GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Niagara Falls man facing drug charges after an investigation

The Genesee County Local Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Niagara County Probation Department, arrested Leroy Thornton III, 30, of Ashland Avenue, Niagara Falls, on a Genesee County Indictment Warrant on April 15, 2021. The arrest concluded an investigation into the transportation, sale and possession of “crack” cocaine in …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/One death and 33 new positive cases reported

o Data Update –4/16/21 o Genesee County reporting 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4903 positive cases. § The new positive cases reside in the: · West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke) · Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) · East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, …

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GENESEE COUNTY/National Prescription Drug Take Back Day scheduled for Saturday April 24,2021

Press release On Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Genesee County law enforcement agencies and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. This service is …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Alexander Central names Jared Taft as Superintendent

Press release Alexander, New York, April 16, 2021 – The Alexander Central School District’s Board of Education has selected Jared (Jake) D. Taft as the district’s next Superintendent of Schools. He expected to begin pending successful contract negotiations. “Coming to Alexander Central as the Elementary Principal and then interim Superintendent …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/24 new positive cases reported/Vaccination registration via phone begins tomorrow

o Data Update –4/15/21 o Genesee County reporting 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4886 positive cases. § The new positive cases reside in the: · West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke) · Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) · East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, …

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