BATAVIA/Southside sun kitty
A cat enjoying the warm sun in the middle of Clifton avenue in Batavia on Sunday afternoon. Tomorrow temperatures will rise into the upper 40’s with rain.
Year: 2020
GENESEE COUNTY/Republican candidates running for office meet in Batavia
Seven Republican Candidates running for office met in Batavia on Saturday morning to circulate petitions and speak to about 70 people who showed up to hear what the candidates had to say. State GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy stopped by to say a few words and to discuss the importance of …
GENESEE COUNTY/”Freezing for a reason” at the 6th Annual Bikini Rally
Twenty-four people, clad in summer swim attire, braved the bitter cold on Saturday afternoon to help raise money for the Pink Fund and the Genesee SnoPackers Snowmobile Club at the 6th Annual Bikini Rally held at the Genesee County Fairgrounds this year. Pledges made throughout the day long event are …
GENESEE COUNTY/County Manager Jay Gsell announces retirement, Landers to replace him
Press release At the February 26th Legislature meeting, County Manager Jay Gsell announced his plan to retire as of August 14, 2020. He will have twenty-seven years as county manager and a total of forty-five years working in government. Upon earning his bachelor’s degree from the College of William and …
GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/LeRoy man charged after stolen credit card was allegedly used to make purchases online
Kyle C. Madden, 27, of Lake St. Rd., LeRoy is charged with grand larceny 3rd, identity theft 1st and criminal impersonation 2nd after a complaint of a stolen credit card that was used to purchase merchandise online on January 19, 2020. An investigation revealed that Madden allegedly stole property exceeding …
GENESEE COUNTY/Ayala sanctioned for missing appointments, spending the weekend in jail
Malik Ayala, 27, was sanctioned by Judge Charles Zambito on Friday afternoon after he missed several appointments with Horizon since October. Ayala was accepted into a Judicial Diversion Program that could last seven months or more after a County court appearance last month. While in the seven month program, he …
WNY/Assemblyman Steve Hawley endorses Jacobs for Congress
Press release Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he has endorsed Sen. Chris Jacobs in the April 28 Special Election for U.S. Congress. Jacobs is running to serve the remainder of former Rep. Chris Collins’ term representing New York’s 27th Congressional District. The district spans from the suburbs of …
GENESEE COUNTY/Cianfrini now working in the Genesee County Attorney’s Office
Melissa Cianfrini has taken a job at the Genesee County Attorney’s Office, working under County Attorney Kevin Earl as Assistant County Attorney. Cianfrini, the former First Assistant District Attorney at the Genesee County District Attorney’s Office, suddenly resigned from her position at the DA’s Office the first week of January. …
BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/LeRoy woman charged after being found sleeping behind the wheel
Heather K. MacPherson, 30, of Gully Rd., LeRoy, is charged with DWI and driving with a BAC of .08% or more after being found sleeping behind the wheel of a vehicle at 99 Jackson street on February 23, 2020 at 3:03a.m. MacPherson was issued uniform traffic tickets and released. She …
WYOMING COUNTY/Portageville woman identified in fatal crash in Castile
Press release Sheriff Gregory Rudolph reports: On February 25, 2020 at 4:13 p.m., the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division received a 911 call of a car versus tractor-trailer crash on Route 39 at the East Lake Road intersection in the Town of Castile. Sheriff’s Deputy, Sergeant Aaron Chase, arrived …