Seth Voorhees

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Seth Voorhees

Ryan Dunham and his family have lived across the road from a farm field in New Scotland for 21 years. He was used to the smell of manure and fertilizer, but the use of sewage sludge a year ago changed that. “The first thing that hit us was the smell, which was unbearable,” Dunham said. “It smelled like rot, like something had died. My kids didn’t want to go outside in the middle of July.”Then he heard his daughter yell from the shower. Water in a wastewater treatment facility in Watertown.

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Seth Voorhees

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — This past spring, Major League Baseball used a camera-based system to accurately tell whether a pitched ball is in the strike zone or not. The challenge system using so-called “robo umps” could become part of regular season games. In the minor leagues, they already are.  Matt LeCroy has seen a lot in his nearly three decades of professional baseball. “I’m kind of an old timer,” said LeCroy, a former MLB player and current Rochester Red Wings manager. “I like contact plays at second.

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Seth Voorhees

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — This past spring, Major League Baseball used a camera-based system to accurately tell whether a pitched ball is in the strike zone or not. The challenge system using so-called “robo umps” could become part of regular season games. In the minor leagues, they already are.  Matt LeCroy has seen a lot in his nearly three decades of professional baseball. “I’m kind of an old timer,” said LeCroy, a former MLB player and current Rochester Red Wings manager. “I like contact plays at second.

2 months ago | mynews13.com | Seth Voorhees

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Trump administration is considering lowering high tariffs on Chinese goods, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The news is the latest piece of information in an ever-changing tariff landscape — one which brought business leaders from the Rochester area to a meeting Wednesday. Mark Neumann is director of customs and compliance for Mainfreight, a global supply chain logistics firm. He led the meeting, answering tariff-based questions and delivering advice.

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Seth Voorhees

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — The Trump administration’s on-again, off-again tariffs on foreign nations are being touted as a way to attract manufacturers to the United States. Experts say there are opportunities in New York state — but it’s complicated, especially as the goalposts seem to keep moving. Business is strong and the work is steady at Fieldtex Products in Henrietta, near Rochester. Interest in the military and medical supply case maker’s products has grown in recent weeks.