GENESEO — The State University of New York at Geneseo has announced its Dean's List for the fall semester 2014. To be on the list, a student must have achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average while taking a minimum of 12 credit hours. On the list from this area are: Karenina Quintero from Avon, NY (14414) McKenna Miller from Caledonia, NY (14423) Vanessa Riggi from Caledonia, NY (14423) Rachel Doe from Dansville, NY … [Read more...]
Cal-Mum School Upholds Cigarette Suspension
CALEDONIA – In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Caledonia-Mumford School Board upheld the superintendent’s decision to suspend a student for 16-weeks. According to news partner 13WHAM, Sarah Welsey, the attorney representing the student, and his parents were given about five minutes at the start of the closed-door meeting Tuesday to argue their case. Wesley said she told the board that the punishment does not fit the crime. According to … [Read more...]
Fire Ruins Home, Former Resident Baffled
CALEDONIA – A vacant residence on Mill Street was rendered uninhabitable by fire Tuesday morning, by what investigators have apparently concluded was an electrical fire. Tom Fisher, 70, who says he moved out of 3084 Mill St. in November, seemed puzzled how such a fire could have started. "They told me it was an electrical fire," said Fisher. "But I moved out in November. I moved in after the owner Rickie Smith died a few years ago. I work … [Read more...]
David Homer Dead, Tried to be Revived with Naloxone (Narcan)
UPDATE: 5:02 PM - initial speculation is that Mr. Homer died of a drug overdose, please note that the official cause of death is not yet official. UPDATE 4:47 PM LIVINGSTON COUNTY – It's a tragic end for David Homer, 47, who passed away Sunday morning. According to law enforcement sources, Homer, 47, passed away early Sunday morning and was administered two doses of Naloxone. Homer made headlines after being repeatedly tased in … [Read more...]
Town of Avon Unanimously Passes Local Frack Moratorium
AVON — The Avon Town Board passing a local law in a unanimous vote on the Moratorium on and Prohibition of Gas and Petroleum Exploration and Extraction Activities, Exploration and production wastes. The Avon Town Board has been the epicenter of the hydrofracking battle in Livingston County for the past three years. Town Councilman Dick Steen, who previously voted against passing the moratorium and changed his vote, says that the recent … [Read more...]
County Sentence a Drop in the Bucket for Tops Robber
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A 2-6 year prison sentence from the county court was a small punishment for a Rochester man who admits to robbing three Tops Friendly Markets since 2012, including the one in Avon. Tyrellis Austin, 22, was previously sentenced to 54 months in prison for the robberies, the latest of which led to his arrest after a high-speed chase and a crash into a ditch on I-390 Northbound in Gates. "I just want to say that I'm sorry … [Read more...]
Two Busted for Heroin after Throwing it in Ditch
AVON – Two men were arrested on felony drug possession charges after a routine traffic stop on Rte. 15 in the Town of Avon. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Deputy Sheriff Shawn Whitford initiated a traffic stop for a Vehicle and Traffic Law violation, but his subsequent investigation revealed that the driver, Cain Cox age 25, of Dalton, had a suspended driver's license and was in possession of … [Read more...]
Traffic to be Detoured off of Rte 39 for 2 Months
AVON — A proposed construction project will shut down Rte. 39 near the Five Arch Bridge for 2 months and traffic will be rerouted through residential streets. Avon Superintendent of Public Works John Barrett informed the Village Board during Monday's meeting that a new culvert box is going to be placed near New Way Equipment and the project will require an entire section of road to be cut out. Department of Transportation Officials want to … [Read more...]
Avon Police Officer Brings Overdose Victim Back From Dead
AVON — A woman is alive as a result of an Avon Police Officer's training and ability to issue a drug overdose antidote Naloxone. On Dec. 20 Village of Avon Police Officer Travis McFadden respond to a 911 call for a drug overdose and properly administered one 2mg dose of Naloxone to a woman who had overdosed on heroin. At the time of administering the antidote she had no pulse and was 'flat lined' until she was brought back to life and able to … [Read more...]
Avon St. Patrick’s Day Parade Set to Lift Off for Cancer Charity
AVON – Volunteers from across the Genesee Valley are teaming up with the Village Of Avon and Lifting Up Livingston Inc., a recently established organization dedicated to helping cancer patients to organize the very first annual St. Patrick's Day parade for Livingston County. Grassroots volunteers are putting forth their time and expertise in a joint-effort planning committee, and are currently putting together the day's activities, parade … [Read more...]
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