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Gas prices decrease slightly in past week, down 63 cents in past year in NYS

2 days ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 13 May 2025 at 9:01 am The national average price for a gallon of gasoline was at $3.14 on Monday, down three cents from the previous week. A year ago, the price was $3.62, AAA reported. The New York State average is $3.09, down a penny from a week ago and a drop of 63 cents from a year earlier.
Cookie fundraiser in memory of Evan Valentine raises $700 for the CURE

2 days ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 May 2025 at 10:00 pm Provided photosHOLLEY – Nora Lindsay (center), a junior at Holley Junior-Senior High School, is shown with Neil and Diane Valentine, parents of Evan Valentine. Lindsay sold cookies in April in memory of Evan, who passed away at age 18 on February 21, 2021 after a courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Evan was very active in Holley’s music program and also was a soccer player and Eagle Scout.
Legion in Lyndonville urges Memorial Day participation

3 days ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 May 2025 at 11:09 am LYNDONVILLE – The American Legion welcomes the public to be a part of the Memorial Day parade on May 26. The parade begins at the Lake Avenue baseball field at 9 a.m. Participants should be there by 8:45. The processional then heads to Main Street and stops at Veterans Park by the library for a ceremony.
Albion students help give 2 historic markers a facelift

3 days ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 May 2025 at 9:20 am Photos courtesy of Tim ArcherALBION – Some Albion eighth-graders teamed with Clarendon Town Historian Melissa Ierlan to give two historic markers a facelift with fresh coats of paint. The top photo shows Emmaline Gailie, Nicole Loney and Tatiana Morales with Ierlan and the marker for the First Academy between the Niagara and Genesee. The marker is in Gaines on Ridge Road, one mile west of Route 279.
Arboretum in its budding glory at Mount Albion Cemetery

3 days ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 May 2025 at 8:22 am Photos by Tom RiversALBION – Mount Albion Cemetery is in its budding and blossoming glory right now, with many colors on display in the historic cemetery along Route 31. Mount Albion in 2022 became accredited as an arboretum through ArbNet and The Morton Arboretum. The cemetery covers about 100 acres and is home to more than 1,100 trees and an array of flowers and bushes.
Albion, Lyndonville and Medina all big winners in Stars of Tomorrow for school musicals

4 days ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 11 May 2025 at 8:42 am Three school districts in Orleans County were big winners in the annual Stars of Tomorrow program that evaluates and recognizes school musicals in the Rochester region. Albion, Lyndonville and medina were all recognized for “Excellence in Overall Production” by the Stars of Tomorrow with Lyndonville named the “Production of the Year” among small schools, which included many districts larger than Lyndonville.
Scouts place flags on 1,300 vets’ graves in Albion

5 days ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 May 2025 at 8:11 pm Photos by Tom RiversALBION – Peter Stritzinger, 13, places flags on veterans’ graves this morning at Mount Albion Cemetery. Stritzinger and other Scouts in Troop 164 and Pack 164 set flags on more than 1,300 flags at Mount Albion and St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The Scouts for decades have teamed with the American Legion and VFW to have the flags at veterans’ graves before Memorial Day.
Canal will open in WNY on May 16, but will be delayed in central and eastern NY

6 days ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 May 2025 at 4:59 pm The Canal Corporation was planning a big celebration on May 16 in honor of the 200th anniversary of the historic waterway’s opening day of the season. But “relentless rain” affected eastern and central New York will delay the opening of the canal at Lyons heading east. That has made the water levels higher than usual. The Erie Canal will open as scheduled in Orleans County and the western end.
Tenney seeks $2 million for Public Safety Building roof in Orleans

1 week ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 May 2025 at 8:11 pm WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) announced 15 projects she has submitted to the House Appropriations Committee in the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project Funding process, including $2 million towards a new roof for the Orleans County Public Safety Building.
St. Mary’s, Catholics celebrate naming of new pope

1 week ago | orleanshub.com | Tom Rivers

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 May 2025 at 7:47 pm Photo courtesy of Chris BuschMEDINA – St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Medina drapes gold and white bunting over the church doors to celebrate the naming of a new pope today. An American for the first time will serve as pope. Robert Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV. The Most Reverend Michael W.