Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Lakeville resident on felony-level charges following an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. On January 2nd, 2023, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a business on Big Tree Road in the Town of Livonia for the report of a burglary that occurred overnight. Upon arrival, Deputies were advised that someone had entered the business and stolen property. Through the investigation, a suspect was … [Read more...]
Canandaigua Academy Discussing New Mascot Name Due to State Ed Regulations
For decades, the Canandaigua Academy mascot and logo has been the “Canandaigua Braves.” However, due to a directive from the New York State Education Department, the school must adopt a new mascot, logo and name by the end of the 2022-23 school year. The original directive from the State Education Department came in 2001, but many school districts did not comply. However, a recent decision against the Cambridge School system by the New York … [Read more...]
No Paper Bags at Wal-Mart After Jan. 18
Walmart recently announced it will no longer provide paper bags to customers after Jan. 18. Wal-Mart has made paper bags available to customers for five cents each, or customers could use reuseable more-than-one use bags which Wal-Mart (and other vendors) sell. In 2019, Walmart stopped using plastic bags when New York State outlaw their use, and started offering paper bags at five cents each. However, as part of their commitment to the … [Read more...]
Midlakes Elementary Playground Shut Down For Escapee Re-Capture.
The Midlakes Elementary School Playground in Phelps was shut down on Friday afternoon, December 3, when a full-grown male cow escaped from a trailer during transport on Rt. 96, and was seen grazing on the Midlakes Elementary School Playground. A truck, a police car, the principal and a resource officer herded the escaped male cow from the playground back onto the trailer, which left when loaded, for parts unknown. The “high steaks” capture … [Read more...]
Former Victor Student Causes Increased Security at Victor Central
A former student who has made concerning statements on social media and crashed his car on a hill on the Victor Central School campus on Thursday, Dec. 1 has caused increased security at the Victor Central School campus. School officials did not elaborate on the statements the student made on social media, except to say the threats were more to the student’s own life and safety, with no threats made to any other students or staff at the Victor … [Read more...]
Two Pick- up Trucks Crash Into Warsaw School; Drivers Severely Injured
Two trucks crashed into the Warsaw Elementary School Library at about 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, sending two men by Mercy flight, one to ECMC and the other to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, both with life-threatening injuries. Both were listed in stable condition on Saturday. According to Warsaw Police Chief Pete Hoffmeister, the accident occurred when the accelerator on one of the trucks got stuck, causing that truck to broadside … [Read more...]
Tom Golisano to Open Brighton Business School
Tom Golisano, billionaire founder of Paychex, former Buffalo Sabres owner, and a Rochester philanthropist after whom the Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong is named, may soon be known for one more accomplishment within the Rochester community --- founding a business school called the The Golisano Institute of Business and Entrepreneurship. The school will offer a 44-week program for high school students, young professionals, … [Read more...]
Civil Rights Suit Filed Against SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo Foundation
A Civil Rights lawsuit has been filed by Kathy Bowles, former Vice President for College Advancement and Genesee Foundation Executive Director, as well as College President Denise Battles, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Julie Briggs, Professor Harry Howe, and five members of the Geneseo Foundation executive board. However, there is also a motion before the courts that a portion of Bowles’ complaints be dismissed. According to … [Read more...]
CANANDAIGUA NOTRE DAME TO CLOSE 2023
The Notre Dame Retreat House on Foster Rd., in Canandaigua recently announced it will close next year. The retreat grounds, a 50 acre parcel overlooking Canandaigua Lake, with ponds, forests, a gazebo, and welll-maintained grounds has been in operation over 50 years, since 1967. However, with financial difficulties caused by cutbacks in retreats during the pandemic, as well as a shortage of Catholic Redemptorist priests on staff to run the … [Read more...]
Livingston County and SUNY Geneseo Partnering on COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Students
The Livingston County Department of Health (LCDOH) and the State University of New York College at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo) are partnering to provide a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for SUNY Geneseo students only on Monday, April 12, 2021. The clinic, which will have available 400 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, is scheduled to run from 11:00AM to 3:30PM at the Livingston County Conference Center, 1 Murray Hill, Mount … [Read more...]
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