WNY/Ontario company pleads guilty to dumping waste water in to Lake Ontario, violating the Clean Water Act

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that the Algoma Central Corporation, headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act and will face a significant fine. “The Great Lakes …

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WYOMING COUNTY/COVID-19 Update/31 new positive case reported, Tuesday’s testing clinic is full

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/82 new positive cases reported and a health alert at a restaurant in Batavia

Data Update: 12.18.2020 o Genesee County received 52 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 1672 positive cases. § The new positive cases reside in Alabama, Alexander, Batavia, Bergen, Byron, Corfu, Darien, Elba, LeRoy, and Oakfield. § The individuals are in their 0-19’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Plea to follow guidelines and buckle down on gatherings, and stay home when sick, county on its way to “orange zone”

Genesee County Officials along with the Genesee Orleans County Health Department, held an hour long press conference today pleading with residents to change their behavior and buckle down on gatherings which are driving the county’s high infection rate which is close to 9%

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NYS POLICE out of Warsaw conducted an Underage Drinking Initiative in Wyoming County

PRESS RELEASE On December 17, 2020, New York State Police conducted an Underage Drinking Initiative that spanned two townships and three villages in Wyoming County. Three locations were found not in compliance with the laws dealing with the sale of alcohol to person under the age of 21, Warsaw Wine …

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Independent Living of the Genesee Region receives CARES Act Funding for homeless and eviction prevention programs

Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) in collaboration with the Genesee County and Orleans County Departments of Social Services announces a new program to assist tenants and landlords affected by the current COVID-19 health pandemic.  The Emergency Solutions Grant, via the CARES Act funding, will provide rental assistance to individuals who …

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STAFFORD/Residents discuss the replacement of the NYS Article 10 process for solar projects over 25mw

Residents at the Stafford Town Board meeting on Monday December 14th discussed the new NYS process for siting and construction of large-scale renewable energy projects that are 25mw or larger. The state has done away with the Article 10 process and has created the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (“ORES”) which …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/One death and 86 new positive cases reported

Data Update: 12.17.2020o Genesee County received 48 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 1620 positive cases. The new positive cases reside in Alabama, Alexander, Batavia, Bergen,Bethany, Byron, Darien, Elba, LeRoy, Oakfield, and Pavilion. The individuals are in their 0-19’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and90’s. …

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WYOMING COUNTY/COVID-19 Update/31 new positive cases reported/free COVID-19 rapid testing available next week in Silver Springs

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