“Are you trying to get in?” “Yeah, but I’ll just go around. It looks like they want people to enter from the other side.” No need, she said. “I have my keys.” Yes, I entered my polling location through a door I wasn’t supposed to use. The wrong door. A janitor in the SUNY Geneseo campus’s Kuhl gym, my polling location for yesterday's election, the first presidential election I have ever voted in -- didn’t want me to have to go around to … [Read more...]
NYS Assembly to Consider Local Alerts if Daycare Operators are Accused of Sex Crimes
NYLON – The Senate has passed a bill that requires state agencies to communicate with local authorities about individuals who have been accused of child abuse or maltreatment who are operating licensed day care centers of similar facilities. According to a release from the office of Senator Patrick Gallivan, the bill, S.398, requires the NYS Office of Children and Family Services to notify relevant local child protective agencies about persons … [Read more...]
Geneseo’s May Day Wine Strollers to Saunter This Friday
GENESEO – Anticipation will pour this Friday as downtown Geneseo's businesses open their doors and bottles for the Geneseo Merchants Association (GMA)'s May Day Wine Stroll. According to an event page from GMA, the May Day Wine Stroll invites all 21 and older to hop around Main Street and taste the carefully crafted works of local wineries and distilleries. The 11 local wineries and distilleries dot the western New York and Finger Lakes … [Read more...]
Livingston County Joins the World in Honoring Municipal Clerks this Week
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Board of Supervisors has declared this week 'Municipal Clerk's Week' amidst celebrations of clerks and workers around the world. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution proclaiming the week from May 1 and May 7 to be Municipal Clerk's Week to recognize the vital role of the Municipal Clerks in local government, as well as their contributions in serving their communities and educating the public on … [Read more...]
Geneseo Asks DOT to put the Brakes on Cars by School
GENESEO – The Village of Geneseo is asking the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) to assist in another effort to decrease the speed limit near Geneseo Central School. Mayor Richard Hatheway announced at the Village Board of Trustees meeting Monday night that a letter will be sent to the NYS DOT, asking to have the speed limit on Avon Geneseo Road in front of the Geneseo Central School lowered from 40 mph to 30 mph. "We've … [Read more...]
Livingston County Public Health Joins the Nation in Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Department of Public Health will embrace a national day of preventing teenage pregnancy and giving advice for the long term on Wednesday. According to a press release from the Department of Public Health, more than 2,000 teenage girls get pregnant every day in the United States. National Day to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy is May 4, and on that day, teens are asked to take the online National Day Quiz, which challenges … [Read more...]
Livonia Elementary Students Ride Safe at CCE Fair
LIVONIA – Livonia Central School hosted a fair to drive home the importance of bike safety on the road. According to a press release from CCE Livingston County, the fair had over 300 attendees. The event featured interactive stations that encouraged discussion on measure kids could take to stay safe. There are ample opportunities to remain aware of one's surroundings: as a child passenger in a car, on a boat, as a pedestrian, and swinging … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Student Shares Secret to World Record ‘Speed Stacking’ at St. Agnes
AVON – St. Agnes students learned 'speed stacking' from the best, a Guinness World Record holder, in fact, when a SUNY Geneseo student and World Record holder extended a hand to teach others her unique skills. Champion Sport Stacker Kailey Deidrick visited with students of St. Agnes School last week, sharing her experience as a member of the US National Sports Stacker team and a Guinness World Record holder for the cycle relay team. Her record … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo’s ‘Greek Gods’ Raise $1.6K for Breast Cancer at the Statesmen
GENESEO – When a local sorority needed a venue to support its annual fundraising efforts, a neighborhood hotspot offered its door. According to The Statesmen Facebook page, Alpha Phi Omega (AOPi) raised $1,697 for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer by hosting Greek God at The Statesmen on April 20. The venue offered a place for brothers and sisters to party, while simultaneously supporting the fundraising cause. "We were looking for a new venue … [Read more...]
Moorland Studios Bears the Tools to Return Emmeline to Main Street Geneseo
GENESEO – 'If' is not the question. It's the specifics of 'how' and 'when' Emmeline will return to her perch on Main Street. Monument restoration experts with Moorland Studios Inc. out of New Jersey have assessed the damage to the bear fountain, Geneseo's most loved symbol, and will soon present their options for repair to the Association for the Preservation of Geneseo (APOG) board. "The big question that we have right now is whether to … [Read more...]
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