LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office's H.E.R.O. Program has now shown the true damage heroin can do to over 1,000 local kids. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, the H.E.R.O Program (Heroin Education, Resisting Opiates) began three years ago at the Dansville Central School District. The program continues to grow with seniors from every high school in Livingston County invited to … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Students and Sheriff’s Office Let Parents Read to Kids from Jail
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A new program partnering the Livingston County Sheriff's Office with SUNY Geneseo will allow inmates at the Livingston County Jail to read to their kids from afar. Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty and SUNY Geneseo lecturer of communication Ginni Jurkowski both announced the project Tuesday. Two classes of students in Jurkowski's Features and Opinion Writing course go to the jail to record inmates reading a story … [Read more...]
Expert Gives Tips to Battle Bats, Bugs and Unwelcome Critters at Chip Holt Nature Center
LAKEVILLE – A special presenter at the Chip Holt Nature Center will arm you with the knowledge to keep unwanted animals and bugs out of your house this spring. According to a press release from the Chip Holt Nature Center, local expert Phil West will be shedding some light on bugs, bats, chipmunks, and other pests that give homeowners grief. This free program will be help on Friday, March 4 from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Chip Holt Nature Center in … [Read more...]