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Lakeshore News serves up hometown news to the communities along the southern shore of Lake Ontario, from Wayne County in the west, through northern Cayuga County and into southwestern Oswego County to the east. The Lakeshore News is published and distributed weekly on Wednesdays to over 100 locations throughout the region.

08/21/2025

Hello readers!

Well, Lakeshore News is working on a story about how one doesn’t need to dive into a nursery rhyme to find butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers in Lakeshore News’ readership area. Some of these butchers operate from their family farm. Some of these bakers either own their own bakeries, ship their creations to local stores, or operate from little farm stands. Lastly, local candlestick makers sell their candles for a plethora of other products. That said, how do you feel about these entrepreneurs in the area? Are they welcome additions to your community?

08/13/2025

Hello readers! Well, Lakeshore News is reporting on a slight uptick in cannabis themed business. As you saw in the Shopper recently, the Coughie Shop in Wolcott is about to celebrate its grand opening as the first true retail dispensary in the paper’s readership area, but there has also been a lot of microbusiness licenses issued by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) in the area, including three Lyons businesses and Victory Road Farms in Red Creek. A Savannah business also has a dispensary license, and a business in Sodus also is waiting on OCM approval to open as a dispensary. OCM has also issued distrbutor licenses and processor licenses, among others, to local businesses. Keep in mind, not all of these businesses sell straight up ma*****na. Others sell cannabis oils, waxes, tinctures, and other solutions. All that said, we want to hear from you about whether you think this uptick in cannabis businesses is good, bad, or indifferent. If you’ve had your own positive or negative experience with cannabis products your ideas are also welcome.

07/30/2025

Good afternoon everybody! We at Lakeshore News wanted to give parents, students, teachers, faculty and staff a chance to comment on local school districts’ policies involving cellphones for the 2025-2026 school year following Gov. Hochul’s state law.

Here’s a snapshot of some of these policies.
So far, Hannibal, North Rose-Wolcott, Red Creek, Lyons, and Sodus have shared their policies, which restrict the use of cellphones, smartwatches, and other Internet-enabled devices on school grounds in all hours of the school day.

Exceptions at these five schools include teacher/principal approval, medical/emergency/translation needs, IEP or 504 plans.

Parents or caregivers may contact students

Hannibal and NR-W’s plans state that students who violate the policy won’t be suspended. Lyons students also will not be suspended for violations but discipline may escalate based on repeat offenses.

Red Creek’s and Sodus’ plans state that may face penalties based on the district’s code of conduct with progressive or restorative discipline for repeat offenses.

Storage options include lockers at Hannibal, Red Creek, NR-W, and Lyons; cubbies at Sodus; lockboxes in Lyons; bins and the main offices at NR-W; and other secure areas.

Leave a comment offering your opinion on cellphones in schools based on the policies and rules you see in this post. We will accept responses through Monday at 10 a.m. Thank you!

06/24/2025

We at Lakeshore News have been seeing a lot of posts about pride for our communities and would love it if you would want to share them in the form of a letter to the editor! You can email us at [email protected] or drop it off in person to our office at 6784 Main St., Red Creek.

05/21/2025

The results are in for the school board and budget votes! The budgets for the 2025-2026 school year were approved at all seven districts of Lakeshore News’ readership area, while all propositions on local ballots passed.

Here are the winning candidates from the school board elections. Incumbents won in most elections; however, some incumbents were unseated.
Cato-Meridian: Timothy Hulbert, Kristin Cox, and Amanda Vallee
Hannibal: Meghan Welling, Jessica Wakefield, and Christopher Long
North Rose-Wolcott: Tina Reed
Red Creek: Stephanie Kaiser and Nancy Henner Dingman
Clyde-Savannah: Jennifer Sullivan, Jason Buisch, and Tiffany Garofono
Lyons: Lisa Stone and Mark Bookmiller
Sodus: Jason Walters and Jeff Martinez

Read all about the results in the Lakeshore News, which will be out today!

05/06/2025

As we get closer to board and budget votes on May 20, please be aware that the upcoming May 14 issue is your last chance to submit a letter to the editor if you are a candidate for school board or if you are endorsing a candidate.

04/29/2025

Our last issue of April will be out tomorrow, and that can only mean one thing: May will soon be here! May is definitely going to be a busy season with school board and budget votes, which are planned for May 20. If you are a candidate in the seven districts our newspaper covers—North Rose-Wolcott (NR-W), Red Creek, Clyde-Savannah, Lyons, Sodus, Cato-Meridian, and Hannibal—feel free to submit a letter to the editor, 500 words or less. We also will accept letters to the editor from area residents backing a candidate or administrators encouraging district residents to approve the budget. Again, these are 500 words or less.

If you missed out for the April 30 edition, don’t worry, we will still accept letters for the May 7 and May 14 editions, but the May 14 paper will be your last chance to send a letter to the editor regarding board and budget votes ahead of the election. Come over to our office at 6784 Main St., Red Creek, to drop off your letter, or, if you prefer email over “snail mail,” ship it over to [email protected]. Good luck to all candidates!

04/09/2025

In this issue of Lakeshore News, we are paying tribute to the one, the only Don Hartley, the man responsible for leading the Red Creek Mules men’s soccer team to six state championships. Read along with us as we pay tribute to a man described as a pillar of the Red Creek community. To dive into the story of this celebrated sports figure, you can purchase our paper—out now—at plenty of locations in Wayne and Cayuga Counties, including the Pit Stop locations in Red Creek and North Victory, Bayside Grocery in Fair Haven, and the 104 Store.

Due to space constraints, we could not hear from every one of Coach Hartley’s players to help us tell the story of his illustrious career and legacy. If you have a Coach Hartley story you want to share, you are welcome to send a letter to the editor (500 words or less) describing the impact he had on you, whether you played for him or against him or never played a sport. Friends of Coach Hartley are also welcome to share a letter to the editor. You can send your letter by email to [email protected] or drop it off to our office located at 6784 Main St., Red Creek. Again, all are welcome to join us as we remember Coach Hartley.

03/05/2025

Well, hello there! Our very own Dan Durocher is working on a story about Gov. Hochul’s proposed cellphone ban in school surroundings and we at Lakeshore News would love to hear your thoughts on that subject! We definitely welcome all opinions.

03/04/2025

In two weeks, the Villages of Fair Haven, Cato, and Meridian are holding elections! If you are running for office in one of the three villages or are endorsing a candidate, the March 12 edition of Lakeshore News will be your last chance to submit a letter to the editor to encourage people to vote for you or the candidate you’re endorsing. Feel free to come to our office in Red Creek to drop off a letter email your letter [email protected]!

10/21/2024

Just a reminder that the Oct. 30 issue is your last chance to run a letter to the editor for the elections! We typically accept 500 words or less and if you would like to submit a letter to make your opinion heard, we would need it by next Monday, Oct. 28 before 10 a.m.

05/08/2024

Here’s a reminder that with the board and budget votes coming up, the May 15 Lakeshore News will be your last chance to submit a letter to the editor if you are a candidate for one of our local school boards or if you are endorsing a candidate. These letters are, par for the course, 500 words or fewer. We would appreciate a letter in before 10 a.m. on Monday, May 13. You can drop one off in person at our Red Creek office or email one to [email protected].

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