friendship House Not now. relies on clothing donations to keep the rehab center in “This year was horrible,” Rochester running. It has 135 fund its food pantry, other said volunteer Cora Marvin. organizations use proceeds beds serving folks throughout throughout “We go three or four weeks from clothing donations to See DONATIONS, 2A with nothing.” nothing.” fund other worthy causes. For By JULIE SHERWOOD
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WANT TO DONATE? A sampling of area organi organizations zations accepting clothing donations donations Salvation Army Thrift Store 136 S. Main St St., ., Canandaigua (585)-394-3531; or call (800) 7287825, www www.. salvationarmy.org
Friendship House 5614 Williams St., Middlesex (585) 554-6056
Naples Open Closet 1 Harrowed Lane, Naples (585) 374-5017
Society of St. Vincent de Paul 120 N. Main St., St., Canandaigua (585) 396-2242 www.svdpusa.org, www.churchesin action.org/
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Volunteers of America Inc. 123 Eastern Blvd., Canandaigua (585) 393-4405, or (585) 647-1150 www.voa.org
research into biology is now paying off big curriculum time. On Tuesday, the college announced receiving a $3.35 million National Science Foun dation grant to roll out a national model for incorporating research into community college biology courses nationwide It is the only grant the foundation awarded this year for such a project, under a program called
Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math). “We have shown success, both locally and regionally,” said Jim Hewlett, FLCC professor of biol ogy and head of the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative, based at FLCC. Hewlett began incorporating
research into his biology curriculum several years ago. “Given the community col lege’s increasing role in preparing students for transfer to four year colleges, we need to give students the skills and knowledge necessary to become future
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PRIMARY PRIMAR Y RESU RESUL LTS — ONT ONTARIO ARIO CO COUNTY UNTY TO TOWNS WNS
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Yates Countysheriff wins GOP primary Sheriff Ronald G. Spike received 1,132 votes in easily defeating Kenneth A. Kamholtz, who garnered 361 votes, in the Yates County Republican primary, according to unofficial results. In other Yates County GOP primaries: For Italy highway superintendent, Jeffrey S. Hicks topped Daniel J. Schenk, 84-44. For Jerusalem supervisor, Daryl H. Jones defeated Ron Kenville, 282-143. For Town Board, Michael Steppe and Patrick Killen won with 290 and 274 votes; Robert W. Evans collected 163. For Middlesex town clerk/tax collector, Kathryn A. Pelton is ahead of Cindy L. Quayle, 71-67. For Potter town justice, Deborah K. Huff-Tober Huff-Tober topped Paul Moberg 6756. For Torrey highway superintendent, Jeff Finger defeated Timothy L. Chambers, 75-64.
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Man faces DWI, lewdness charges A Lima Limafter a is facing fac ing sever several al charges allegedly urinating on the side of a house on Main Street. Ronald John Minster, 51, of 1499 Rochester Lot 22, was charged Sept. 13 with driving while intoxicated and public lewdness, according to Ontario County sheriff’s deputies. Minster will appear in Richmond a later date.Town Court at
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Gorham and Hopewell residents have a clearer idea about who may lead their towns in th thee new year, although that’s not the case in South Bristol. In Richmond, residents will see incumbent Supervisor Ralph Angelo on the ballot for the general election. In Gorham, Councilman Frederick Lightfoote turned back challe challenges nges from fell fellow ow board boar d member Allyson Allys on Adam Ander son, who will run in November on the Conservative Party line, and challenger Dale Lightfoote Stell in a three way Republ ican primar y to replace longtime Supervisor Richard Calabrese. Calabrese earlier in the year opted against running for re-election after serving as supervisor for 14 years. Lightfoote said he was thrilled at the result and is looking for ward to the general election in November. “I’m humbled and honored at the amount of support shown for me today,” Lightfoote said. “On we go for November.” In Hopewell, Margaret “Peg”
Hilton turned back a challenge from town Councilman Mark Sheppard in a two-way Republican primary to replace Supervisor Mary Green. Green, who also Hilton this year decided
not to run again, is completing her 12th year in office.” Hilton said she was excited about the win because she knew it would be a close race. “I felt the community wanted a choice,” said Hilton, who will spend the next three months talking with and listening to residents about their concerns. Ralph Angelo, Angelo who is seeki ng his third term in office, defeated challenger Lynn Emmerling by a comfortable margin. Dan Marshall, who has served as South Bristol supervisor since 2000, was leading challenger Barbara Welch by 11 votes after the polls closed Tuesday night. He said absentee ballots would have to be counted. “I would say the race is too close to call,” Marshall said. Welch agreed, and praised residents for coming out to the polls.
SUPERVISOR PRIMARY RESULTS Here are the unofficial results in local primaries for town supervisor from the Ontario County Board of Elections Tuesday night:
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Frederick Lightfoote — 268 votes Allyson Adam-Anderson — 79 Dale Stell — 54
Margaret “P Margaret — 155 votes Mark Sheppa Write in — 4
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