WYOMING COUNTY/Two cats perish in house fire in Bennington

One adult, one child and the family dog were able to escape their burning home uninjured late Sunday evening in the Town of Bennington. Nine fire companies responded to 368 Rt. 77 at 10:54p.m. for a working house fire. Two cats perished in the blaze. The house and the garage …

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WYOMING COUNTY COURT REPORT/April 21st-29th, 2021

Bennington Bethany Huff– Sentenced on Driving While Intoxicated (E Felony) to 5 years probation, driver’s license revocation, IID. State Correctional FacilitiesJacorey Richardson– Appearance for plea cut off; adjourned for trial for June 10, 2021; bail set at $2500/$10,000/$25,000 Arcade Luke Mattson– Sentenced on the conviction of Criminal Trespass in the …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS COUNTIES/ARC Executive Director announces retirement

Press release Retirement is on the horizon for ARC of Genesee Orleans Executive Director Donna Saskowski. The Darien resident’s summer retirement will cap off a successful 32-year career at the local nonprofit that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Donna’s first position at Arc of Genesee …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Businesses and churches can sign up to have a “Pop up” Vaccination Clinic/Graduation/Prom guidance

If your business or organization is interested in hosting a Pop-up Vaccination Clinic, please fill out the form for GO Health Pop-up Vaccination Clinic: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GOHealthPopUpVaccineClinic Graduation Guidance for End of Academic Year Celebrations: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/04/doh_covid19_updatedgraduationguidance_042721.pdf COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule & Guidance The Finger Lakes Vaccine Hub has launched a Finger Lakes Region …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Single dose COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccination clinics scheduled/Rapid testing clinics also scheduled for next week

Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) have single dose Johnson & Johnson Janssen (J&J) vaccination clinics with appointments available targeting those who are 18 and older and open for any New York State individuals, who reside, work or study in the state. “The CDC and …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/20 new positive cases reported, 12 hospitalized

o Data Update –4/29/21 o Genesee County reporting 7 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 5068 positive cases. § The new positive cases reside in the: · Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) · East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, Stafford) § The individuals are in …

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