CONESUS – The litigants in the case against the Town of Conesus for allegedly railroading the oversized Myers Inn project updated the media on the status of the Town's newly rewritten proposed zoning change that would allow longstanding businesses to expand indefinitely. According to a press release from Tom Bruckel, Trish Bruckel, Robert Siracusa and Sally Hirth, on Thursday July 13, the Livingston County Planning Board cast an unofficial … [Read more...]
New England Stone Workers Chip Away at Bear Fountain Restoration
GENESEO – The pieces are slowly but steadily coming together for the bear fountain to return to Main Street Geneseo this summer. According to the Association for the Preservation of Geneseo (APOG), Stony Creek Quarry in Connecticut will soon cut the granite that will eventually form the new base of the bear fountain. "The skilled craftsmen at Stony Creek are cutting the granite block for the basin," posted APOG. "Note horizontal red mark … [Read more...]
911 Center Flips the Switch to Digital Signal
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Upgrades from a $4 million contract with Motorola went into effect Thursday morning as the Livingston County Sheriff's Office 911 Center transitioned to a digital signal. According to a press release from the Livingston County Board of Supervisors, the traditional signal listened to by many residents on scanners went quiet at 6 a.m. Thursday. All fire, police and EMS communications will now travel via digitally trunked VHF … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office and FBI to Update Tammy Jo Alexander Murder Case
UPDATE: FBI Offers $20K Reward for Tip that Solves Tammy Jo Alexander Murder LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Monday morning that they will be providing a media update to the Tammy Jo Alexander murder case Monday morning. The case has gone unsolved since 1979. In 2015, diligent work by law enforcement finally identified the female body, known locally for all of … [Read more...]
Geneseo to Talk New ‘Transition Zoning’ on Town-Village Edge
GENESEO – The Town of Geneseo is considering a zoning update that would create a 'transition zone' between the Village and Town, where structures could be built more densely than in the Town but not as densely as in the Village. The Town of Geneseo announced that they will be holding a Community Open House to discuss the zoning update on June 30 at the Livingston County Government Center at 6 Court Street in Rooms 205 and 208 from 5 p.m. to 8 … [Read more...]
Statewide Musky Fishing Regulations Updated
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Significant muskellunge regulation changes are in effect on New York waters for the season opener on May 30, the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reminds anglers. The freshwater sportfishing season for walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger muskellunge opened on May 2 in New York State. Saturday, May 2 also marked the opening of the special trophy black bass season on Lake Erie where an angler can … [Read more...]