GENESEO – The Town of Geneseo has adopted new fence regulations that specify sizes and types of fences that are allowed on properties on the shore of Conesus Lake. According to a notice on Aug. 20, the Town has adopted Local Law No. 1 for 2015, the "Fence Law," after holding a public hearing on June 11 and voting 4 to 1 on July 9. The law specifies that 'all fences shall be made only of wood, chain link, stone, rock, brick, masonry brick, … [Read more...]
Geneseo Police: Social Host Law Now in Effect to Curb Open-Air Parties
GENESEO – The locally controversial 'Social Host Law' that establishes fines and possible short-term imprisonment for people in control of the premises where drugs or alcohol are being distributed illegally has cleared with New York State and is now in full effect within the Village. Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian said that with the closure of the Inn Between, the renovations at the Vital Spot and the loss of Kelly's Saloon, the danger is … [Read more...]
DWI for Fairport Teen After Striking Pedestrian at Geneseo’s Bear Fountain
GENESEO – A Fairport resident was arrested for DWI after striking and injuring a Geneseo resident at a crosswalk near the bear fountain on Friday. According to a press release from Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, Jacob Cole, 19, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, Operating a Motor Vehicle after Consuming Alcohol Under Age 21, and Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian after he allegedly failed to stop and struck a 64-year-old man who … [Read more...]
Man Struck by SUV at Geneseo Bear Fountain
GENESEO – A middle-aged man was struck by an SUV while crossing Main Street on a crosswalk near the bear fountain Friday night. According to first responders on scene, the man is in his late fifties to early sixties and suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the accident. The SUV was headed north at a low speed on Main Street negotiating the bear fountain just after 10:50 p.m. on Friday.when it collided with the … [Read more...]
Remax to Gift Elderly Dansville Mom with Balloon Ride of a Lifetime
DANSVILLE – Remax Hometown Choice will be sending their hot air balloon to give a personal visit and possibly the ride of a lifetime to an elderly local resident at her IRA home, which is located next to Cedar Court intermediate care facility for children. Debbie Lill, of Dansville, asked the organizers of the New York State Festival of Balloons if they could inflate a balloon near her elderly mother's Independent Residence Assistance (IRA) … [Read more...]
Applications Open for Two Habitat for Humanity Homes in Livingston County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The offer of a lifetime is being extended to local families in need by Habitat for Humanity, who are starting a housing rehab project in Sparta and building a house from scratch in Groveland Station. According to a press release from Patrick Rountree, President of Livingston County Habitat for Humanity, interested families should call (585) 335-5634 or print the form available here to request an application. Habitat says … [Read more...]
Geneseo Leaning Towards Replacing Paper with New Technology
GENESEO – The Town of Geneseo is weighing the potential benefits of purchasing and using tablets instead of binders of paper for handling documents related to their work within the Town building. At Thursday's Town Board Meeting, Town Supervisor William Wadsworth said that the towns of Henrietta and York already use tablets for government work. "I think it's wise in this day and age to be updated technology-wise," said Deputy Supervisor … [Read more...]
Geneseo Town and Village Cut Carcinogen in Water by Half
GENESEO – Cooperative efforts by the local highway superintendent, Town, and Village have cut the already very small levels of a potentially harmful chemical in local water by an astonishing nearly 50% since 2014. Due to retrofit work on the local three-million-gallon water storage tank on Reservoir Road, recorded levels of Trihalomethanes (TTHM's), a known carcinogen, have fallen from 67 micrograms per liter, the lowest recorded level in … [Read more...]
Geneseo Shops Plow Forward in Main Street’s Rough Patch
GENESEO – Main Street's businesses continue as always to serve their customers and their community during this year's downtown transitions and projects. Businesses impacted by the Kelly's fire are quickly recovering, with Cyclepath bike shop maintaining normal hours and Touch of Grayce finishing paint and interior updates with plans to reopen soon. Those shops that anticipate the effects of the Main Street water and sewer project plan to enter … [Read more...]
DA: ‘Most Dangerous Man in Livingston County’ Faces Persistent Felon Status
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – District Attorney Greg McCaffrey concluded his portion of a persistent felony offender status hearing on Thursday for one of the most infamous men in Livingston County, a convicted rapist and quadruple convicted felon who is one of three men to escape from the Livingston County Jail on the night that a corrections officer suffered a life-threatening head injury. DA McCaffrey brought former Sheriff John York to testify and … [Read more...]
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