GENESEO – Margaret Duff won Tuesday night's mayoral race. Unofficial results from the Livingston County Board of Elections are that Duff had 439 votes and Hatheway had 237. The Village Board is comprised of five members. Two Trustee seats were also up for re-election Tuesday. Leah Fletcher had 464 votes. Ivers had 386 votes. Deming had 354 votes. … [Read more...]
Polls Open to 9 p.m. for All Village Elections
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The polls are open until 9 p.m. for all village elections across the county. The Board of Elections says that Democratic Commissioner David DiPasquale and Republican Commissioner Becky Schroeder are both out with numerous volunteers managing the polls. No calls have come in requesting more volunteers to handle excessive lines of voters, so voting seems to be progressing smoothly. For the first time in decades, … [Read more...]
Democrats Designate Margaret Duff in Mayor’s Race
GENESEO – A Geneseo Democratic caucus designated incumbent Village Trustee Margaret Duff in the race for mayor. The caucus considered Duff and Village resident Eddie Lee. “It’s about choice,” said Duff. “I think voters should have choices in the mayor’s race.” Duff says that no matter what, she will not run for re-election as a Trustee, saying that she is a strong believer in term limits. The Geneseo Republican Committee endorsed … [Read more...]
Margaret Duff Runs for Geneseo Mayor
GENESEO – Incumbent Village Trustee Margaret Duff is seeking support at the Democratic caucus as a mayoral candidate. Duff confirmed her interest in the mayorship Thursday as excitement builds towards next week's caucuses. "It's about choice," said Duff. "I think voters should have choices in the mayor's race." Duff says that no matter what, she will not run for re-election as a Trustee, saying that she is a strong believer in term … [Read more...]
Former Mount Morris Mayor Mike Runs for Vacant Trustee Spot
MOUNT MORRIS – Former Village Mayor Joel Mike is throwing his name back into the hat, this time for a Trustee spot with no current office holder. In a letter to the community in 2017, Mike announced that he would not be running for re-election as mayor, saying that family and professional responsibilities take him too far away from his office of Mayor to devote his full time to the Village. The Trustee position was vacated by then-Trustee … [Read more...]
Hatheway Runs for Mayor on 31 Years’ Experience
GENESEO – Livingston County's longest-serving incumbent mayor is running for reelection. Richard Hatheway says that his long service is a strength to his candidacy. "I'm thinking there's some necessity continuing some degree of the experience that I bring to the table," said Hatheway. "Caususes are at the end of the month, so we'll see where we stand then." No one else has come forward publicly as a Geneseo mayoral candidate. Hatheway … [Read more...]
Hatheway’s Mayorship is Older than Some Board of Elections Records
GENESEO – Mayor Richard 'Dick' Hatheway has been on the Village Board longer than some records have been kept by the Livingston County Board of Elections. A certificate from the New York Conference of Mayors officially congratulated Hatheway on 35 years of service to the Village of Geneseo, four of which he spent as a Trustee and 31 of which he spent as Mayor. "Over the past 35 years, the biggest thing I have noticed is the increasingly … [Read more...]
Mayor Mike Tearfully Passes Torch to New Board
MOUNT MORRIS – Outgoing Mayor Joel Mike wished the newly-elected members of the Village Board well early Wednesday morning as election results came in. Mike chose not to run for re-election. Frank Provo won the mayor's seat and Geoff Pagano and Pete Bishop won trustee seats. "Congratulations to Mayor elect Frank Provo, and Trustees Elect Geoff Pagano and Pete Bishop," posted outgoing Mayor Joel Mike to Facebook in the early hours of … [Read more...]
Provo is Next Mayor of Mount Morris
MOUNT MORRIS – The Village has a new mayor: Frank Provo. Provo won Tuesday's election with an overwhelming 76.44 percent of the vote. “I’ve seen Mount Morris in its heyday, said Provo in February. "I was a board member during the DOT project, we started seeing some things happen in the business district,” said Provo. “I definitely want to keep taxes at a minimum and get as much out of every dollar as possible. I want to work with tourism to … [Read more...]
Dansville Mayor Bans Village Police from Facebook for Nasty Comment
DANSVILLE – Dansville's mayor has instructed the Dansville Police Department not to use their Facebook page until further notice. According to our news partner News10NBC, Mayor Pete Vogt told the Police Department not to use its Facebook page until it takes specific corrective action. "I have directed the department not to use the Facebook page again until specific rules/guidelines have been put in place," said Vogt. "I apologize to the … [Read more...]