Mike Cutillo

1 week ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

SENECA FALLS — Emil Bove Jr., a candidate for Seneca Falls Town Council, will host a town hall-style meeting at 7 p.m. June 5 at the Seneca Falls Community Center, 35 Water St.It will be open to all residents to discuss the key issues facing the community, take questions directly from the public, and share his vision for a stronger, more connected Seneca Falls. The town hall will provide residents with an opportunity to:Share concerns and ideas directly with the candidate.

1 week ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

Former Finger Lakes Times Publisher Paul Barrett used to say that newspapers — including this one — do not do a good job of promoting themselves and their accomplishments. We go all out in previewing festivals around the area, spotlighting new businesses that open, touting students’ achievements and the like, but when it comes to tooting our own horns, it’s usually more of a squeak than a roar. Well, I am going to spend this “Pub Chat” proving Paul wrong while patting ourselves on the back.

1 week ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

CLIFTON SPRINGS — The Clifton Springs Area YMCA will host a number of events and activities, including the Y Fair, on Saturday at various venues throughout the village. Most of the events will be at John Brown Park on Spring Street, including the Rotten Egg Run, which kicks off the day’s festivities at 8 a.m. The run will start and finish at John Brown Park.

2 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

GENEVA — Can’t cook? Got a cold? Need a warm meal? Just had a baby? The second annual Homemade Lasagna Giveaway can help feed you and your family. More than 200 free pans of lasagna will be available, ready for pickup to take home and cook (instructions included). Sponsored by Lasagna Love, the Hugh O’Brien Youth Foundation, and BluePrint Geneva, the event will be held June 14.

2 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

My Uncle Val — which was short for Valentino, a name I always loved — was a big bear of a man with a heart that was just as big. He loved to laugh. He loved to cook. Born in 1951, he was only nine years older than me, so was more like a big brother that I never had, taking me to movies and ballgames with him and his various girlfriends. In the early ’90s he lived in Cincinnati and owned a little Italian restaurant that he told me was popular with players from the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.