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Celebration of 160th Anniversary of
the First Women’s Rights Convention
Posted Monday, May 5 2008
Women’s Rights National Historical Park, the site of the first women’s rights convention held in 1848, announced today the scheduling of several events on July 19 and 20, 2008 to commemorate the 160 th anniversary of this historic event. “We are pleased to host a variety of programs to celebrate the first convention in the United States in which women and men gathered specifically to discuss the issue of women’s social, economic and civil rights. Mark the weekend of July 19 on your calendar – it is sure to be an exciting and memorable event,” explained Superintendent Tina Orcutt. Click here to read more or to start planning your visit!

Seneca Community Players Present "Laughing Stock"
Posted Monday, May 5 2008
Laughing Stock, by Charles Morey, is a hilarious backstage farce and genuinely affectionate look into the world of the theatre. When The Playhouse, a rustic New England summer theatre, schedules a repertory season of Dracula, Hamlet and Charley’s Aunt, comic mayhem ensues. We follow the well-intentioned company from outrageous auditions to ego-driven rehearsals through opening nights gone disastrously awry to the elation of a great play well told and the comic and nostalgic season close. The show runs Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16-17 and 18. Curtain goes up at 8pm, and 2pm for a Sunday Matinee at the Waterloo High School Auditorium. Tickets, $10.00 at the door and $8.00 prepaid are available at WomanMade Products, Fall St., Seneca Falls and Area Records and Music, Seneca St., Geneva. Tickets are also available online at senecacommunityplayers.org.

Village of Seneca Falls Clean-Sweep Brush Pick-up on May 12th
Posted Thursday, May 1, 2008
Village crews will be picking up brush placed at the curb on May 12 in a clean-sweep of the Village before Memorial Day. NO pickups will be made after this date until fall, when another brush pick-up will be announced. Residents MUST have brush at the curb before May 12. Village crews will schedule two Village Clean Sweep brush pick-ups per year AND add additional pick-ups as needed after major storm events. With this new plan, village residents will continue to receive the same great services with more efficiency at less cost. Village crews regard brush as organic yard waste. This includes tree limbs, branches, and leaves. Limbs must be stacked neatly, and leaves must be bagged in biodegradable paper bags. Large bags are available for purchase at Village Hall at a discounted rate, or can be found at most home improvement stores. Large, heavy limbs or tree trunks cannot be taken by Village crews.

Notice to Village Residents:
Schedule Your Bulky Rubbish Pickup
BEFORE Placing Items at the Curb
Posted Thursday, May 1, 2008
To better serve our residents, we pick up bulky rubbish by appointment – all year long! Each resident is allowed two scheduled pickups per year. To arrange your pickup, simply call Village Hall. Please remember that some household items, such as televisions and computers are considered hazardous waste and cannot be picked-up. Ask Village staff if you have questions. Please remember that bulky rubbish should be placed at the curb NO MORE THAN 48 hours in advance. Placing items out too early is a code violation, and can result in a citation and/or a fine. Bulky rubbish consists of large household items that cannot be disposed of in regular weekly trash pick-ups. Hazardous waste cannot be accepted, such as computers, TVs, paint, chemicals, or oils. Up to 4 tires CAN be accepted, if they are kept separate from other debris. Construction or demolition debris IS NOT permitted.

Seneca Falls Farmers Market Seeks Vendors
Posted Wednesday, April 17, 2008
Do you grow your own fruits and vegetables? Maybe you produce honey, maple syrup or even make your own soap? Do you have nursery stock or cut flowers for sale? How about selling eggs or other farm products? Well the Village of Seneca Falls in conjunction with the Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension has a new opportunity for you to sell your goods! The Seneca Falls Farmers Market will take place every Wednesday in People’s Park from 9 AM to 2 PM and we are looking for vendors. This show combines the farming expertise of the Extension with the marketing expertise of the Seneca Falls Development Corporation and promises to be a great addition to the events held in our village. Be a part of this new effort to promote New York State grown and produced items and expand your customer base and marketing opportunities. Increase your farm’s profitability by taking advantage of this low cost means to tap into a new pool of customers. From Boaters visiting along the canal to employees spending their lunchtime shopping at the market, we promise new customers for each and every vendor! The market is looking for vendors to sell 100% New York grown or made items. We are hoping for a diverse array of products and for $5 - $10 a week, we know we can make it worth your time and effort! Call Patti at Cornell Cooperative Extension today for more information and/or a Vendor Application at 315 539 9251. We hope to see you at the Seneca Falls Farmers Market!

Recent Village Meeting Minutes Posted (.doc)
Posted Monday, April 7, 2008
- Minutes 3-10-08 Regular Meeting
- Minutes 3-11-08 Special Meeting
- Minutes 4-1-08 Regular, Reorg & Budget Meeting

Recent Town Meeting Minutes Posted (.pdf)
Posted Monday, April 7, 2008
- Minutes - February 27th Town & Village Informational Meeting
- Minutes - March 4th Regular Meeting
- Minutes - March 27th Joint Town & Village Meeting

Request For Seneca Falls Vetrans Who Have Served Since 2000
Posted Thursday, April 3, 2008
Veterans From Seneca Falls Who Have Served Since 2000 A committee from Seneca Falls is working on a project to honor those from the Town or Village of Seneca Falls who are or have served in any branch of service in Iraq or Afghanistan since the beginning of the hostilities there. The committee, consisting of Fran & Paul Wenderlich, Lucille Cook, Roberta Halden, Jim Spina and Mark Marquart, has received permission from the Town Board of Seneca Falls to list those names in the Community Center. The committee has found that, due to legal confidentiality constraints, government entities are unable to release names. Therefore, the committee is asking Town & Village residents to help by submitting the names of family members or friends who have or are presently serving in the armed services in Iraq or Afghanistan. The committee hopes to have enough names by Memorial Day to have an honoring/dedication ceremony. The plan is to use windows in the Lounge at the Community Center to mount logos for each branch of service and to list those servicemen and servicewomen whose names are submitted. Please help us by dowloading and filling out this form (.doc) and returning it to the Seneca Falls Community Center, 35 Water Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148 no later than April 30th, 2008. For more information feel free to contact the Community Center at 568-6933.

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, May 11th
Syracuse Symphony Wind Quintet at Seneca Falls Library
The quintet -- made up of bassoon, horn, flute, oboe and clarinet -- will play at 3 p.m. at the library, 47 Cayuga St. Free and open to the public. Compositions by Julius Fucik, Charles Gounod, Malcom Arnold, Anton Reicha, J.S. Bach, Giles Farnaby, Claude Debussy, Jacques Ibert and Scott Joplin will be performed. 568-8265 or www.senecfallslibrary.org for more information.

Saturday, May 17th
Help Find A Cure SMS Annual Chicken BBQ
11:00 AM - ???
Pre-sale tickets are $6.50, At the door are $7.00
Proceeds to benefit the Diabetes Association

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Recent Highlights:

Breakfast With The Easter Bunny Photo Gallery
Posted Monday, March 17, 2008
The Masonic Lodge on the corner of Route 414 and Balsey Road held their annual 'Breakfast With The Easter Bunny' on Sunday, March 16th.
Click here for photos from the event.

Recent Village Meeting Minutes Posted
Posted Friday, March 14, 2008
Minutes from February's Village Board meetings have been posted.
Click here for the list of available meetings.

2008-09 Proposed Seneca Falls Village Budget
Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The below documents in Microsoft Word & Excel format represent the proposed 2008-09 Village of Seneca Falls Budget.
- Budget Message (.doc)
- Budget Detail - General (.xls)
- Schedule of Wages - General (.xls)
- Mayor's Summary - General (.xls)
- Budget Detail - Water (.xls)
- Schedule of Wages - Water (.xls)
- Mayor's Summary - Water (.xls)
- Budget Detail - Sewer (.xls)
- Wage Schedule - Sewer (.xls)
- Mayor's Summary - Sewer (.xls)

Recent Town Meeting Minutes Posted
Posted Monday, March 10 , 2008
- Minutes - February 5th Regular Meeting
- Minutes - February 27th Informational Meeting

Seneca Falls: The Story of the Women Who Changed the World
Posted Friday, February 22, 2008
A historian looks at the early women's rights movement
and the reformers America has forgotten.  read more

2008 Recreation Department Trip Schedule Posted
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008
Check out the great travel and event opportunities offered by the Recreation Department in the upcoming year.

Congratulations to the National
Women's Hall of Fame Class of 2007!
Posted Monday, October 8, 2007
- Read about the induction ceremony held Sunday, October 7th
- Congratulations to Seneca Falls' own Judith Pipher

Abigail's Has The Best Wings In New York State
Posted Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Documentary filmmaker Matt Reynolds swung through Seneca Falls recently on a quest to find the world's best Buffalo chicken wing. Well, he and his team found it.....at Abigail's Restaurant in Seneca Falls. The seven judges proclaimed Abigail's "Blue Bayou Buffalo Wing" the best. It was created by cook Columbus Marshall Grady, who makes the wings with a traditional wing sauce blended with blue cheese and fresh celery. Reynolds said: "Grady's wing wraps the entire Buffalo Wing experience into a single bite. It blew us away." Watch the trailer for the film at www.chickenwinghunt.com.

RoadsFromSenecaFalls.net Launches
Posted Friday, July 20, 2007
A new Web site will give students and teachers easy access to material about women's history and leadership. The Roads from Seneca Falls Project (www.roadsfromsenecafalls.net) was launched Thursday at the Women's Rights National Historical Park as part of the 159th anniversary celebration of the first women's rights convention. It includes more than 2,000 links with lesson plans, activities and sources to help researchers find information, with a special focus on historic sites, libraries and museums relating to women.
-  Read more from the FL Times
-  Visit www.RoadsFromSenecaFalls.net

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