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Winter Serenades Schedule Announced

Brockport’s 2025 Winter Serenades music series begins on Sunday February 2 at 3:00 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Main and State Streets.  The church is a welcoming space with excellent sound and beautiful stained glass windows, some of which are by Tiffany.  There...

Statement From Mayor Blackman Regarding Morgan-Manning House Fire

We grieve with all of Brockport and the larger community for the fire that severely damaged our magnificent Morgan Manning House on the night of January 14th. It felt like so many personal memories of events at the House and on its grounds went up in the smoke. Yet we...

Village Board Meeting 1/6/2025

The Village Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, January 6, 2025 in person at Village Court, 49 State St., Brockport, NY 14420, and 115 Shoreline Dr., Lexington, NC 27292, and remotely via Zoom.  Login credentials on the agenda. VB Agenda Jan 6...

Bird Watching Around the Erie Canal to Start the New Year

January 1 at 10am We’ll begin at the Welcome Center, where we’ll introduce the birds that overwinter in Western New York. We’ll also discuss some of the species you might see if you venture to the lake (note: traveling to the lake is not part of this tour). From...

ON THE CANALS – First Day Hike in Brockport

In partnership with the On the Canals Program, the Village of Brockport is hosting the annual January First snow shoeing along the Erie Canal, beginning at the Welcome Center at 1pm.  This two-hour free event concludes with hot chocolate and smores. If there is no...

Volunteer Board Openings

Positions Available on Village of Brockport Volunteer Boards: The Village of Brockport has positions available on several volunteer boards, including: Ethics Board - must be a village resident Historic Preservation Board - must be a village resident Brockport Museum...

Warming Center Activated

Oak Orchard is proud to announce that the Brockport Community Warming Center will be officially ready to receive clients on Monday December 23rd. An informational flyer is posted inside and outside of Village Hall. If you would like a copy of the flyer for your...

Monika Andrews Creative Leadership Award Nominations

Please take notice that nominations are being sought for candidates for the Monika W. Andrews Creative Volunteer Leadership Award. Nominees must be residents of the Village of Brockport, Town of Sweden or Town of Clarkson. Individuals and organizations may submit...

Power Outage & Smith Street Bridge

A tree has fallen on primary lines on East Canal Road.  As a result power outages have been reported across the village. The traffic light on the Smith Street bridge has been affected.  As a result the bridge is closed until power is restored. Emergency vehicles may use the bridge as needed.

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The Main Street Bridge—What Remains to be Done

Here are the major tasks that need to be completed on the Main Street bridge before it can open. Millwrights and steel workers— all attention now focused on the Brockport bridge since the Albion bridge has opened to traffic,   Lifting posts south side in place, north side erecting underway   Counterweights (giant metal box filled with metal ballast plates)—north side is complete; on the south side several ballast plates have to be trimmed 3/8 inch. The counter weight boxes are in...

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