Seth Voorhees TV
@sethvoorheestv.bsky.social
Just telling stories.
Rochester, NY
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/reporters/2020/01/06/seth-voorhees
Rochester, NY
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/reporters/2020/01/06/seth-voorhees
In a Rochester basement, in a place called “Subterranean Stadium” John DiCarlo and friends get together weekly to play in a football league that’s the oldest of it’s kind in the world. @SPECNews1ROC @TudorGames #ElectricFootball #CEFL specne.ws/PxxfoT
'Subterranean Stadium' hosts world's longest-running electric football league
In a Rochester basement, the gridiron is made of metal, and the players are barely two inches tall.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In a Rochester basement, in a place called “Subterranean Stadium” John DiCarlo and friends get together weekly to play in a football league that’s the oldest of it’s kind in the world. @SPECNews1ROC @TudorGames #ElectricFootball #CEFL specne.ws/PxxfoT
Norma Davis never met her uncle. But she knows his story well. The oldest living relative of Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. John Pagliuso is thankful the WWII soldier’s remains are finally coming home to Lyons - 83 years after he was killed in action. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Funeral planned to honor recently identified Wayne County WWII soldier
Norma Davis Never met her uncle. But she's well aware of his story.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Norma Davis never met her uncle. But she knows his story well. The oldest living relative of Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. John Pagliuso is thankful the WWII soldier’s remains are finally coming home to Lyons - 83 years after he was killed in action. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
After her son’s dog died suddenly, Cindy Lee wanted a place for pet owners to remember their furry friends who’ve passed on. The #dog grooming and canine training business owner built a #rainbowbridge behind her shop in LeRoy. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Rochester's Rainbow Bridge offers grieving pet owners solace, comfort
Losing a beloved animal cuts deep. In Western New York, there is a place built to honor those four-legged friends we’ve lost.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
After her son’s dog died suddenly, Cindy Lee wanted a place for pet owners to remember their furry friends who’ve passed on. The #dog grooming and canine training business owner built a #rainbowbridge behind her shop in LeRoy. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
It was great to catch up with friend Katy Eberts. Katy was paralyzed in a van wreck two summers ago. Her story of resilience is a true inspiration. Oh, and she took me for a drive around town - something she just started doing again. #KatyStrong spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Paralyzed Rochester musician continues to take major steps in recovery
Rochester area musician Katy Eberts is proving to doctors and to herself that miracles can happen.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It was great to catch up with friend Katy Eberts. Katy was paralyzed in a van wreck two summers ago. Her story of resilience is a true inspiration. Oh, and she took me for a drive around town - something she just started doing again. #KatyStrong spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Every Tuesday, a group of veterans gather near Rochester for some time in the great outdoors. For those dealing with trauma, isolation and other issues, the Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. program helps them heal - together. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Outdoor program helping veterans deal with PTSD
For some veterans, the great outdoors provides the ultimate healing power from trauma and isolation.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Every Tuesday, a group of veterans gather near Rochester for some time in the great outdoors. For those dealing with trauma, isolation and other issues, the Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. program helps them heal - together. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
If Mickey Mantle were still alive today, he’d be two months younger than Kenny Wild. Every Friday, Kenny plays softball in an over-75 league at McEvoy Park. If that’s not worthy of a sports segment, I don’t know what is. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
94-year-old softball player still swinging for the fences
If Mickey Mantle were still alive today, he’d be two months younger than Kenny Wild.
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August 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If Mickey Mantle were still alive today, he’d be two months younger than Kenny Wild. Every Friday, Kenny plays softball in an over-75 league at McEvoy Park. If that’s not worthy of a sports segment, I don’t know what is. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
“It gives me purpose.” When Howard Jones lost his wife of 68 years, he turned his own pain into comfort for others. He paints cardinals on rocks, more than 500 of them for families of loved ones at the same hospice care where wife Estella spent her last days. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
After losing his wife, 92-year-old man turns grief into comfort for others
The loss of a spouse is often devastating. A Rochester area man is turning his personal grief into comfort for others.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“It gives me purpose.” When Howard Jones lost his wife of 68 years, he turned his own pain into comfort for others. He paints cardinals on rocks, more than 500 of them for families of loved ones at the same hospice care where wife Estella spent her last days. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Journalism is important work. Some days you challenge what’s wrong in the world, sometimes you get to shine light on the good. Humbled to learn this week that my work received nine nominations from the New York Emmy Awards for 2024.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Journalism is important work. Some days you challenge what’s wrong in the world, sometimes you get to shine light on the good. Humbled to learn this week that my work received nine nominations from the New York Emmy Awards for 2024.
Poor boy! Blaze is ok now, but the dog nearly died after swallowing an 8-inch wooden skewer, while his family was grilling kebabs. Emergency surgery cost $10K! spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Dog survives eating large wooden skewer thanks to Cornell Veterinary Hospital
Anyone who has a dog in the family knows that pups can tend to get into things.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Poor boy! Blaze is ok now, but the dog nearly died after swallowing an 8-inch wooden skewer, while his family was grilling kebabs. Emergency surgery cost $10K! spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Crushed. @BlackSabbath is my all-time favorite band. Rest in peace, Ozzy.
July 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Crushed. @BlackSabbath is my all-time favorite band. Rest in peace, Ozzy.
Chad Williams was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 2. Running helps him stay ahead of the effects. The Hilton man’s next race is the @Boilermaker15K in Utica this weekend. It’s emotional for Williams, who will be running it with his son. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/...
Rochester-area man with cerebral palsy trains to run Boilermaker 15K with son
Every runner knows the importance of preparation. For Chad Williams, it's even more critical.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Chad Williams was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 2. Running helps him stay ahead of the effects. The Hilton man’s next race is the @Boilermaker15K in Utica this weekend. It’s emotional for Williams, who will be running it with his son. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/...
Deane Mackie died in March. He was 58. No friends or family attended his funeral at Riverside Cemetery last week. Not much is known about Mackie’s life. But he wasn’t alone, in part, because of students from @McQuaidJesuit HS’s pallbearer ministry. #ROC spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
McQuaid pallbearer ministry gives dignified burial to the forgotten
Deane Mackie's casket was carried to his final resting place at Rochester’s Riverside Cemetery by total strangers.
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July 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Deane Mackie died in March. He was 58. No friends or family attended his funeral at Riverside Cemetery last week. Not much is known about Mackie’s life. But he wasn’t alone, in part, because of students from @McQuaidJesuit HS’s pallbearer ministry. #ROC spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Larry Pelkey has given away 1,300 bicycles to Southern Tier kids for free. Unmarried and no kids of his own (so he thought) “Larry the Bike Man” got a life-changing knock on the door from the daughter he never knew. She grew up just down the road. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Hornell man who provides bikes to kids for free finds a greater gift
'Larry the Bike Man' has given free bikes to hundreds of kids in his hometown of Hornell.
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July 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Larry Pelkey has given away 1,300 bicycles to Southern Tier kids for free. Unmarried and no kids of his own (so he thought) “Larry the Bike Man” got a life-changing knock on the door from the daughter he never knew. She grew up just down the road. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
A proposed five-year statewide moratorium on spreading sewage sludge on farm fields passed in the #NYS Senate. It would halt the controversial practice so the potential health and environmental effects of #PFAS in #biosolids used as fertilizer are studied. nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-pol...
State Senate passes bill for 5-year moratorium on the use of biosolids
The Assembly version of the bill is in the chamber's Rules Committee.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A proposed five-year statewide moratorium on spreading sewage sludge on farm fields passed in the #NYS Senate. It would halt the controversial practice so the potential health and environmental effects of #PFAS in #biosolids used as fertilizer are studied. nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-pol...
A second Steuben County town bans the spreading of sewage sludge on farm fields. #Biosolids contain varying levels of #PFAS and several people living near fields in Cameron where it was spread in the past had their wells, ponds and streams contaminated.
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Steuben Co. town of Cameron passes local law banning the use of sewage sludge
This vote follows several others recently enacted around the state.
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June 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A second Steuben County town bans the spreading of sewage sludge on farm fields. #Biosolids contain varying levels of #PFAS and several people living near fields in Cameron where it was spread in the past had their wells, ponds and streams contaminated.
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An extremely wet spring has delayed planting for so many New York farmers. It’s a gut punch for some, whose crops were wiped out by weather disasters last year. In Steuben County and elsewhere, mane are just hoping for a break. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
When severe weather happens, insurance brings headaches for New York farmers
With major weather disasters increasing, farmers have concerns about specialty crop insurance.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
An extremely wet spring has delayed planting for so many New York farmers. It’s a gut punch for some, whose crops were wiped out by weather disasters last year. In Steuben County and elsewhere, mane are just hoping for a break. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
As some rural upstate NY communities face #PFAS water contamination, NYSDEC cites “source control” as the solution in sewage sludge fight over #biosolids as a farm fertilizer. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
DEC cites ‘source control’ in sewage sludge fight despite water contamination
While residents in Steuben and Albany counties can't drink their water, the state has shown no effort to move forward with a moratorium on biosolids.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
As some rural upstate NY communities face #PFAS water contamination, NYSDEC cites “source control” as the solution in sewage sludge fight over #biosolids as a farm fertilizer. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
More pushback to a @NYSDEC plan to increase the spreading of sewage #sludge on farm fields. Steuben County supports five year statewide moratorium bill and Schoharie County passes its own temporary local ban. #PFAS #BIOSOLIDS #AGRICULTURE spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
More New York counties take action against the use of biosolids on farmland
Schoharie County issues a moratorium on the use of biosolids on farmland.
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May 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
More pushback to a @NYSDEC plan to increase the spreading of sewage #sludge on farm fields. Steuben County supports five year statewide moratorium bill and Schoharie County passes its own temporary local ban. #PFAS #BIOSOLIDS #AGRICULTURE spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
In NY, Another rural Southern Tier town is close to banning land spreading of sewage sludge on farm fields. Neighbors whose drinking wells are tainted by #PFAS have fought for this for decades. #biosolids #cleanwater #Agriculture spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
A 40-year fight: Local law against sewage sludge sees no opposition in Cameron
For Cameron residents, this local action is a long awaited win in their fight against sewage sludge on farmland.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In NY, Another rural Southern Tier town is close to banning land spreading of sewage sludge on farm fields. Neighbors whose drinking wells are tainted by #PFAS have fought for this for decades. #biosolids #cleanwater #Agriculture spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
A follow to our investigation on the use of sewage sludge as farm fertilizer and concerns over forever chemicals they contain. NY State lawmakers call for a 5-year moratorium on the practice. Emily Kenny and I went to Albany #biosolids #PFAS #NY #agriculture spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
Sewage sludge contaminates the drinking wells of New Scotland, neighbors say
Their wells were found to be contaminated with E. coli and coliform.
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May 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A follow to our investigation on the use of sewage sludge as farm fertilizer and concerns over forever chemicals they contain. NY State lawmakers call for a 5-year moratorium on the practice. Emily Kenny and I went to Albany #biosolids #PFAS #NY #agriculture spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
Our continuing coverage on the issue of sewage sludge and #PFAS. Now, some state lawmakers want to put a 5-year moratorium on the spreading #biosolids on farm fields. This, as the administration of NY Governor Hochul wants to significantly increase the practice.
New York lawmakers propose 5-year moratorium on sewage sludge on farmland
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as forever chemicals, have been linked to health issues such as increased rates of cancer.
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May 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Our continuing coverage on the issue of sewage sludge and #PFAS. Now, some state lawmakers want to put a 5-year moratorium on the spreading #biosolids on farm fields. This, as the administration of NY Governor Hochul wants to significantly increase the practice.
Cynthia Huling Hummel has lived with #Alzheimers for more than two decades. The Owego pastor has volunteered for research studies since 2010 - hoping to someday help find a cure for the disease that took her mom and other relatives. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Pastor recognized for her volunteerism in Alzheimer's research
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel said she feels the connection that music brings.
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April 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Cynthia Huling Hummel has lived with #Alzheimers for more than two decades. The Owego pastor has volunteered for research studies since 2010 - hoping to someday help find a cure for the disease that took her mom and other relatives. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
Bigger is almost never better.
Broadcasters are gambling with the reputation of their local journalists and station executives when they co-opt those resources into advocating for more-favorable rules and regulations. [by Tim Hanlon, TVREV]
Broadcasters Say Deregulation Will Boost Local News — But “Must-Run” Content Suggests Otherwise — TVREV
When station group owners force must-run segments onto local newscasts, they dilute the time and resources available for actual local reporting.
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April 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Bigger is almost never better.
Chris Lomax told his kindergarten teacher he’d someday open his own bakery. Blind since a brain tumor at age 5, Lomax is now the dessert chef at Racalto's in Hornell. And with the help of the restaurant’s owners - he also now has his very own business.
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Blind dessert baker's vision has him on a path to success
The ingredients to success often start with a dream.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Chris Lomax told his kindergarten teacher he’d someday open his own bakery. Blind since a brain tumor at age 5, Lomax is now the dessert chef at Racalto's in Hornell. And with the help of the restaurant’s owners - he also now has his very own business.
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rocheste...