GENESEO – A three-month search is over for the perfect granite to repair the bear fountain. Mayor Richard Hatheway said that pending a few formalities, the stone is ready to come up to Geneseo from Stony Creek Quarry in Branford, Connecticut to be shaped into the fountain's new bowl. "Our consultants at Moorland Studios have already looked at it and it is a good replacement," said Hatheway. "We are awaiting a final report that will allow us … [Read more...]
Emmeline Ready for Selfies at Livingston County Museum
GENESEO — Emmeline has officially arrived at the Livingston County Museum on Center Street, which will be her home until the fountain is reconstructed over the next year. According to Anna Cylke, Museum Administrator of the Livingston County Museum, the bronze statue is in the auditorium on top of the piano, a spot which positions her perfectly for selfies with and up close, personal photos. "It's rare to see her features so up close," said … [Read more...]
Emmeline to Sleep at Livingston County Museum for One Year
GENESEO – The much loved and sorely missed bronze bear which sat atop the iconic fountain on Main Street will sleep at the Livingston County Museum on Center Street for the next year or so. The Geneseo Board of Trustees agreed at their meeting on Monday that the museum would be a safe place for the bear while the monument restoration team at Moorland Studios and their stoneworking partners get to work fixing the fountain after a tractor … [Read more...]
Moorland Studios Bears the Tools to Return Emmeline to Main Street Geneseo
GENESEO – 'If' is not the question. It's the specifics of 'how' and 'when' Emmeline will return to her perch on Main Street. Monument restoration experts with Moorland Studios Inc. out of New Jersey have assessed the damage to the bear fountain, Geneseo's most loved symbol, and will soon present their options for repair to the Association for the Preservation of Geneseo (APOG) board. "The big question that we have right now is whether to … [Read more...]
Suspension-Testing Potholes Patched on 20A Overpass
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LEICESTER – Several deep potholes on the bridge going over the Genesee River have been repaired by the New York State department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and no longer pose a threat to tires passing over the bridge. These potholes on 20A (Cuylerville Road) over the Genesee River in the Town of Leicester were severe enough that Sheriff Thomas Dougherty … [Read more...]