Federal legislation introduced by both Republican and Democrat legislators aims to allow Lake Ontario landowners to sue an international agency for damages caused by flooding of their properties. Because of record levels of Lake Ontario in 2017 and 2019, the ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers are planning to hold a hearing on recent flooding along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. The state Senate announced the hearing on Monday. It will be held Oct. 10 in ...

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GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is making $7 million available to help homeowners recover from flooding along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shorelines. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the funding Monday. Homeowners will be able to get ...

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The state is making $10 million in funding available to New York municipalities dealing with flooding along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the funds will support flood recovery efforts such as repairing break walls, roads, ...

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Opponents of new guidelines to regulate Lake Ontario water levels say the new rules will cause significant damage to family homes, businesses and municipal infrastructure on the shoreline. Gates Town Supervisor Mark Assini told the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that ...

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OSWEGO — The battered wreck of a Canadian schooner that sank in Lake Ontario during a sudden squall more than a century ago has been found off the lake’s central New York shore, a team of Rochester-area undersea explorers said ...

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BUFFALO — The U.S. Coast Guard is warning boaters on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario to be on the lookout for large logs and other debris washed into the waterways by recent heavy rains. Coast Guard officials tell local media ...

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New plans for the Port of Rochester are being released as officials look to revitalize the city's Lake Ontario waterfront district. The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reports that city officials will release the plan Friday, with a public hearing scheduled for Nov. 1.

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OSWEGO — State and local law enforcement agencies are joining the U.S. Coast Guard in a training exercise aimed at preventing weapons of mass destruction from entering the country through Lake Ontario.

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The owners of a plot of land at the edge of Lake Ontario that has become a nesting ground for bald eagles has filed a lawsuit against the state over a plan to protect the birds with development restrictions.

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ALBION — New York state has approved a $35,000 grant to update a dredging plan for Lake Ontario harbors in five counties. The funding will go toward a regional dredging plan in Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne and Oswego counties.

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Money to create a $5 million Niagara River Navigation Fund has been approved by a key congressional subcommittee, moving the maintenance and dredging of harbors across Lake Ontario a step closer to reality.

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