Mike Cutillo

Executive Editor at Finger Lakes Times

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Articles

PUB CHAT: Remembering mom ... Amen

5 days ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

How about that conclave, huh? Did you follow along? My guess is that if you are a Catholic, you couldn’t get enough coverage. But, if you are not, it was way overboard. I am Catholic and also a history buff, so I loved it all, especially the fact that Robert Francis Prevost made unexpected and incredible history by being the first pope elected from the United States.
AROUND THE LAKES: Seneca County Granges celebrate 150 years on May 18

6 days ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

COVERT — Each of the three Granges in Seneca County is 150 years old. Seneca #44, Interlaken #160, and Lodi #213 were founded in 1874. There will be a special 150th Grange Celebration at 3 p.m. May 18, hosted by the Seneca County Pomona Grange and the 79th annual Rural Life Sunday at the Interlaken Grange Hall in Covert at the corner of West Covert Road and Route 96. The special guest speaker and presenter of awards will be New York State Grange Assistant Steward Vernon Starr.
PUB CHAT: Travel adventures

1 week ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

It was Saint Augustine who was credited with one of my favorite sayings about travel: The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. It was a different saint — Saint Marinus (his Latin name) — who is credited with founding 1,724 years ago what became the Republic of San Marino, which allowed me and 45 fellow travelers to flip to the next chapter in our personal travelogues during a visit to Italy last fall.
AROUND THE LAKES: Ontario County launches SWIMS program to hire lifeguards for summer 2025

2 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

Ontario County has launched a new initiative to boost staffing at local pools and beaches while eliminating financial barriers for young job seekers. The seasonal hiring campaign is using funds from New York SWIMS, which stands for Statewide Investment in More Swimming, to help fill lifeguard positions at municipal pools and beaches at Deep Run Park, Onanda Park, Kershaw Park, and Sandy Bottom Park, and through the Town of Victor and Village of Naples recreation programs.
Police Beat for 4-24-25

3 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo |Louise Hoffman Broach

Seneca CountySENECA FALLS — On April 22, town police arrested Patrick Cronan, age 61, of Seneca Falls for third-degree possession of stolen property and third-degree unauthorized use of a motor vehicle following a police investigation that began in December of 2024. Cronan is accused of possessing and operating a motor vehicle that had previously been reported stolen from Geneva. The vehicle was recovered and appeared abandoned in the parking lot of a local business.
PUB CHAT: Easter or spring - Either way, a great time to reflect

3 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

One of the great side benefits of occupying the publisher’s office here at the Finger Lakes Times is that I have been fortunate to meet and/or communicate with so many fantastic folks over the years. One such person I think of every year around my birthday was Carol Countryman, who became a dear friend in a relationship that germinated as she called often to criticize the paper. Carol was an avid FLT reader from the Huron/North Rose area and had an interesting way of celebrating her own birthday.
Seneca County Water-Sewer Authority board holds launch meeting

3 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

WATERLOO — The newly constituted Seneca County Water-Sewer Authority Board of Directors held its inaugural meeting March 27, marking the beginning of a countywide strategic focus on water and sewer infrastructure. The Authority was created by an act of the New York State Legislature following a study commissioned by Seneca County aimed at fostering collaboration among towns, villages, and county agencies in support of strengthening and expanding infrastructure.
AROUND THE LAKES: Lilac Festival headliners unveiled

1 month ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

ROCHESTER — The 127th annual Rochester Lilac Festival, which runs from May 9-18, has announced its headline acts for the KeyBank Center Stage in historic Highland Park. The lineup features nationally touring artists, regional favorites, and an eclectic mix of genres from Austin Soul and New Orleans jazz to Nigerian Afrobeat and Nashville country. The lineup:• May 9 — Sir Woman (R&B, soul, indie pop from Austin, Texas). • May 10 — Katie Pruitt (Soul, singer-songwriter, folk from Nashville).
AROUND THE LAKES: Tour the Seward House Museum in Auburn April 12

1 month ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

AUBURN — Over the last decade, renowned historian Robert May, author of “Manifest Destiny’s Underworld” and other fascinating books about U.S. territorial expansion, has delivered nearly a half-dozen popular programs for Seward House Museum audiences. He returns to knit them together into a specialty tour of the house, connecting objects and artifacts to insights from his scholarship. The tour will be held Saturday, from 10-11:30 a.m., at the 33 South St. museum.
Ontario DMV reminds NYers of lifesaving impact of organ donation

1 month ago | fltimes.com | Mike Cutillo

CANANDAIGUA — The Ontario County Department of Motor Vehicles is teaming up with Donate Life New York State in observance of National Donate Life Month in April, celebrating the lifesaving impact made by organ, eye, and tissue donors. Donate Life NYS is a statewide nonprofit whose mission is to increase organ, eye and tissue donation through collaborative advocacy, education, research, and promotion.