Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – The Ugandan Water Project from Bloomfield, NY will be hosting an interactive fundraising event called "Water: Now" at SUNY Geneseo's College Union on Tuesday, April 7, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Ugandan Water Project is a non-profit humanitarian organization working to provide clean, safe, accessible drinking water and other catalyst … [Read more...]
Deer Run Winery Sweetens Easter for Autism Charity
GENESEO – Deer Run Winery on West Lake Road is throwing a Family Outing day with Easter Seals NY, a Rochester autism and disability charity, where there will be goodies and an 'Easter egg grab' this Saturday. According to Deer Run Winery, on April 4, the winery at 3772 West Lake Road will be a hotspot for macaroni plates courtesy of Macarollin from the Eastview Mall in Victor, and there will be Easter-themed games and activities for both the … [Read more...]
April Fools Arrested for Coke Jar and Lying to Cops
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – Two Elmira women were arrested on April Fool's Day after they allegedly tried to hide a glass jar of what appeared to be cocaine, and the driver gave a false name to the Sheriff's Deputy who had pulled them over. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, on April 1 at 7:15 p.m., Deputy Brandan Flickner … [Read more...]
Parent Arrested on Downward Spiral for Drugs, Fraud and Burglary
LEICESTER – A local woman was arrested on several charges including two felonies as part of three separate investigations by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, including a burglary, giving drugs and alcohol to minors, and fraudulently using a credit card to buy cell phone minutes. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Jennifer Purdy, 31, is charged with Burglary in the Second Degree, a C felony, Unlawfully Dealing … [Read more...]
Replica of Thoreau’s Cabin Takes Leap Forward on SUNY Geneseo Campus
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – A handmade replica of national literary treasure Henry David Thoreau's cabin is about to undergo a huge leap forward in its construction process this month, as the frame for the structure will soon be set up on the already constructed foundation. Students in the hands-on college course say that the replica, once finished, will be the … [Read more...]
High School Student Pitches Solar Lamps to Geneseo Mayor
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – An 11th grade honor-roll student at Ballston Spa high school near Albany wrote to mayor Richard Hatheway in Geneseo with ideas and drawings for solar powered lamp posts at 'main intersections' in the village. Skyler Cruz Wolsey's letter reads as follows: "Dear Mayor Richard Hatheway: Hello there sir! My name is Skyler Cruz Wolsey from … [Read more...]
‘Save the Wall’ Project Lays Solid Foundation for 2015
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – With warmer weather on the horizon, the Association for the Preservation of Geneseo (APOG) is again assembling volunteers for the famous mile-long gateway stone wall in the Village of Geneseo. According to APOG, work on the Save the Wall project, which began in 2012, will resume on Saturday June 6, and continue every Saturday and Sunday until … [Read more...]
Suspension-Testing Potholes Patched on 20A Overpass
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LEICESTER – Several deep potholes on the bridge going over the Genesee River have been repaired by the New York State department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and no longer pose a threat to tires passing over the bridge. These potholes on 20A (Cuylerville Road) over the Genesee River in the Town of Leicester were severe enough that Sheriff Thomas Dougherty … [Read more...]
Tractor Trailer Driver Ticketed for Losing Trailer
READING THIS ON YOUR PHONE OR TABLET? BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP! GENESEO —A Washington woman, who was driving a tractor Trailer on Main Street when she lost her trailer, was ticketed after causing a mid day traffic jam this past Wednesday. According to Village of Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, Brenda Mittrucker, 54, was driving a 2015 Freightliner when she stopped at the light located at the south end of Main Street and when she … [Read more...]
Drying Sidewalks? New Policy Could Limit Main Street Alcohol
GENESEO – A new proposal for Main Street's alcohol policy could restrict alcohol vendors' hours and types of containers in which alcohol can be served on the sidewalk. At Monday's Village Board meeting, the proposal was introduced to the board, but clarity issues in the terms arose, so the language is being looked over and possibly updated to be as specific as possible. "The proposal would impose additional restrictions to the existing … [Read more...]