GENESEO— SUNY Geneseo advised the campus community of the the sudden passing of a student on Saturday. The message from Robert Bonfiglio, Vice President for Student and Campus Life, is as follows: "I am deeply saddened to inform the campus community that Samual J. Nichols, a sophomore from Latham, NY, passed away unexpectedly this morning. Samual was a graduate of Shaker High School in Latham, NY. At Geneseo, he majored in physics and … [Read more...]
Avon Lions Club Turns 64 This April
AVON— The Avon Lions Club convened at Veterans Hall Wednesday to distinguish several long-time members for their service and discuss upcoming plans for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International. The Avon charter, which is 59 members strong, is celebrating its own 64th anniversary this April. In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of Lions International in June, the Avon club has been working on putting up a pole … [Read more...]
New Mount Morris Village Board Sworn In
MOUNT MORRIS— Monday night marked the first meeting for Mount Morris' new village board, which includes newly elected Mayor Frank Provo and new Trustee Peter Bishop. The board also includes Deputy Mayor Guy Brickwood, Trustee Geoffrey Pagano and Trustee Sonya Roberts. Provo won the election for Mayor in March with an overwhelming 76.44 percent of the vote. Trustees Bishop and Pagano won 31.17 and 29.05 percent respectively in their election, … [Read more...]
Geneseo Considers Charging Fee at Village Park
GENESEO — The Geneseo Village Board approved a preliminary 2017-18 budget Monday night in addition to discussing some potential ideas for generating future revenue without affecting the tax rate, including possibly charging a fee to use Village Park. While the budget will not be finalized for another month, Mayor Richard Hatheway opened the discussion by calling the draft budget 'flat as flat can be.' "The major increases are simply with … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Composer to Turn Antarctic Ice into Music
GENESEO— A SUNY Geneseo faculty member will go to Antarctica with a team of climate scientists this month to gather information to compose music based upon seismic data gathered at the site. According to a press release from SUNY Geneseo, Glenn McClure, who serves on the faculties of both Geneseo and the Eastman School of Music, will be working through mid-November with Peter Bromirski and his associates from the University of California San … [Read more...]
Local Cops and Senior Citizens Fight Phone Scams
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Police and senior citizens are sending the message that they have had enough of phone scams. Multiple law enforcement agencies have warned Livingston County residents of rashes of scam calls this year. Scammers are known to especially take advantage of the elderly, and the Livingston County Sheriff's Office's partnership with senior citizens is one way for potential targets to fight back. "TRIAD is a great program for … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Hunt to Return to Main Street Geneseo
GENESEO – The annual Pumpkin Hunt and raffle will return to Geneseo businesses from Wednesday, Sept. 21 through Saturday, Sept. 24. In order to participate, passport cards will be provided that list pumpkin locations. Participants will have to collect stamps at each location. With enough stamps, participants will be eligible to enter the raffle taking place on Saturday the 24th at 4 p.m. Those who visit every pumpkin on the passport card … [Read more...]
Child Passenger Safety Week Delivers Seat Checks and Giveaways
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Cornell Cooperative Extension's Traffic Safety Education Program is collaborating with several Livingston County agencies to hold events promoting National Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24. According to a press release from CCE Livingston County, the week includes two child passenger safety seat checks, a booster seat giveaway, and a 'lunch and learn' event. The booster seat giveaway … [Read more...]
Geneseo Football Narrowly Slides By Perry/Mt. Morris 14-12
PERRY — The Geneseo Blue Devils narrowly escaped a Perry/Mt. Morris Yellowjackets comeback on a clear Friday night, winning the road game 14-12 and leveling their record at 1-1 on the season. The Geneseo win follows a 28-8 season opening loss at the hands of Avon last week. But what made the difference between last week's loss and this week's win? "Well, we didn't have eight turnovers", said Geneseo head coach Tim Dolgos. "We still had two, … [Read more...]
Mount Morris Boys Soccer Takes Down Dansville in Championship
DANSVILLE— The Mount Morris Blue Devils improved to an undefeated 3-0 on Saturday after taking down the Dansville Mustangs by a score of 4-1 at Dansville. Mount Morris brought a balanced attack to the field, as all four goals came from different players. Kyle Soto and Collin Brickwood scored in the first half, and Reed Goho and Josh Hart cemented the lead in the second half. "It was a tough loss to swallow, both teams played hard and showed … [Read more...]
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