Finger Lakes Today

On this edition of FLX Today we continue our series previewing local elections across the Finger Lakes by catching up with one of the candidates for Auburn City Council. Brian Dahl spent 15 years in emergency management at the county-level and has spent time leading a local volunteer fire company. Now, he's put his hat in the ring to serve on Auburn City Council.

What's going on this month at the Montezuma Audubon Center? Today we get into it all in our monthly chat with Chris Lajewski, who serves as center director at the Audubon Center in Savannah, Wayne County. There are several opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy everything the Audubon Center has to offer during the month of November.

Today we continue our series previewing local elections by catching up with one of the candidates running for Geneva City Council. Peter Gillotte hopes to represent residents in Ward 4 when a new city council is seated next year. He joined us in-studio to talk about the biggest issues on voters' minds as Election Day approaches.

On this edition of FLX Today we're joined by one of the candidates running for Seneca Falls Town Board. Steve Churchill has been a longtime figure in local politics, and while he didn't expect his run in local government to last this long - he's embracing the challenge - seeking re-election to town board. He talked about the biggest issues he's hearing from residents, including the landfill, infrastructure, and the need to revive the community in Seneca Falls.

Today we continue our series previewing local elections with our second conversation with Auburn Mayoral Candidate Jimmy Giannettino. He currently serves on Auburn City Council and says that a large part of his goal is to continue building on the succeses of Mayor Quill's administration. He talked about the importance of maintaining services like fire, police, and EMS, as well as working on environmental issues like Owasco Lake's water quality.

On this edition of FLX Today we continue our series previewing local elections catching up with one of the candidates running for Geneva City Council. Cassie Sneider is running in Ward 2 as a Democrat, and says her goals if elected are to improve the quality of life for everyone living in the city.

Today we continue our series previewing contested races across the Finger Lakes by sitting down with one of the candidates running for Seneca Falls Town Board. Jackson Puylara is unusual, given that he is the youngest candidate in a contested race in our coverage area. He says his candidacy was born out of an interest in town government, which came from seeing a number of hot-button issues make headlines and raise concern among residents. Whether it's flooding caused by outdated infrastructure, the need for affordable single-family housing, or development around tourism - all three are important, Puylara says, to the future of the community.

On this edition of FLX Today we continue our series previewing local elections across the region. Nancy Augustine is running for Ontario County Coroner. Response time has been a major concern among voters for this position, and a priority for all four candidates. We caught up with Augustine to talk about her personal and professional background, as well as what brought her to running for office.

On this edition of FLX Today we continue our series previewing local elections across the region. Laura Swarthout is running for Ontario County Coroner. Response time has been a major concern among voters for this position, and a priority for all four candidates. We caught up with Swarthout to talk about her personal and professional background, as well as what brought her to running for office.

On this edition of FLX Today we continue our series previewing local elections across the region. Tom Cheney is running for Ontario County Coroner. It's a competitive race, which he says is driven by the fact that residents have made it clear over the last year that coroners need to show up when the community needs them. He talked about his priorities, goals, and experience as Election Day approaches.