One of President’s Trump’s top advisors on COVID-19 is hopeful that you can return to ‘normal” as early as May. The doctor expresses current plans to ship the coronavirus vaccine as by middle December. “Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours from the approval, so I expect maybe on day two after approval on the 11th or the 12th of December,” Dr. Moncef Slaoui told CNN. He also predicted that life … [Read more...]
Rochester City Responds to Governor’s Orange Cluster Designation
Mayor Lovely Warren today announced the following changes to City operations as a result of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that portions of the city of Rochester will be upgraded to a COVID-19 Orange Zone, effective Wednesday, Nov. 25. “We all have an obligation to our community and to each other to wear masks, practice social distancing and comply with the State and County regulations regarding the ongoing pandemic,” said Mayor … [Read more...]
School Winter Sports Delayed Statewide
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association [NYSPHSAA] announced the start date for high-risk winter sports has been pushed back to Jan. 4 High-risk winter sports, include team oriented sports with little ability to play at a safe distance from teammates and/or their opponents. These include basketball, ice hockey, wrestling and volleyball. Low- and moderate-risk sports that will be allowed to begin Nov. 30 … [Read more...]
Monroe County COVID-19 Update
There are 294 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last update. The 7-day rolling average of new cases is 259 new cases per day. 7 Female under 10 11 Male under 10 21 Female 10-19 21 Male 10-19 33 Female in her 20s 26 Male in his 20s 23 Female in her 30s 26 Male in his 30s 21 Female in her 40s 15 Male in his 40s 29 Female in her 50s 20 Male in his … [Read more...]
Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report
Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report Arrest(s) 11/13/20 to 11/20/20 Name DOB Where Defendant is From Charges Return Court/Date Arrest Date Brian L. Twichell 47 MT. Morris Petit Larceny App. Ticket 12/07/2020 T/Lima 11/13/2020 Kyle J. Webster 23 Dansville Poss. Sexual Performance by a Child – Failure to Reg/Verify-RSO CAP Court – … [Read more...]
CO-FOUNDER OF “ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE” DIES AT 37
New Yok State resident Patrick Quinn, who co-founded the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” died Sunday at 37. At age 30 Mr. Quinn was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The challenge, where thousands of people preformed the simple, somewhat uncomfortable act of pouring a bucket of ice water over their head, is credited with raising over $220 million for the ALS’ medical research … [Read more...]
Geneseo Police Department Activity Report November 16 – 22
Eric Osganian, Chief of Police for the Geneseo Police Department submitted their weekly report. November 16 GPD responded to Second Street for a welfare check. GPD responded to South Street for a motor vehicle accident. GPD received an arrest warrant from the Geneseo Village Court on Saevond Strachan for aggravated unlicensed operation in the second degree. GPD responded to the Walmart supercenter for a welfare … [Read more...]
ROBBER SENTENCED FOR COMMITTING BANK ROBBERIES IN DEPEW, GATES, AND PENFIELD
Nicholas Ferrone, 29, of Utica, NY, who was convicted of three counts of bank robbery, was sentenced to serve 76 months in prison by U.S. District David G. Larimer. The defendant committed three bank robberies: on August 20, 2019, Ferrone robbed the Bank of America, located at 5091 Broadway in Depew, NY; on October 31, 2019, Ferrone robbed the Chase Bank, located at 6 Spencerport Road in Gates, NY; and on December 17, 2019, Ferrone robbed the … [Read more...]
Lima Monthly Report by Town Supervisor Mike Falk
Hello Lima, Snow is slowly working its way into our lives again. Here at the Town Hall, the dulcet sound of jack hammers and sawzalls is gracing our ears. It is exciting to see the elevator project going forward. Along with the construction work at the gas station across the street and the work for the giant smoker and walk in cooler behind Jonny B’s and the new bakery build out where the urgent care was! We are moving forward. Set your … [Read more...]
Staff Sgt. Katherine Michaloski from Dansville Recognized for Pandemic Response
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Aaron Lefton, commander of the state's COVID-19 response force, recognized members of the task force for excellence during the past seven months of duties during ceremonies held in the Capital Region and Central New York November 11-12, 2020. Staff Sgt. Katherine Michaloski from Dansville received a commander's challenge coin for exemplary service with the task force COVID-19 response efforts. … [Read more...]