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...]
Avon’s Former Court Clerk Jan Cole Runs for Town Justice
AVON – Avon resident and retired court clerk Jan Cole is running for Town Justice. Cole was court clerk for 26 years before retiring and now serves as clerk for several departments within the justice system. "I can switch hats and work as clerk if need be," said Cole. "That's not something anyone walking into this job will know." Cole clerks as need be for the Livingston County Public Defender's Office, Livingston County District … [Read more...]
4th Annual Rock Crit Hits Mount Morris July 22
MOUNT MORRIS – American Rock Salt is proud to announce that for the 4th year it will be the title sponsor of the The Rock Criterium and Gran Fondo hosted by the Livingston Cycling Club on July 22 and 23. According to a press release from Joe Bucci Jr. of American Rock Salt, nearly 300 athletes from all over the East Coast and Canada will once again flock to Mount Morris for a family-friendly weekend of racing, riding and running. “The crit … [Read more...]
Young Blood Carries America’s Oldest Steeplechase in Geneseo
GENESEO – Chilly wind blasted through Connie's mane as she tore across the Haverford Farm meadow toward the flags. Having dodged and twisted her way over rough country more like a deer than a horse, the finish was in sight. Kasandra Wohlschlegel pushed her into top gear and they flew through in first place. Hot on their heels in a close second was Genesee Valley Hunt (GVH) Joint-Master Marion Thorne, one of the most distinguished riders in the … [Read more...]
Judge’s Resignation Re-Opens the Bench to Defeated Challenger
LIVONIA – The man who challenged then-Justice David Mahoney for his seat as Livonia Town Justice implied that he would take the oath of office if elected as a write-in. Jack Brown, who unsuccessfully challenged Judge Mahoney at Livonia's Republican caucus in July, said that he will do as the voters ask. After an unexplained resignation as of Sept. 30, Mahoney will be the only candidate to appear on the ticket Nov. 8. "I'm willing to serve … [Read more...]
Sciarrino to Run for Livingston County District Attorney
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Correspondence by the Livingston County Republican Committee confirms that Raymond P. Sciarrino will be running for Livingston County District Attorney in November 2016. Sciarrino, an attorney with Sciarrino & Sciarrino out of Mount Morris, will be the Republicans' designee for District Attorney against incumbent Greg McCaffrey, a Democrat. Party insiders tell the GeneseeSun.com that the Republican nomination was … [Read more...]
CROSS COUNTRY: Livonia’s Ladies Crush the Field in Geneseo
GENESEO – Livonia, Warsaw and Lima Christian ran great races at Geneseo on Tuesday, with the girls of Livonia's team putting forth an outstanding performance. The Lady Bulldogs dominated the girls' top five, who were Hayleigh Palotti of Livonia with 18:41.00; Clarissa Hensler of Livonia with 19:12.00; Molly Stewart of Livonia with 20:38.00; Chloe Kernan of Geneseo with 21:01.00; and Maddy Pope of Livonia with 21:19.00. Livonia had the only … [Read more...]
Dansville Soccer Teams Race to Support American Veterans
DANSVILLE – In honor of two recent high school graduates who are now military-bound, Dansville Central School's soccer players have teamed up in generous support of U.S. military veterans this year. According to a press release from Dansville coach Steve French, every year the soccer teams pick a charity for which to fundraise. Dansville had two students graduate last year who are headed to the military, so the teams wanted to honor these … [Read more...]
Runners Revel in Rainy Ramon Rocha 5K in Geneseo
GENESEO – A happy crowd gathered Saturday morning to run and walk the Ramon Rocha 5K in support of the Arc of Livingston-Wyoming. Many well-known community runners came out to run the course, including local speed demon Catherine Staley, 8, who placed 11th overall. “I wanted to run even more when I saw it was raining," said Staley. "I like it when it rains.” Geneseo resident Paul Rellstab, 28, has been training all summer and won the … [Read more...]
Republicans Victorious in Mount Morris Trustee Race
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. MOUNT MORRIS – The unofficial results are in for the Mount Morris race for Village Trustee, where Republicans Aaron Galvin and Guy Brickwood swept away the Democrats' seasoned politicians Harold Long who was the former mayor of Mount Morris, and Patsy Zingaro, who unsuccessfully ran for office two previous times. First-time candidate Aaron Galvin (R) won … [Read more...]