GENESEO – The Village Board set aside a date at one of their meetings to open the issue of 'Social Host Legislation' to the public for discussion. On Monday, April 20 at 5 p.m. at the Village Building on Main Street, all are welcome to discuss a 'three strikes' local law proposed by the Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (CASA) that hold adults criminally responsible for providing alcohol or drugs to minors, or maintaining premises where … [Read more...]
Desperate Driver Scams Boss for Auto Equipment
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – A man who was apparently desperate for auto parts has been arrested for allegedly defrauding his own former boss at the Autozone on Lakeville road to get equipment. According to Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, Justin Lane, 26, was charged with Scheme to Defraud and Petit Larceny after he allegedly purchased equipment on his former … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Speakers Seek Abolishment of ‘Prison Industrial Complex’
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – Two of the Western New York organizers for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy group Black and Pink will soon be visiting the SUNY Geneseo campus to run a workshop on the prison industrial complex and how it affects LGBT communities. According to project organizers, the free event, called 'Know Your Rights, Know the PIC: An … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Police Accredited by State for Exceeding Standards
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – The University Police Department at SUNY Geneseo has been accredited by the New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Council. According to a press release from human resources specialist Rebecca Thompson, SUNY Geneseo’s has received accreditation after a two-year period of evaluation for meeting or exceeding 132 standards laid out … [Read more...]
Tonnage Gets Right of Way in Bucket Truck T-Bone
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – A sedan t-boned an Altec bucket truck just after 4 p.m. at the intersection of Jones Bridge Road and Geneseo Mount Morris Road on Thursday, destroying the front of the car and inflicting fortunately minor injuries to the female driver. However, the truck sustained hardly any damage, as only a thin metal step on the right side of the truck was bent … [Read more...]
Riviera Welcomes Four Student Bands to the Stage
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – Four bands run by college students hoping to start a regional music scene in the Village are currently booked into the newly renovated Riviera Theater for a night of music on Saturday, May 2. According to SUNY Geneseo student Jessica Beneway, who is helping to organize the event with fellow student Keara Doyle, three of the groups are Soft Cough, … [Read more...]
Hilltop Spreads the Word on Disabilities and their Agency
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. MOUNT MORRIS – Hilltop Industries will host a Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day next Monday to spread awareness of developmental disabilities and about Hilltop Industries. According to Hilltop Industries, the State is moving to close several ARC centers, and the day will also partially spread the word to protect Hilltop from closure. The event … [Read more...]
Soon to be Ex-Husband Slices up Mattresses with Children in the Room
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVONIA — A Rochester man was arrested after apparently becoming enraged and allegedly slicing up mattresses while his children slept nearby. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Seymour Miles, 41, was charged with criminal mischief in the Third Degree and four counts of Endangering the Welfare of a child from an … [Read more...]
Mayor Victorious Against Write-in Uprising
LIVONIA – Unofficial election results for the Village Mayoral race are that 19-year mayor Cal Lathan (I) has secured another victory over last-minute write-in candidate Andy Mayo, who stirred up a major turnout of write-in voters, the biggest the history of the Village of Livonia and possibly of any Village in Livingston County. The unofficial tally is Lathan 117, Mayo 94, with a difference of just 23 votes but nonetheless a victory for Mayor … [Read more...]
Republicans Victorious in Mount Morris Trustee Race
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. MOUNT MORRIS – The unofficial results are in for the Mount Morris race for Village Trustee, where Republicans Aaron Galvin and Guy Brickwood swept away the Democrats' seasoned politicians Harold Long who was the former mayor of Mount Morris, and Patsy Zingaro, who unsuccessfully ran for office two previous times. First-time candidate Aaron Galvin (R) won … [Read more...]