GENESEO – Numerous members of local clergy came together in a ceremony of healing for the Village and College at Geneseo and the families of Kelsey Annese, Matthew Hutchinson, and Colin Kingston. Participating clergy were Rev. William O. Daniel, Jr., PhD, of St. Michael's Church; Rev. Dr. Keith Griswold of Geneseo United Methodist Church; Rev. Paul Metzger, Chaplain of the Livingston County Jail, Rev. Dr. Nancy Lowmaster of Central … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Hockey Team Rises Above Tragedy with Cheers from Village and College
GENESEO – The Geneseo Ice Knights were victorious Saturday night against rival SUNY Cortland at the first hockey game since Sunday, Jan. 17. The final score stood at 6-1 Geneseo. The game was prefaced by a moment of silence for SUNY Geneseo students Matthew Hutchinson and Kelsey Annese, who lost their lives on Jan. 17 at 18 Wadsworth Street. Members of Geneseo Fire and Ambulance appeared in parade colors bearing the Canadian, American, … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Uses Special Ticket Rules for First Hockey and Basketball Games Since Sunday
GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo is using a special ticket sale location in anticipation of a huge outpouring of attendees to the women's basketball game on Tuesday and the men's ice hockey game on Saturday. These will be the first games played by the basketball and hockey teams since the passing of basketball player Kelsey Annese, 21, of Webster and hockey player Matthew Hutchinson, 24 of Vancouver, British Columbia, in the tragedy at 18 Wadsworth on … [Read more...]
St. Michael’s Church Offers Healing Ceremony for Geneseo’s Grieving Families
GENESEO – The Village of Geneseo will gather to heal in memory of Kelsey Annese, Matthew Hutchinson, and Colin Kingston on Monday. According to the Rev. Dr. William O. Daniel, Jr., Rector at St. Michael's, all are welcome to attend a church service by the clergy of several churches from the area at the church at 23 Main Street, on Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. "We continue in prayer for all the families affected by the tragedy in our village," said … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Students Murdered with Knife in Bedroom
GENESEO – Geneseo Police say that the tragic deaths of two SUNY Geneseo students at 18 Wadsworth Street on Sunday were homicides committed by a former SUNY Geneseo student. Geneseo Police Officer Jeffrey Szczesniak said at an afternoon press conference on Monday that students Kelsey Annese, 21, of Webster, NY, and Matthew Hutchinson, 24, of Vancouver, British Columbia, were killed by Colin Kingston, 24, at Annese's off-campus housing on … [Read more...]
Police Release Scene of Student Tragedy at 18 Wadsworth Back to Landlord
GENESEO – The site of the sudden, unthinkable loss of three young lives on Sunday morning was released by police Sunday night and turned back over to the care of the property owner. Still, SUNY Geneseo said that all student tenants of 18 Wadsworth Street have made plans to stay elsewhere. "The College is offering alternative housing to all residents of 18 Wadsworth Street," said SUNY Geneseo in a statement. "The students currently have made … [Read more...]
Geneseo Fire Chief Remembers Firefighter ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson as Role Model
GENESEO – Geneseo Fire Chief Andrew Chanler remembers one of his most devoted young firefighters, Matthew Hutchinson, as a role model for his two kids. 'Hutch,' also a student and outstanding hockey player at SUNY Geneseo, tragically lost his life with another current student and a former student on Sunday in an incident that shocked the Village and college campus at Geneseo. Hutchinson, 24, was somehow able to balance being a hockey player, … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Students Identified in Wadsworth Street Deaths
GENESEO – Two current SUNY Geneseo students and a former student were identified Sunday afternoon as the individuals who were found deceased at 18 Wadsworth Street Sunday morning. Kelsey Annese, 21, of Webster, NY, Matthew Hutchinson, 24, of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Colin Kingston, 24, of Geneseo were found deceased inside the house after a 911 call dispatched police officers to the house at about 6 a.m. "I can say that Mr. … [Read more...]