WYOMING COUNTY/Town of Java/Barn fire causes $300,000 in damages

A neighbor discovered a barn fire a little after 4:00a.m. on Thursday morning and called 9-1-1 in the Town of Java. Four fire companies, Strykersville, Arcade, North Java and Sheldon, all responded to the scene at 5834 Rt. 98 to find a 48′ by 50′ barn that was totally involved. …

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WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/New Jersey resident with license suspended for 20 years jailed after traffic stop

Yahya E. El-Mahdi, 45, of Green Brook, NJ,  was arrested following a traffic stop on Route 20A in the Town of Warsaw on May 29, 2018. El-Mahdi was stopped for a speeding infraction and it was discovered that El-Mahdi’s New York State operating privileges had been suspended since 1998 for …

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