GENESEO – Since Saturday's dryer fire shut down Building 4 of the Highlands on Meadow Drive, displacing five families, some of the tenants are starting to show their true colors. Carol White Arney lives in Building 1 and was not affected by the fire. She and her neighbors, which include her two daughters in other nearby buildings, began pulling for the residents of Building 4 as soon as the air began to fill with smoke. "Five families lost … [Read more...]
Geneseo Burglaries on the Rise
GENESEO – Burglary and theft reports are on the upswing in the Village of Geneseo this year. According to Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, there have been 21 burglary reports since January in the Village, an increase from this time last year. Thieves appear to have especially targeted college students at the Courtside Apartments on Court Street. "We have taken 21 burglary reports this year and 8 have been at the Courtside Apartments," … [Read more...]
Fire Rips Through Heart of Perry House
UPDATE: Perry House Takes Horrible Damage from Fire NYLON – A powerful blaze is tearing through a house on Page Circle in Perry, across the street from the Perry Fire Hall. At about 2:50 p.m., an emergency call went out to the Geneseo Fire Department requesting their ladder truck to the scene as mutual aid to the Perry Fire Department. Minutes later, Perry cancelled the call for mutual assistance. Then, at approximately 3:20 p.m., … [Read more...]
Avon Residents Up in Arms Against Apartment Complex Plans
AVON – Local residents are petitioning against the planned construction of a 60-unit apartment complex between Clinton Street near the Avon Nursing Home and the shopping plaza behind Tom Wahl’s. About a dozen residents also appeared at a special meeting on Nov. 2 to voice these concerns in person over the plans and the company proposing the project, the PathStone Corporation, a regional community development and human service organization. At … [Read more...]
Tense Times in Avon as Pathstone Developers Talk Taxes with Concerned Residents
AVON – The Village of Avon invited developers to give a special presentation Monday night on the planned apartment complex on Clinton Street, specifically to answer a flood of concerns over the potential impacts that the project could have on local taxes. The developers, with PathStone Corporation, a regional community development and human service organization, propose a 60-unit apartment complex between Clinton Street near Avon Nursing Home … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Throws Lifeline to Students Displaced by Kelly’s Fire
GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo is offering housing and possible emergency funds for displaced student residents who lost their possessions and places to live along with Kelly's Saloon in Wednesday's fire. SUNY Geneseo is spreading the word about their GoFundMe page to raise money for the students, where they ask the community and alumns to donate what they think the cost of their next drink at Kelly's would have been. "This fundraiser asks that … [Read more...]
The Hammocks at Geneseo to Reveal New Luxury Apartments
GENESEO- The Hammocks at Geneseo is proudly hosting a ribbon cutting for their new clubhouse tomorrow, June 5th, at 3pm. The ceremony will follow an ambitious construction project that began a year and a half ago in an open field. "We are actually ahead of schedule," said Tera Lynch, Leasing Consultant for the Hammocks. "We're already working on our fifth building." The new clubhouse includes a 24-hour community center, fitness center, … [Read more...]